My mother paid for a tutor to get me through my junior maths exams, and a friend kindly helped me learn my senior maths - if it does not come naturally you might need a helping hand.

Statistics is very practical and I think it is much easier - I bought the course book and worked through all the examples over and over until I got more or less got it. All the same I am much happier designing experiments than processing the numbers.

Spreadsheets are hugely helpful. I type problems into a spreadsheet and then repeat them altering the variables so I can 'see' how it works - people who understand maths can see straight away of course, but not me.

People who get maths, don't get people who struggle with maths!