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Ji Mingzhi didn't know that that night, 283 outstanding senior undergraduate students from major prestigious universities in China received the same email sent from Professor Ning's email address, but with different text styles, but they all had the same WeChat ID.

Like him, most of the students sent greeting messages immediately, and then quickly received less serious information, thus judging that it was not Professor Ning who was instructing them. There were also a small number of students who did not take the first step due to various reasons. I spent time communicating with the other party on WeChat. I looked forward to communicating on WeChat after researching the paper and showing my depth...

Although the ideas were not the same, the same thing was that that night everyone began to study the paper sent by email, and then demonstrated Tian Yanzhen's point of view. About half of the students began to doubt life after reading the paper once. , and even retreated from the bottom of my heart.

Some knowledge is like this, if you don't understand it, you don't understand it. Even if you learn deeply, if you can't understand other people's papers, there is really no need to persist. After all, the ultimate goal of scientific research is to open up areas that have not been explored by predecessors. If you can't even understand the paper, there is really no need to continue to get involved in the field of scientific research. It is better to learn the application and make money to support your family.

Although mathematics employment opportunities are narrow, if you learn applied mathematics well, you can make a lot of money. Especially for graduates from prestigious schools, there are many choices for postgraduate entrance examinations, such as financial mathematics, which is a relatively cutting-edge branch of mathematics. Once you learn it, you can enter the field, whether it is doing financial theoretical research, building universal financial mathematical models, or working in a financial company. All are good choices.

Even if you are extremely interested in artificial intelligence, you can still choose an application field. In Ning Wei’s words, you will do specific things in the future based on the fields he and his students have researched. Anyone who has a mathematical foundation and understands programming will be considered high-end. Talent.

After all, mathematics is like the relationship between money and people for programmers. The upper limit of programmers who are good at mathematics is definitely much higher than the programs that can be trained in half a year in a training class. Algorithm questions require basic mathematical logic, graphics require basic matrix algorithm proofs, and there are definitely more things you need to know to do AI and the metaverse, such as how to use the mathematical tools for theoretical transformation developed by Ning Wei.

Yes, this is the advantage of making applications. It is not necessary to understand everything thoroughly, as long as you can use it, it is enough.

In any case, Ning Wei's goal was achieved.

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After finishing my postgraduate affairs, the second assessment of Ningban was also completed. The total number of forty students in the first batch of Ningban was also directly announced on the official website of the School of Mathematics. Now we just have to wait for the freshmen's military training to be completed before classes officially begin.

The counselor of the first Ning class is also a high-ranking one. Senior brother Zhou from Ningwei in the research center serves as the counselor. Zhou Yanping is a self-recommendation.

In his words, since Ning Wei came to the research center, he felt that doing pure theoretical research was becoming more and more boring. It was better to finish the project and stay in school to teach. Starting as a counselor can be considered as training.

Of course, this road is actually not that easy. Yanbei University has long implemented a 3+3 appointment system. For young college teachers, if they cannot pass the assessment and be promoted to associate professor during their term, they must leave. In order to cope with the assessment, you not only have to take classes, but you also cannot give up research. After all, papers still have to be published, and there are quantitative requirements.

So being a counselor in Ningban can be said to be an excellent springboard. Now Zhou Yanping has begun to discuss with Lu Dongyi whether he can dismantle his doctoral thesis, so that after graduation, he can write at least five C-issued papers in three years based on his doctoral research. , complete the task of evaluating associate professors.

It’s not that Zhou Yanping plans to give up doing mathematics research completely, but for new teachers, when they first start teaching, they often need to spend more time preparing lessons to understand the difficulties for students to master knowledge. And if the focus of work is on teaching, it will be difficult to take into account the research aspect. You can only prepare early. This method can ensure that the hard requirements are met when evaluating professional titles, and class will not be delayed.

Wait until you stay and then start the research project again.

To put it bluntly, Senior Brother Zhou, who used to feel arrogant, was so beaten down by Ning Wei that he no longer had confidence in himself, so much so that he began to doubt his talent in mathematics...

In fact, Brother Zhou is not the first person like this. For example, Smith was directly hit by Ning Wei to the point where he completely gave up mathematics and began to study philosophy. The difference between Senior Brother Zhou and Smith is probably that Zhou Yanping is not as wealthy as Smith. Old Shi can resign from MIT at will, but he needs a job as a professor to support himself.

Life is so dramatic. A group of people are trying hard to get the chance to study with Ning Wei. Some people are so hit because they are too close to Ning Wei that they start to consider whether they are suitable for mathematics. Continue to dig deeper.

Ningban's top talent doesn't stop there. In addition to Zhou Yanping as counselor, there is also an associate counselor named Lucy Ron. There is also a division of responsibilities between the two. Zhou Yanping is mainly responsible for supervising the students in Ningban's study, while Lucy Ron is mainly responsible for helping the children in Ningban decompress, or help these children adapt to the psychological gap.

People are always joking on the Internet, is it really that difficult to admit that others are better than you?

For some young geniuses, this is really not an easy thing.

