[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It is an intriguing question. It'd be interesting to follow his career. I certainly couldn't even have “faked” it at that age.

One could examine him to see how well he can explain the work that he's presenting. There have certainly been some amazing mathematical prodigies and he could well be one.

[metmom]

If he can even understand what he did, he still rates up there with the best.

Most kids at 16 struggle with trig. Of course, my sample is pulled from your average American teen so is likely not representative of what the average well educated teen is capable of.

It would be interesting to know if he did this on his own or if he *cheated*.