Ask HN: How do I get good at math as a 42yo with kids?
Hi HN,
I'm a 42yo software engineer (mostly working on web stuff), and back in high school I had a terrible math teacher who made me lose my interest in the subject. As a result, I lack a lot of foundations in it, and math in general scares me.
I want to become math-literate, as a first step.
Ultimately, my goal is to be able to do more ambitious things with computers; I find that my lack of confidence when it comes to math is often holding me back. For example, I want to be able to read ML papers and understand how these things work.
I'm a 42yo software engineer (mostly working on web stuff), and back in high school I had a terrible math teacher who made me lose my interest in the subject. As a result, I lack a lot of foundations in it, and math in general scares me.
I want to become math-literate, as a first step.
Ultimately, my goal is to be able to do more ambitious things with computers; I find that my lack of confidence when it comes to math is often holding me back. For example, I want to be able to read ML papers and understand how these things work.
Grateful for any suggestions or success stories!