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Is learning math like learning a language, in that there's a certain cutoff age (pretty young) that you need to start learning by, otherwise you'll never be fluent?

Is the novice older brain malleable enough to really grasp the concepts required?

I'll leave "older" mostly up to interpretation, but let's say young enough that you still have time to put in the 10,000 hours Malcolm Gladwell says you need to become an expert, but older than many people are who have already graduated with a Ph.D. in math, say, over 30.

Can you teach an old dog new math?

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    I am currently studying a math honours degree at university and there is only two people enrolled in honours that are under 30 while there are 4 of us over with ages ranging from 30 (myself) to 56, and let me tell you that if age is a factor my the guys older than me in class would have been mathematical savants when they were young. So in summary i would certainly say that age is only a barrier if you let it be one.2011-10-14

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History deems it possible!

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    Th$a$t's a great link!2011-10-14