Learn programming to learn abstract thinking (Score 1)

You got numerous responses, and many good ones. As many have said, the idea that math is inherently harder to learn then other things is a myth. But, it may well be that it's like learning French as an adult. What comes naturally to French children can be very hard for english speaking adults. It can take a huge amount of effort to become fluent. One method that seems to help many people is to learn computer programming. Program requires you to think in terms of algorithms and abstract structures. And you can go a long way in math with those approaches. Someone mentioned Maple, and Maple would be good if you already know how to program. But the Maple programming environment is kind of clunky and not at all ideal for learning to program. The problem is you need to know a lot of math to use Maple effectively. If you don't know any programming take an introductory course. Then take a data structures course. That's where the bang for the buck will be in terms of your "math brain."