Littlewood reportedly said that helping Ramanujan catch up with European mathematics beyond what was available in India was very difficult because each new point mentioned to Ramanujan caused him to produce original ideas that prevented Littlewood from continuing the lesson.
Littlewood: reportedly said that helping Ramanujan catch up with European mathematics beyond what was available in India was very difficult because each. new .point mentioned to Ramanujan caused him to produce original ideas that prevented Littlewood? from continuing the lesson.