As a CS guy suddenly having to do statistics (which my crypto prof called "Sadistics") 10 years after my last calc class, I completely agree that you often feel stupid.
OTOH, once you've felt stupid & worked through it in a few areas, the rest of science suddenly feels more accessible to you. You know that you can pick up a textbook on the topic and muddle through until you know what you need.
My dad had to learn a good amount about electronics to build his physics experiments. To this day he's better at it than I am.
As a CS guy suddenly having to do statistics (which my crypto prof called "Sadistics") 10 years after my last calc class, I completely agree that you often feel stupid.
OTOH, once you've felt stupid & worked through it in a few areas, the rest of science suddenly feels more accessible to you. You know that you can pick up a textbook on the topic and muddle through until you know what you need.
My dad had to learn a good amount about electronics to build his physics experiments. To this day he's better at it than I am.