I agree the vast majority of people aren't going to invent A* on the spot. But I don't understand your emphasis on "formal" education. I'm pretty sure a suffici

I agree the vast majority of people aren't going to invent A* on the spot. But I don't understand your emphasis on "formal" education. I'm pretty sure a sufficiently smart high school kid interested in the subject could learn all these topics online in a couple months without enrolling in any college.