FAQ About Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan had very limited formal training in mathematics. He attended some schooling and even received a scholarship to a local college, but he dropped out due to his intense focus on mathematics to the neglect of other subjects. His mathematical abilities were largely self-taught from books such as "A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics" by G.S. Carr, which he expanded on with his own insights and discoveries.