I also did badly in math for awhile, was forced to do it, then got really good at it again. Sometimes people have stumbling blocks in their learning, or they j

I also did badly in math for awhile, was forced to do it, then got really good at it again. Sometimes people have stumbling blocks in their learning, or they just need someone to sit their butt down in a chair and say "study for 3 hours every day until this makes sense." Not even IQ can substitute for hard work. (I do have a few friends for whom math came naturally and they never had to study throughout college, but they are a tiny tiny minority!)