Of all the topics he had studied the one that he had real enthusiasm for was mathematics and his progress in this was quite remarkable, particularly given that he had studied almost exclusively on his own and at a time when he was supposed to be studying foe other qualifications.
Ng lahat ng mga paksa niya aral ang isa na niya tunay na sigasig ay para sa matematika at kanyang progreso sa mga ito ay lubos na pansin, lalo na naibigay na niya-aral ng halos lamang sa kanyang sarili at sa isang panahon kapag siya ay pakunwari na pag-aaral ng iba pang kalaban mga kuwalipikasyon.