It's very helpful to look at the applications of what you mean to study, before or as you're studying it. Many subjects (even in computer science) can seem dul

It's very helpful to look at the applications of what you mean to study, before or as you're studying it. Many subjects (even in computer science) can seem dull and very detached from anything useful, but later on you might realize that they're utilized for extremely cool things. So, google for their applications, and maybe for the applications of their applications, you could find something so interesting as to make you eager to go back to the textbook. That said, math is dry, often tedious and many if not most textbooks (definitely not all) are unnecessarily hostile towards the student. So, another advice when you're struggling with your textbook is to look at others; check carefully the reviews for books geared to your level, go at the library and see how they handle the part you're struggling with. It's actually almost always helpful to have more than one textbook at hand. It can also be healthy to check out other fields of math, when the one you're studying is boring you to death. It's often possible to begin them without what your curriculum considers prerequisites (different textbooks rely on different prerequisites, for example); and they might renew your interest in math; you'll also often find connections to the subject you're studying, which can result in additional stimuli for forging ahead with it. For example in your situation you might have a look at topology, if you haven't taken it yet. Finally anyhow, yes, some aspects of the present-day math are stupid ;) But alas, you'll probably have to put up with them; you can find comfort in knowing that both the higher math fields and the applications of what you study are often more intriguing :) Oh, and struggling to study math is definitely not abnormal xD