Chapter 61: Mathematics



"Professor Lin, did you rest well last night?" Philip greeted with a smile.

"Very good, the conditions here are much more comfortable than those in the Sekas Empire." A smile appeared on Lin En's face. From today on, he didn't have to worry about the threats from the Holy See all day long.

"Of course. I heard that the poor there live in houses made of thatch and stone bricks. Is that true?" Philip asked curiously.

For Philip, who was born in a land of wizards, the little he knew about the Secas Empire came entirely from rumors. Every Sunday he liked to go to the tavern at the dock and listen to the sailors talk about interesting stories outside.

"As far as the poor are concerned, that's true, but the nobles and priests also live a very luxurious life." Seeing that Philip was interested, Lynn gave him a general account of the composition of the empire and the church based on the memories of his original body, Carl.

"Since you have fought with the archbishop, do you know how these people use divine arts? Do they also need to learn knowledge about elements, shaping or alchemy?" Philip asked again.

"I don't think so." Lynn shook his head. Judging from the priest selection process in Nordland, clergymen only need to be able to fight and have a firm belief in God.

This was also a question he had never understood. Could it be that in addition to exploring the truth, there were other ways to gain power? Philip did not delve too deeply into this. After satisfying his curiosity, he took the initiative to introduce every area of ​​Yieta College to Lin En.

Yieta Academy covers an area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters. The iconic building, the Howling Tower, is located in the center of the academy. Behind it are the residences of students and professors. The magic library and combat training ground are located on the right side of the academy. The rest of the space is the teaching area for each subject.

Elements, Shaping, Alchemy, and Potions... these are the four major subjects of Yieta College.

In addition, in the City of Wizards, some top colleges also offer special courses such as prophecy and force field.

"Originally there was a school for psychic powers, but it's abandoned now. That will be where you teach in the future." Philip said, pointing to the independent building next to the Howling Tower.

The entire Psychic Academy looked somewhat gloomy, covered with thick grey walls. Perhaps because no one had visited it for a long time, the walls were covered with moss and looked somewhat dilapidated.

"I'll find a few goblins to clean up this place later, and it should be ready for use this afternoon... Those psychic wizards are always talking nonsense, and I think it's a good thing that the parliament has banned them." Philip said with some gloating, and then told Lynn about the course schedule.

As a professor, you can arrange your class time freely, but it is best to fix it and try not to conflict with other professors' teaching times. Otherwise, the apprentices will have to choose between the two courses.

However, after Philip finished talking about the schedule for the four existing courses, Lynn immediately realized that what the other party had said before was nonsense, because almost every day was filled with various courses, and the new course he opened would definitely take up time with other subjects.

"Elementology is the subject with the most elective students in Yieta College. Classes usually start from 10 to 12 in the morning and from 7 to 9 in the evening..." Philip kindly reminded. The meaning was very clear. Lin En should not even think about attending these two time periods, as there would definitely not be many people who would come to listen to his new class.

Lynn nodded without comment, and Philip asked again.

"Have you thought of a name for the new subject?"

"Why not just call it... Mathematical Olympiad!" Lin En said thoughtfully.

Magic certainly won't work.

So far, the magic spells he has mastered add up to less than ten, maybe even less than the number of some students. Teaching them would only make people laugh, unless he is willing to teach the method of making white phosphorus.

However, this thing is one of his few trump cards, and Lin En is not going to spread it around, so he can only choose the subjects from his previous life.

Chinese, geography, and biology are influenced by the world and are not suitable as teaching content.

Chemistry is very good, but it conflicts with the subject of elements. It would be bad for him to compete with Philip as soon as he arrives, right?

This is a bit unkind, and there might be some new and strange elements in this different world that he is not aware of, so it is better not to teach him randomly.

As for physics? He just wrote a formula and the other party had to understand the operation symbols.

The only choice is mathematics! The world is still round and square, and the basic operation rules must be universal. Mathematics is the foundation of all science and technology and the most important tool for human beings to understand and transform the world.

It can be said that most scientific theories can be expressed in the form of mathematical formulas. This discipline is always at the forefront of the times, and many cutting-edge scientific research results are completely derived from mathematics!

Those magical theories should be no exception.

For example, the Helram's formula he used when studying Magic Missile, and Kelu's research on fluid mechanics both involved a lot of knowledge of mathematical operations. It can be seen that wizards began to study mathematics very early, but it had not yet formed a specialized discipline.

The reason is simple. Wizards cannot gain power directly from mathematics. They only benefit indirectly by applying it to some kind of magic.

This also leads to the fact that all mathematical formulas are explained in different subjects, and sometimes even the calculation methods and symbols cannot be unified.

After Lynn briefly described the meaning of Olympiad mathematics, Philip's expression became a little strange. He thought that Lynn would specifically talk about those novel theories from the [Secret Society] in the new course, but he didn't expect that it would be some simple calculation methods.

Would there really be students who would specifically learn this kind of thing? Philip opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He felt that if Lin En only taught these things, he might not be able to recruit even one apprentice.

However, it is the freedom of each professor to choose what to teach, and Philip was not in a position to make any suggestions. He secretly thought that he should mention this new course to the students during class later, so as to avoid the embarrassment of having no one at home when Lynn opened the course.

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