>>>
>>> HE
>>> HE IS
>>> HE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND HE IS IN COLLEGE.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU COULD CALL HIM A GENIUS,
A PRODIGY.
A PRODIGY. >> BOYD HUPPERT SHOWS US IN
THIS WEEK'S LAND OF 10,000
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. >> Reporter: HE'S STILL
LEARNING.
LEARNING.
LEARNING. REMEMBER THAT AS YOU MEET ELLIOT
TANNER.
TANNER.
TANNER. 10 YEARS OLD.
>> 5X SQUARED PLUS 7Y SQUARED
PLUS 9Z SQUARED.
>> Reporter: AND JOSH JUST
GETTING STARTED.
GETTING STARTED. >> I THINK WE HAVE TO STEP OUT
OF THE BOX SOMETIMES TO REALIZE
THIS ISN'T A NORMAL SITUATION.
>> Reporter: NOT NORMAL FOR A
10-YEAR-OLD TO BE ENROLLED IN
CALCULUS 3, HAVING ALREADY ACED
COLLEGE ALGEBRA, STATISTICS,
PHYSICS, AND TRIGNOMETRY.
NOT NORMAL EVEN THEN.
>> ROLLED OVER AT FOUR WEEKS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. >>
OLD. >> IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING
REALLY, REALLY QUICK.
>> Reporter: PATRICK AND
MICHELLE ARE ELLIOT'S PARENTS.
>> JUST US TRYING TO KEEP UP.
>> Reporter: WORDS AT SEVEN
MONTHS, SHORT SENTENCES BY A
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. THE
YEAR. THE ALPHABET BEFORE HE WAS 2.
>> THEN HE LEARNED IT IN
SWEDISH RIGHT AFTER THAT FOR THE
HECK OF IT I GUESS.
>> Reporter: BUT ELLIOT'S TRUE
LOVE, NUMBERS.
LOVE, NUMBERS. >> HE WOULD HAVE THESE MAGNETIC
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. THEY WERE HIS LITTLE LOVEIES
INSTEAD OF STUFFED ANIMALS.
BY 3 HE WAS DOING ADDITION WITH
THEM ON THE PLAY RUG IN HIS
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. >>
ROOM. >> Reporter: ELLIOT'S ONLY
FAILURE?
FAILURE?
FAILURE? KINDERGARTEN.
KINDERGARTEN. >> WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS
TALKING ABOUT SUPER HEROES, HE
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A PARTICLE
ACCELERATOR.
ACCELERATOR. >> Reporter: HIS PARENTS LOOKED
TO HOME SCHOOLING AND ONLINE
CLASSES.
CLASSES.
CLASSES. >> HE CONSUMED CURRICULUM FASTER
THAN I COULD BUY IT.
HE WAS DONE CAN ALGEBRA IN A
MONTH, GEOMETRY IN TWO WEEKS.
>> Reporter: AT 10, ELLIOT HAS
A 4.0 GPA.
>> I JUST LIKE USING LOGICAL
REASONING.
REASONING. >> Reporter: MICHELLE WAITS FOR
HER SON TO CHECK IN BETWEEN
CLASSES.
CLASSES.
CLASSES. >> I ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF AND I
GOT SOME MORE POINTS ON AN
ASSIGNMENT.
ASSIGNMENT. >> AWESOME JOB.
>> Reporter: AT HOME, ELLIOT
RELAXES WITH HIS GUITAR AND
PLAYS WITH HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
FIENDS.
FIENDS.
FIENDS. AND IT'S NOT LIKE HE WON'T HAVE
A HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
>> I'M TUTORING SOME OF THE
STUDENTS HERE.
STUDENTS HERE. >> REMEMBER ELLIOT IS HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> YOU TAKE THE INVERSE OF THIS
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> Reporter: TODAY ELLIOT'S
HELPING TEACH BLOOMINGTON
KENNEDY'S PRECALCULUS STUDENTS.
>> OH, HERE'S THE PROBLEM IS
THAT YOU DEFINED F OF X TWICE.
I JUST TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN
TEACHING PEOPLE.
TEACHING PEOPLE. >> HE SHOULD BE IN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND HE'S WAY ABOVE MY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT TO
GRADUATE.
GRADUATE.
GRADUATE. >> BECAUSE IT'S A
DISCONTINUITYY, THE LIMIT DOES
NOT EXIST.
NOT EXIST. >> HE'S JUST A SUPER SWEET KID.
>> WE'RE NOT PUSHING.
WE'RE BEING PULLED.
HE'S TAKING US FOR A RIDE.
>> Reporter: AND SOON ELLIOT'S
RIDE WILL BE TAKING ANOTHER
TURN.
TURN.
TURN. HE'S ALREADY VISITED THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, WHERE
HE PLANS TO START HIS JUNIOR
YEAR THIS FALL.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY
THIS WORKS BUT I WANT TO AT
LEAST GET A DOCTORATE.
>> Reporter: 10 YEARS OLD.
>> I THINK I'M READY FOR THE
NEXT STEP.
NEXT STEP. I WANT TO KNOW THE DEEPEST
SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
>> I WANT HIM TO HAVE THE WORLD
AND WHATEVER HE WANTS.
AS LONG AS HE CONTINUES TO BE A
KIND PERSON, FOLLOWS HIS HEART,
I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE JUST
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. >>
FINE. >> Reporter: STILL LEARNING.
THE ONLY WAY ELLIOT KNOWS HOW TO
PLAY IT.
PLAY IT.
PLAY IT. >> JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> Reporter: BOYD HUPPERT, KARE
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS.
11 NEWS. ST. LOUIS PARK.
>> ELLIOT'S FATHER IS A
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN.
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. HIS MOTHER, A WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHER.
PHOTOGRAPHER. AND THEY SPECULATE ELLIOT MAY
HAVE GOTTEN HIS GRANDFATHER'S
GENES, A CIVIL ENGINEER AND
SCIENTIST IN SWEDEN WITH SEVERAL
PATENTS TO HIS NAME.
WHERE DO YOU START WITH THIS
PIECE?
PIECE?
PIECE? >>
PIECE? >> I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE
DEEPEST SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
>> AND HE WILL.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU
WANT SEEKING THOSE ANSWERS.
HE CAN DO ANYTHING HE WANTS.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> CAN'T WAIT FOR