The school, Martino-Catharineum, was a good one and Dedekind studied science, in particular physics and chemistry. However, physics became less than satisfactory to Dedekind with what he considered an imprecise logical structure and his attention turned towards mathematics.
Ang paaralan, Martino-Catharineum, ay isang magandang isa at Dedekind-aral ng agham, sa partikular na pisika at kimika. Gayunman, physics ay naging mas mababa sa kasiya-siya sa Dedekind sa kung ano ang itinuturing siya ng isang imprecise logical structure at ang kanyang atensiyon yari sa matematika.