Zeeman's university studies were at Christ's College Cambridge and at first he had to contend with the fact that he had forgotten much of his school mathematics while serving in the Royal Air Force.
Zeeman ng unibersidad sa pag-aaral ay si Kristo's College sa Cambridge at sa unang niya na lumaban sa katotohanan na siya had forgotten marami ng kanyang paaralan sa matematika habang serving sa Royal Air Force.