Question

Too old to learn math?

Answer 1

You mean is there an age limit?

Nobody is going to stop you.    You might find yourself challenged by other responsibilities people pick up  later in life, but you certainly embark on formal, informal or self-study education at almost any age.

Answer 2

Not only is it not too late, but in some ways it is *better* than learning as a kid. As an adult you have motivation, determination, a bigger vocabulary to understand explanations ... and a more mature sense of what's cool and interesting.

I recommend finding a used copy of one of Martin Gardner's mathematical recreation books -- it might awaken a sense of fun in math that was probably missing when your were sitting in math class in high school.

There are lots of good math channels on YouTube. Check out Mathologer, Numberphile, 3Blue1Brown, Stand-up Maths, and RedPenBlackPen.

Answer 3

No, it’s not. Start small. Take a placement test to see what you know. Try Kahn Academy

Answer 4

This is synonymous to asking if you’re too old to learn new skills and grow as a person. You’re not too old until you grow senile and forgetful. I’m now 33 and started college in pursuit of my mechanical engineering degree in Jan. 2020. I had tried going to college back in 2012 and 2014 (graduated HS in 2007) but just didn’t know what to do so I dropped out twice mid-semester. I finally embraced my interest in space science, design, physics, etc and decided mechanical engineering is where I wanted to take my career. I’m now 1.5 years in and enjoy it more every semester. I screwed around too much in HS and didn’t get very good grades, so I began college basically taking HS Algebra. I did an online self-learning course over a few weeks that bumped me into college Algebra my first semester, then took Trigonometry (pre-calc) before moving into the calculus sequence. I’m now taking Calculus 2 over the summer, and have earned As in all of my math classes so far. If you really want to learn and advance your knowledge and career, there’s no better time to start learning and embracing your interests than NOW.