Chapter 36: Math Geniuses Gather for the Final Exam
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Gauss.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Newton.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Archimedes.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Descartes.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Euler.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Kersey.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Poincare.]
[Ding. Congratulations to host for obtaining World Talent: Riemann.]
White light flashed all around.
The famous mathematicians that Fang Yuan had chosen were summoned out from the statue of Confucius one by one.
Archimedes said, “Give me a fulcrum, and I will be able to move the Earth.”
Kersey said, “Give me five coefficients, and I will draw an elephant; give me six coefficients, and the elephant will wag its tail.”
Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am, and the more I learn, the more I discover my ignorance.”
Newton said, “The reason I see farther than Descartes is that I stand on the shoulders of Giants.”
Euler said, “Because the structure of the universe is the most perfect and the wisest creation of God, nothing will happen at all in the universe without some law of the utmost or of the smallest.”
Poincare said, “Any single connected, closed three-dimensional manifold is the same embryo as a three-dimensional sphere.”
Riemann said, “The real part of Riemann’s non-ordinary zero point is one-half.”
Gauss said, “Mathematics is the King of Science.”
…
Fang Yuan still welcomed the arrival of the gods of mathematics as usual.
He invited them to be teachers in the Mathematics Section.
However, they all frowned and looked dissatisfied.
They were not interested in working as teachers in High School.
“So, your goal is?”
“To extract the truth about Mathematics!” Gauss’ gaze was firm as he looked into the distance. The others nodded in approval.
At this moment, Grigory Perelman, a transfer student from St. Petersburg, walked over.
When he saw Fang Yuan standing together with the gods of mathematics, he came over to greet him. “Hello, Principal Fang. Who are these gentlemen?”
“They are math professors that I found. I’m trying to persuade them to become teachers of Yun Ding High School. However, these gentlemen are scientists, so they think that the high school work is too easy for them and not too challenging.”
Fang Yuan answered honestly.
Of course, he omitted the part where the system called him. “After all, the mission of a scientist is to challenge the unknown.”
“That’s great. It’s the same as what I thought. As expected of Yun Ding High School. It seems that my decision to transfer is correct.”
Grigory was quite excited. It had been a long time since he had met a teacher who could discuss mathematics with him. Basically, the teacher would be defeated after a few rounds. They were ashamed of their inferiority. When he was at St. Petersburg High School…, one of the math teachers even told the principal that he could only monitor his progress in math. As for math knowledge, he was probably more knowledgeable than the teacher himself.
“Then I would like to discuss with the mentors how to solve the seven most difficult math problems in the world.”
The seven most difficult math problems in the world were selected by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Clay Institute of Mathematics in the United States at the beginning of the millennium. Until now, every problem had not been solved. The committee set up a grand prize fund, where the scholars who solve these seven questions would be awarded one million dollars. These seven questions are famous: Np complete problem, Hodge conjecture, Poincare conjecture, Riemann hypothesis, Young-mills existence and mass gap, Neville-Stoke equation, BSD conjecture.
Hearing Grigory explain the world’s seven major mathematical problems in detail, several mathematicians’ eyes lit up.
As Fang Yuan said, the mission of scientists was to challenge the unknown.
They did not allow the world to have unsolvable mathematical problems.
Kersey said, “Interesting, interesting, I’m starting to get invested.”
Archimedes asked, “So the mathematics in this world have developed to such a stage?”
Gauss said, “What gives me the greatest joy is not the knowledge I already know, but the constant learning, not the things I already have, but the constant acquisition, not the heights I have reached, but the endless climbing.”
Newton said, “With every goal I have, I want it to stay in front of my eyes, from the beginning of the first ray of light, to keep it, to slowly expand, until the entire land is filled with light. We will definitely find the answer.”
Descartes said “I am willing to use the power of my mind to choose the path we follow.”
Euler said, “If the difficulty is like a stubborn stone; I will turn into a sledgehammer and smash it into pieces!”
Poincare said, “If Principal Fang can let us stay here and study these seven difficult mathematical problems, I am willing to work part-time as a mathematics teacher at Yun Ding High School.”
Riemann said, “I am also willing.”
The teacher-student relationship was always mutual. A good teacher could make a good student.
Similarly, a good student could make a good teacher.
Obviously, Grigory was a good student. Because of him, all the mathematicians expressed their willingness to stay and teach at Yun Ding High School.
…
In another month. The third and final National Research Simulation Test was about to begin.
This was the final research test before the college entrance examination.
The first research test was during the Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiad competitions.
Yun Ding High School’s results were among the best in the region.
The second research test was during the New Concept Cup Composition Competition.
Yun Ding High School’s results were among the best in the city.
If the third research test could be ranked among the best in the country, then the title of the national key High School would be within reach.
Fang Yuan was also nervously preparing for this.