I just want to be a quiet scholar

Chapter 210 Quickly enter the state

"Mathematical physics, a magical and wonderful world." Mueller nodded in praise, expressing satisfaction with Shen Qi's Depth selection.

"And what about the auxiliary direction?" Mueller asked again.

According to the practice of the Department of Mathematics of Pudong University, after students choose the main research direction, they also need to determine an auxiliary research direction, namely Breath.

Of course, Shen Qi's Breath also chooses the research field that Professor Muller is good at. In addition to mathematical physics, Professor Muller also has certain strengths in algebraic geometry, number theory, and group theory.

Shen Qi immediately made a decision: "I choose algebraic geometry as the auxiliary direction."

"Algebraic geometry, a magical and wonderful world." Muller nodded in praise and expressed satisfaction with Shen Qi's Breath choice.

The old German's English vocabulary is limited, and the two English words "magic" and "wonderful" appear very frequently in his words.

"Mathematical physics and algebraic geometry are both very esoteric fields. I admire your courage, young man." The first meeting between Mueller and Shen Qi took place in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

"I also admire Mr. Muller's profound knowledge and academic attainments. After all, you are a well-known professor teaching mathematical physics and algebraic geometry." Shen Qi said.

"I thought you would choose number theory," says Mueller.

Shen Qi replied, "My girlfriend is studying number theory, and I can't take her job."

"This is a very good reason! What an amazing and wonderful couple." Professor Mueller gave Shen Qi a thumbs up. His personality was not like a German, but more like a French or Italian.

"Have a cup of coffee, do you want to add sugar?" Mueller picked up the coffee pot and invited Shen Qi to drink coffee. The conversation was very enjoyable.

"Ordinary drinking water is fine, thank you." Shen Qi said politely, "I just arrived in the United States, and I'm not used to drinking coffee."

"Well, plain water is healthier." Mueller poured Shen Qi a glass of plain water.

Shen Qi had never seen such an amiable and casual German.

Of course, Shen Qi did not meet many Germans. When he was studying at Yan University, he saw a German student with a rigid poker face, rigorous and self-disciplined.

"Professor Mueller, what should I do next?" Shen Qi asked.

Muller used the computer to input Shen Qi's information, and said after a while: "You need to get 45 credits each semester, and when you get 225 credits, you can have a master's degree in mathematics from Princeton. Then you can It’s okay to choose to study for my Ph.D., or another supervisor’s Ph.D.”

"So I need five semesters to get enough credits."

"Usually it doesn't take that long, three to four semesters is the average time to get a master's degree. The fastest record here is held by Tao and Yun, who both took two semesters to get a master's degree and then pursue a Ph.D. Shen, you should Have you heard of Tao and Yun?"

"Of course." Shen Qi nodded, Tao was Tao Zhexuan, and Yun was his senior brother Yunwei.

I met my supervisor and chose Depth and Breath. I need to complete 225 graduate credits as soon as possible, then study for a Ph.D. and get a Ph.D.

Shen Qi knew what to do next.

The mathematics department recruited a total of 12 graduate students this fall, three from the United States and nine from nine different countries around the world.

Princeton's mathematics department is very strict in recruiting students. It only recruits so few graduate students in one season, and Shen Qi is the only one in China to study for graduate school.

All 12 math graduate students admitted this fall are boys, none of them are girls.

Princeton is strict in recruiting students and even more strict in recruiting girls.

Unexpectedly, the phenomenon of patriarchal preference will appear in the United States, which has always prided itself on democracy and equality, and Princeton, which ranks No. 1 in the United States.

Whether it is an undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a doctoral student, if she is a girl, then she must be very, very good, world-class excellent.

Shen Qi and the postgraduate students in the mathematics department who entered at the same time, they all have tutors, and they also need to take classes.

Just taking classes, taking exams, or just doing projects and writing papers, neither of which will be able to complete the required 225 graduate credits.

The combination of taking classes + writing thesis is the task that graduate students of the Department of Mathematics will complete, with a maximum of five semesters and a minimum of one semester (theoretically).

The current fastest record is two semesters, held jointly by Tao Zhexuan and Yunwei.

The Spellman Hall was designed by the famous Chinese architect Mr. Pei Ming. It is a teaching building where most of the postgraduate courses of the Department of Mathematics are conducted.
Algebraic Geometry is being taught in a classroom in Spellman Hall with 10 students, all graduate students in the Department of Mathematics.

Shen Qi is also here, and this is his first lesson after arriving at Princeton.

Algebraic geometry is Shen Qi's Breath, and he chose this course directionally.

The ten mathematics graduate students in the classroom entered different years and seasons.

There is no strict distinction between the first and second grades, it is a tutor system, and the graduate students can listen to what class they want to listen to, according to their actual needs.

"As we all know, for an m-th degree algebraic surface with isolated multipoint and ordinary multipoint straight lines, a m-4 degree surface should act as an m-3 degree adjoint curve for an m degree curve." The professor of algebraic geometry said here Pausing, tapping on the blackboard, and saying, "If we want to keep this double integral finite over the two-dimensional domain of a four-dimensional surface, what should we do?"

Professors ask questions and students discuss, this is the Princeton teaching model.

"Obviously, Q is a polynomial of degree m-4, and Q=0 is an adjoint surface," said a Canadian graduate student.

"I will add that through the polyline of f=0, and at every k-order polyline of f=0, there is a polyline of at least order k-1." An Israeli graduate student added.

"Oh, a beautiful discussion." The professor, who was Romanian, applauded.

There is a professor + 10 students in the classroom, and only one of them is an American. This is the characteristic of the mathematics department of Pudong University, and there are more foreigners than Americans.

The masters are all masters, Shen Qi smiled slightly, the Canadians and Israelis turned their heads very fast, their thinking was quick, their logic was rigorous, and they said everything I wanted to say.

"Then I'll add one more thing." Shen Qi was unwilling to be lonely, "The first type of double integral is similar to the first type of Abelian integral, we just need to substitute N=m-4 into it."

"Very good!" The Romanian professor praised Shen Qi and asked, "Son, what's your name?"

"Shen Qi."

After listening to this algebraic geometry class, Shen Qi went to listen to the analysis of NS equations, which is a course in the field of mathematical physics.

"Your answer is perfect, what's your name?" asked the professor of NS equations.

"Shen Qi."

Then, Shen Qi went to a number theory class, because there were no other classes in mathematical physics and algebraic geometry today.

"What's your name?"

"Shen Qi."

"What's your name?"

"Shen Qi."

……

More than a week after the semester started, Shen Qi listened to all the courses that postgraduates in the Department of Mathematics could listen to. He listened carefully, actively participated in class discussions, made few mistakes, and his views were clear and logical, which left a deep impression on the professors of many courses. .

(End of this chapter)