In fact, whether it is Yanbei or Huaqing across the street, it is one of the compulsory tasks for class counselors to deal with the psychological gap among these children.

Before, in high school, they were the best students in their respective schools. After arriving here, they suddenly find that their grades are only in the middle or even worse. It is easy for their mentality to suddenly become unbalanced. If they are not handled well, many people who were originally talented will of children will choose to escape in other ways, and many even begin to get tired of studying.

Ning Wei also had deep considerations in not letting Zhou Yanping be responsible for dealing with the psychological gap among the children in Ning's class. After all, this guy is a guy who can't handle his own psychological gap. After Ning Wei came, he started to choose to escape. Let such a fragile guy persuade the children in Ning's class to overcome the psychological gap and devote themselves to studying again. How? Even thinking about it is a bit unreliable.

On the other hand, Lucy Ron seemed to Ning Wei to have an indomitable fighting spirit, and she would not be depressed no matter how hard she was hit. Moreover, 90% of Ning’s classes are boys, and it is easier for beautiful teachers to gain trust when doing ideological work.

Especially when the children in the Ningban class have to face the worst situation - having to be transferred or even dismissed because their grades are not up to standard, asking Lucy Rowan to provide psychological counseling as a close big sister should still be effective. of.

In fact, if Zhou Yanping hadn't wanted to be the counselor of the first Ning class, Ning Wei would have originally planned to let Lucy be the counselor directly.

But now the two counselors are pretty good, and Ning's class has plenty of funds, not only from the school's allocation, but also from Ning Wei's personal money. In addition, Lucy Rowan has been working as a teaching assistant for him for free, and Ning Wei is really embarrassed to always let this woman only do things and not make money.

Working as a counselor in Ningban could help him earn some living expenses in China, otherwise he felt that when Lucy Ron returned to China, she would probably make the capitalists shed tears when she talked about her life in China...

In fact, when Lucy Rowan was asked to be a teaching assistant without being paid, she was afraid that this woman would not understand the market in China and ask for too much money, which would frighten Director Tian. Who would have thought that this woman could be so stupid that she wouldn't even bother to work for him for a penny. This also shows that this woman's family background is quite strong.

But thinking about it, Lucy Rowan is indeed not short of money. After all, she is a woman who made millions of dollars from Google when she was an undergraduate at Harvard. Even if only half of that money is left, she will bring it to China. She is a pretty little rich woman. In addition, this woman's looks and figure are not inferior to those of European and American screen actresses, which is enough to show that Senior Brother Zhou has excellent taste.

The only problem is that good vision often does not mean good fortune. Ning Wei thinks that Senior Brother Zhou has a good physique and would like a fierce woman like Lucy. However, Lucy has never looked down upon Lao Zhou's advances. Fortunately, What makes people who study mathematics feel embarrassed may be different from other people's brains, especially people like Lao Zhou who are not introverted but are not very good at expressing emotions.

This also brings some different scenery to the Mathematics Research and Development Center.

"Lucy, has anyone ever told you before that your beauty can nourish people's hearts just like spring water?"

Imagine, in the courtyard of the Mathematics Research and Development Center, a big man studying mathematics in the north said this restrained love story to a beautiful girl from the Western Regions in a serious manner. I don’t know where it came from. How touching it was.

"No, someone once told me that beauty will fade with age, but wisdom will last forever." Lucy answered calmly.

"People who say this definitely don't have the eyes to see beauty."

"Yes, I think so too. Not only does that person not have a pair of eyes to discover beauty, he is also a person with no gentlemanly spirit and a very bad character. He will be very enthusiastic when he needs someone, and will treat him when he doesn't need it. Do you think such people are scum if they are blacklisted on WeChat?"

"Of course! This kind of person is a scum wherever he goes! I suggest you block him directly and don't let him appear in front of me, otherwise I will definitely help you vent your anger, Lucy. By the way, are you free tonight? Shall I treat you to a meal?"

"Oh? Really? Zhou, in fact, he appears in front of you every day, so you will really help me vent my anger? For example, help me teach him a lesson? Maybe after you teach him a lesson for me, I will accept it happily your invitation."

How would you describe the IQs of these Ph.D.s in the Mathematics Research and Development Center? In fact, it can be shown at this time. Even if he is in love and his IQ has dropped significantly, but the conversation has reached this level, Zhou Yanping is still very confident and does not give Lucy Ron a chance to tell the person. name.

Because when Lucy Ron told him that he could see her every day, Zhou Yanping had already quickly identified the "person with no gentlemanly spirit and extremely bad character" in Lucy's mouth based on logical analysis. , and then I felt very scared.

"Haha, Lucy, you may not know what the core values ​​advocated by us in China are. Friendship and kindness are the main themes. By the way, I almost forgot that Director Tian asked me to go there. I'll leave first." Then decisively and quickly Leave.

This was probably an implementation of Ning Wei's principle. As long as he walked fast enough, he would not be able to catch up with him. The only pity is that the sentences found on the Internet did not help him spark the spark of love.

