When Edward reached fourteen years of age he had still not been taught any mathematics, other than basic arithmetic, but then he was taught some basic algebra which fascinated him.
Edward kapag naabot na labing-apat na taong gulang ang edad niya pa rin hindi pa tinuturuan ng anumang matematika, maliban sa basic arithmetic, ngunit pagkatapos ay siya ay nagtuturo ng ilang mga pangunahing algebra na nabighani sa kanya.