He was beaten into second place in the Mathematical Tripos examinations by Bromwich . Whittaker was elected as a fellow of Trinity College in 1896 and became first Smith's prizeman in 1897 for a work on pure mathematics, namely on uniform functions.
Siya ay beaten sa pangalawang lugar sa matematika Tripos na pagsusuri sa pamamagitan ng Bromwich. Whittaker ay elected bilang isang tao ng Trinity College sa 1896 at naging unang Smith's prizeman sa 1897 para sa isang trabaho sa purong matematika, namely sa unipormeng function.