Chapter 175 Testing
The new students have arrived and the school has officially started. Huang Tunan did not get involved in the affairs of the student union and the class committee this time. His current personality is that of a genius boy, and he does not need to create opportunities for himself like Gao Jialin did.
He attended classes diligently every day, and after class went to the library with Lu Qiujian and Qi Jiwen to read books. His classmates were very surprised to see him.
After getting used to the age difference, they found that there was nothing special about Huang Tuanan except that he studied faster than them. So they gradually accepted that there was such a special student around them.
Department Head Ping Zetao accepted He Chengxuan's suggestion and did not require Huang Tunan to attend classes with the freshmen. He did not need to attend the subjects he had already learned. When other students went to class, he could study in the dormitory or library, or study more in-depth subjects with He Chengxuan or other teachers.
At the beginning, the teachers who were substituting for freshmen had some opinions. They felt that even a talented teenager should lay a solid foundation. So He Chengxuan asked them to set questions for Huang Tunan to do.
The teachers followed his advice and set a test paper that was not easy. Huang Tunan had a PhD from a 985 university, a gift of photographic memory, and had learned these subjects in advance, so these exams were not difficult for him.
Just like in previous exams, he used up enough time for each subject and gave impeccable answers. When the teacher was marking the papers, it was easy to tell that he had indeed mastered the knowledge points.
In that case, what else can I say? If I let him continue to take classes with me, wouldn't that be a waste of time? So Huang Tunan is no longer restricted by the curriculum and can freely choose the subjects he wants to study.
He also chose number theory as his current focus according to his plan. He Chengxuan kindly advised him, "Tunan, you didn't come up with the idea of studying number theory after reading that reportage, did you? In fact, this direction may not be suitable, because Researcher Chen has already perfected the sieve method. It may be difficult to truly solve the Goldbach conjecture if you continue to use the sieve method."
Huang Tunan actually knew that even by the year he traveled through time, the Goldbach conjecture had not been truly solved, but this did not mean that he could not make a breakthrough on this problem. Mathematicians in later generations have achieved new progress using new methods.
Of course, it was a bit too early to tell He Chengxuan about this, so Huang Tunan replied, "I'm just interested in number theory now, and I haven't thought about solving any difficult problems yet. Let's get familiar with this field first and see if I have the talent for it!"
"Besides, there are more to number theory than just the Goldbach conjecture. Maybe as you study, you'll find inspiration to solve other problems?"
The papers by Zhang Yitang on solving the twin prime conjecture and by Wiles on proving Fermat's Last Theorem are all in his mind. When he can understand and comprehend these papers, he can take them out.
Moreover, there is a simpler breakthrough in the field of number theory right now, which does not require advanced mathematical skills. Huang Tunan plans to bring it out when the opportunity arises.
"That's true. Number theory is a large branch of mathematics. Even if you can make a tiny breakthrough, it will be enough." Hearing that Huang Tunan was not obsessed with the Goldbach conjecture, He Chengxuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was a bottomless pit and he didn't want Huang Tunan to fall into it.
He was not worrying about nothing. In fact, since Xu Chi's article was published, there have been reports of students in many universities who became obsessed with it and ruined themselves. It is also not uncommon for many enthusiasts in the community who do not have sufficient mathematical foundation and talent to waste a lot of time on this issue.
There were also cases in the future. The most famous one was probably Liu Hanqing, who was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology at the age of sixteen. He originally studied in the Department of Building Materials, majoring in heat treatment. He had excellent grades, but unfortunately he saw Xu Chi's article in the library when he was a junior.
As soon as Liu Hanqing finished reading the article, he was so excited that he secretly made up his mind to inherit Chen Jingrun's mantle and continue to prove the Goldbach conjecture. Since then, he has been obsessed with mathematics and determined to solve this mathematical problem.
He taught himself number theory every day, spent day and night in the library, and even read and did exercises during meal times.
Unfortunately, he did not have enough talent. After studying hard for several years, he not only did not make any breakthroughs, but also failed a lot of professional courses. The school valued talents and gave him another chance, allowing him to postpone his graduation and advised him to use this time to make up for the failed subjects.
However, he still did not listen to the advice and was still obsessed with Ge Guess. In the end, he had to go home with his certificate of incomplete studies. After returning home, he tried several jobs. When he was at work, his mind was full of mathematics and he could not adapt at all. In the end, he chose to go home and concentrate on conquering Ge Guess.
This kind of life lasted for more than 20 years. When my parents were alive, I was supported by them. After they passed away, I lived on a minimum living allowance of 400 yuan per month and spent almost all my time on mathematics.
During this period, he also sent his article to Academician Pan Chengbiao, a domestic mathematics authority. After reading it, Academician Pan directly pointed out that the early arguments in his paper had no proof and the subsequent discussion was meaningless.
Despite this, he still went his own way and asked his classmates to help publish the paper on the ARXIV preprint website. After reading it, several mathematics PhDs pointed out bluntly that this mathematics paper was full of loopholes and could not be considered a mathematics paper at all.
Liu Hanqing's painstaking research for more than 20 years was completely meaningless.
"Teacher He, I saw in a journal that computers can be used to solve many math problems. I want to learn computer science now, is that okay?" After dispelling He Chengxuan's concerns, Huang Tunan put forward his own request.
"Indeed, a few years ago, American mathematicians used computers to prove the four-color theorem. If you want to learn it, I will ask my superiors for permission. They should agree." He Chengxuan felt a little relieved. As long as Huang Tunan could learn computers, his future livelihood would definitely not be a problem.
In this way, Huang Tunan started to learn computers with students from other departments. He became more familiar with it. He quickly completed the freshman courses and learned to program on his own.
Time passed unknowingly, and summer vacation was soon to come. At this time, the Zhuang family received a letter from Guizhou, saying that Zhuang Hualin, the second daughter of the Zhuang family, had settled down there, got married, and had a child.
According to current policies, it is impossible for her to return to Suzhou, but her son can come back as long as he has a place to live.
The quality of education in Suzhou is much better than that in Guizhou. Zhuang Hualin wanted her child to come back to study, so she wrote a letter to her family for help, hoping that the old couple could provide her child Pengfei with a place to live.
Lao Deng's first reaction was to refuse. Wouldn't this cause trouble for his family? But he thought again that this might be a good opportunity to test Huang Ling.
(End of this chapter)
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