I'm a researcher with a physics/stats PhD, and if a colleague approached me and said "stochastic gradient algorithms" entails three highly complex areas of scientific knowledge, I would have been stunned and assumed an undergrad with an English major had stumbled into our lab.
Just because you find something extremely challenging, doesn't mean it is inherently challenging. Considering what a lot of people in my field is struggling with, your example is absolutely trivial. You might want to adjust your ego downwards a bit.
I'm a researcher with a physics/stats PhD, and if a colleague approached me and said "stochastic gradient algorithms" entails three highly complex areas of scientific knowledge, I would have been stunned and assumed an undergrad with an English major had stumbled into our lab.
Just because you find something extremely challenging, doesn't mean it is inherently challenging. Considering what a lot of people in my field is struggling with, your example is absolutely trivial. You might want to adjust your ego downwards a bit.