I thought i was bad at math, but compared to people in my high school calculus class, of whom one is an econ prof at a top university, one a MD/PhD, and they we

I thought i was bad at math, but compared to people in my high school calculus class, of whom one is an econ prof at a top university, one a MD/PhD, and they weren't even the best student. The best student was so delighted to solve a problem that he would bust out laughing (he was one of the 2 top math students in the whole state, according to competition results). You never forget when you see somebody that's so entertained by studying math. ________ As with learning to program or play piano/violin, you can: - take private lessons - take group classes - join some kind of study group or peer teaching. I've seen meetups, google groups for that, and here's a subreddit for Bishop's ML text, which takes a decnet amount of concentration: http://www.reddit.com/r/mlstudy http://www.reddit.com/r/mlstudy