Chapter 339 Library

Zhang Xingjiu's first class was arranged in the auditorium, where he first gave a speech to all the teachers and students in the school. The speech was very sensational, not only did Peking University students rush in to listen to the lecture, but even teachers and students from other schools rushed there after hearing the news. There were also many reporters trying to enter with cameras.

This is a speech by a world-class scholar. Students from Aurora University can usually listen to it, while students from other schools can only wait for Zhang Xingjiu to come. In recent years, Zhang Xingjiu has mainly been active in the Jiangnan region and seldom comes to the north. Now that he is finally here, everyone who wants to listen has come.

Nowadays, except for Aurora University and a small number of colleges and universities that have introduced teachers from Aurora University, the physics foundation of other schools is relatively weak. The physics courses in most schools are mainly of engineering and industrial nature. General physics, as a basic subject, is offered quite widely, while other courses, such as theoretical physics, applied physics, modern physics and experimental physics, are somewhat lagging behind.

Zhang Xingjiu first talked about the history of the development of physics and then the current status of physics research in China. He told the students very frankly that the most important thing for domestic physics at present is to learn the existing physics knowledge, and subjects that are more closely related to industry should be given priority, while pure theoretical physics research can be slowed down a bit.

After all, China is a latecomer country with a very weak foundation. We must first improve our foundation and let more people know about modern physics knowledge. Only in this way can we meet the needs of the country's industrial development. Once the foundation is solid, it will not be too late to conduct theoretical research.

This is a more pragmatic strategy, and many teachers, especially those who have studied abroad, have expressed their approval. However, those young students are full of vigor and do not quite understand the huge gap between Chinese and foreign scientific fields, and they are somewhat indignant. However, this is not a bad thing, as this mentality may motivate them to study harder.

After the speech, Zhang Xingjiu officially started teaching. He personally taught college physics classes to students in the Physics Department, teaching them basic physics knowledge. He also gave more in-depth lectures to senior students, with at least three classes a day.

After teaching students, he still has to teach teachers. He is not only a physics teacher, but also the dean of science at Peking University. He is responsible for the daily management of all science majors, so he has to unify textbooks, train teachers, and develop more scientific teaching plans. After that, he has to take care of his own research and keep abreast of cutting-edge scientific achievements. He is very busy all day long. Fortunately, he has a good physique. Others would not be able to bear it.

Zhang Xingjiu divided the physics courses into three levels: elementary physics is studied in the preparatory course, general physics is taught in the first and second years of undergraduate studies, and specialized physics is taught in the third and fourth years of undergraduate studies.

The general physics course is divided into two parts, 1 and 2. General physics 1 includes physical properties, thermodynamics, and acoustics; general physics 2 includes magnetism and optics, and both are taught by selected excellent teachers.

Among them, the one who teaches them General Physics 1 is Wu Youxun, who is only 20 years old. He is now a senior at Aurora University and plans to study abroad next year. Now he teaches students while doing research with Zhang Xingjiu.

The professor of General Physics 2 is Ye Qisun, a young teacher at Aurora University. Ye Qisun was born into a scholarly family in Shanghai. He was smart and studious since childhood. He was successfully admitted to the Department of Physics of Aurora University. After graduating from undergraduate school, he was recommended by Zhang Xingjiu to study for a doctorate at the University of Chicago in the United States. After returning from his studies, he returned to Aurora University to teach. Now he is still teaching while following Zhang Xingjiu to do cutting-edge research.

In the original history, these two were both academicians of the Academia Sinica during the Republic of China period, members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of New China, and also one of the founders of modern physics in China. Asking them to teach preparatory students now is simply an overkill.

Specialized physics courses include mathematical physics, thermodynamics and theory of gas-microbody kinetics, optical physics, applied electricity, direct and alternating current, electrical oscillations, electron theory, X-ray and radiation theory, mass theory, relativity, etc. Some of the courses are taught by Zhang Xingjiu himself, some are taught by former excellent teachers of Peking University, and some are still taught by teachers from Aurora University such as Wu Youxun and Ye Qisun.

At first, the original physics teachers at Peking University were a little dissatisfied. After all, they had studied physics for so many years and even studied abroad. Even if they were not as good as Zhang Xingjiu, how could they be better than these young men? As a result, after the lectures began, they immediately realized the gap and gradually stopped talking. Some of the more motivated ones would rush to listen to the classes of Zhang Xingjiu, Ye Qisun and others as long as they had no classes. They felt that every class benefited them a lot.

The Department of Mathematics and the Department of Chemistry also carried out reforms in the same way as the Department of Physics. Zhang Xingjiu himself is a great mathematician, and his achievements in chemistry are currently world-class. Aurora University has also attracted talented mathematicians such as Xiong Qinglai and Chen Jiangong. Now Su Buqing, who is only fifteen years old, is about to graduate from college. The Department of Chemistry also has overseas PhDs such as Hou Debang.

With these people helping with teaching, the teaching quality of Peking University's science majors has greatly improved. In just a few months, it has become the leader among universities in the capital and even in the surrounding areas. Every time a lecture is given, many students from other schools come to listen.

Mathematics is fine, but physics and chemistry both require experiments. If you want to do experiments, you have to build a special laboratory and purchase equipment and consumables. Originally, Peking University only had one laboratory that also served as an instrument storage room.

Under the leadership of Zhang Xingjiu, Peking University's physics and chemistry experiments were greatly strengthened. In just a few months, they were expanded to include five general physics and specialized physics laboratories, three optics laboratories, one electric vibration and applied electronics laboratory, and one radiation physics and X-ray laboratory, as well as five chemistry laboratories, which could basically meet the needs of students and even teachers at all levels.

Funding from the Ministry of Education certainly could not meet the needs of building a laboratory, so a large part of it was donated by Zhang Xingjiu himself. Now the former teachers at Peking University were completely convinced. Their level was originally higher than theirs, and they had donated so much money to the school. Who would have the nerve to disobey them?

The first semester soon ended. Zhang Xingjiu took advantage of the summer vacation to return to Shanghai to reunite with his family. He also set work priorities for the laboratory in the next semester, and then returned to Beijing to preside over the enrollment matters of Aurora University.

When the second semester started, Zhang Xingjiu's job became a lot easier. At least he no longer had to train the teachers personally. Ye Qisun, Hou Debang, Xiong Qinglai and others took over this responsibility. Zhang Xingjiu only needed to teach students and guide experiments.

On this day, Zhang Xingjiu went straight to the school library after class as usual. As soon as he walked into the second reading room where foreign newspapers were available, he saw a special young man.

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