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Hsopitalist
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Quick background: I'm an MD with 25 years of experience. I was never into math as a youngster so didn't so well. As I've gotten older (I'm 52) I really want to dig into it.
I have been doing the courses on EDX, starting from college algebra and now in precalculus. I am learning quickly but I have noticed that I tend to make EVERY mistake at least once. My girlfriend points out that I sometimes work 90 hours a week and do this when I'm tired but sometimes that's not the case.
Is the fact that I make so many mistakes this early on an indication that I should stay away from the higher things? I have read before that if you struggle through basic calculus you probably shouldn't be a math major because it doesn't get easier. I wouldn't necessarily say I am struggling but it does get frustrating when I realize the simple things I screw up on.
Any thoughts?
I have been doing the courses on EDX, starting from college algebra and now in precalculus. I am learning quickly but I have noticed that I tend to make EVERY mistake at least once. My girlfriend points out that I sometimes work 90 hours a week and do this when I'm tired but sometimes that's not the case.
Is the fact that I make so many mistakes this early on an indication that I should stay away from the higher things? I have read before that if you struggle through basic calculus you probably shouldn't be a math major because it doesn't get easier. I wouldn't necessarily say I am struggling but it does get frustrating when I realize the simple things I screw up on.
Any thoughts?