But how can I put it, now that both of them are in charge of Ning Ban, the overlap in work means that there are still opportunities. Zhou Yanping is not discouraged. Maybe this woman will be moved by him at some point? Most of the time, mathematics problems are really not that easy to solve. A moment of inspiration may be more important than years of hard work. If you bring it into the relationship, you can wait for that moment of emotion.

If Ning Wei knew Zhou Yanping's thoughts, he would definitely have a good chat with his senior brother. For example, you can tell him that there are many research directions in mathematics. Once he understands it, he has understood it. If he fails to understand it at the beginning, he will probably be stuck in the same place for the rest of his life.

These little things are the spices in daily life. For Ning Wei, after arranging Ningban and his own recruitment principles for master's and doctoral students, he still has to deal with this kind of thing every day when he opens his eyes. I feel tired of living a life full of chores.

It doesn't mean that he has no time for himself at all, but no matter how many tasks are assigned, he will always come to him with something that requires his decision-making. This also caused him to be unable to completely calm down and focus on study and research for a long time.

Naturally, the efficiency of learning through fragmented time is not as efficient as the efficiency of being able to concentrate on studying for a whole day. Moreover, learning physics often requires the use of laboratories to verify some results.

At this time, good news finally came from Chen Mingcai. The first area of ​​the new research center laboratory has been accepted and can operate normally. Along with it, there is also a list of laboratories in District 1, as well as various laboratory equipment and instruments.

In addition to the existing three-dimensional silicon through-chip laboratory, District 1 has also built a cutting-edge materials laboratory, a microstructure and interface laboratory, a nanostructure and low-dimensional physics laboratory that are closely related to chips, and after the upgrade supercomputing center.

Of course, these laboratories do not only serve Ning Wei, but Ning Wei's projects have priority. According to Chen Mingcai, for example, if Ningwei does not need the laboratory equipment within three months, Lugong can report it in advance, so that the vacant laboratory can be temporarily occupied by other projects.

After all, you have to make the best use of everything, but Ning Wei thinks that this situation will most likely not happen.

To put it bluntly, after the construction of this set of laboratories is completed, March will be connected.

Instruments and equipment only require regular maintenance. As long as they are not being maintained, there are always many projects that can be done. As long as the overall planning in March is good, it is almost impossible to leave it vacant for three months, not to mention one week.

There are too many things that need to be verified at this stage, especially new materials and microstructures. While waiting for the completion of the laboratory, many mathematical structures have been made in March based on countless papers, all waiting for verification.

This is also the reason why Ningwei has such high invitations to laboratory automation.

Only a laboratory that only requires the cooperation of a few people can truly match the advantages of March. There is no need to manually enter data. After collection, all data will be read directly by the intelligent system in March through the modified equipment, and then incorporated into the database to optimize its mathematical model, and then conduct the next laboratory .

This is actually similar to the experiments conducted in the perfect simulation environment constructed every day in March, except that the simulation is completely completed through supercomputer calculations. Now that the laboratory is built, it needs to be verified in reality.

Of course, the most important thing for Ning Wei after the completion of the first area of ​​the laboratory was that he finally had enough reason to ignore the school's trivial matters and go to the laboratory for some time to retreat.

"What? You are going to the laboratory for three months at this time? Aren't you? Ning Wei, the military training will be over next week, and Ning class will officially start. Are you going to the laboratory at this time?" Tian Yanzhen was obviously I feel like Ning Wei is making a bit of a fuss.

"Well, I have to go. Billions have been poured into it. I have to produce some results quickly and make investors feel a little hopeful. Otherwise, they won't pay attention to me if I make any excessive demands next time." Ning The reasons given are quite valid.

"No, I have no objection to doing research, but you have been away for three months. What do you mean I don't want to contact you if I have nothing to do? Even if the laboratory is moved, it is still in the capital. I won't say that I will come back every day. , Is it okay for you to come back every few days? The school is planning to let you speak on stage at the new year's welcome ceremony, and don't you plan to say a few words to the children before Ning class starts?" Tian Yan really felt that his head hurt.

"I will not speak at the welcome ceremony. You may not like what I say. You should have noticed that I have no pursuit of publishing papers now. I think that instead of writing so many papers in top journals, it is better to be truthful. I am making something. I will ask my students to do the same in the future. However, it would be inappropriate to speak to the whole school."

"As for Ningban, everything has been properly arranged. When the class starts, I don't have to go meet with you. We have already chatted in the group. You don't know, I told them, let They must study hard, because the exam questions in Ningban are very difficult. At the end of the freshman semester, there is a 30% elimination rate. A bunch of little guys are very unconvinced. They are all expressing their determination to pass the exam. Give me some points. Let’s take a look at the color.”

Ning Wei explained.

As he said this, he took out his mobile phone and called up WeChat, ready to prove it to Tian Yanzhen.

But I found that Ningban’s class group was quite lively.

This surprised Ning Wei. We are still in the military training period for freshmen. Generally speaking, Yanbei University's military training requirements are quite strict. If you bring your mobile phone out of the barracks, your mobile phone will probably be confiscated. When you return to the barracks, everyone should basically be confiscated. Their energy has been exhausted. These children are really full of energy. They are still in the mood to speak in the group?

What are you talking about? !