He would continue his studies, maintain his goal of becoming a professional mathematician.
Henri Lebesgue is said to be the last professional mathematician to call 1 prime.
Hersh takes a more philosophical view, based on his experience as a professional mathematician.
As a result, we know much about the development of his mind before he became a professional mathematician.
A great many professional mathematicians take no interest in a definition of mathematics, or consider it undefinable.
Ever since, thousands of professional and amateur mathematicians have searched for a way to show that the theorem is true.
The majority of prize-winners have gone on to become professional mathematicians or physicists.
I mean why bother if you're not going to become a professional mathematician or a famous author?
As a professional mathematician, I'm very concerned with the general public's lack of mathematical skills.
But Smith's name is unfamiliar even to many of the professional mathematicians who make regular use of the ideas he introduced.