I’m not very good at mathematics. I don’t mean standard stuff such as adding, subtracting etc. No, I mean the more abstract stuff like trigonometry, algebra and, especially, calculus. In order to really understand the science behind the current models of the Universe (General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory) you need to be able to understand the math. I don’t and I need to rectify that. So I’m going to start taking a series of Open University mathematics courses later this year. The initial courses will be:
- Open mathematics
- Using mathematics
- Exploring mathematics
- Mathematical methods and models
- Mathematical modelling
After doing those I’ll decide whether to continue with pure mathematics courses or go down the physical sciences route.