In 2008, in the 49th IMO (International Mathematical Olympiad) competition, more than 500 athletes from all over the world gathered together. They had to complete six big problems, which lasted two days and lasted four and a half hours a day.
In the end, Wei Dongyi got all six questions correctly and won the IMO Perfect Gold Award.
What is even more unexpected is that there was the most difficult plane geometry problem at that time, which took the national team coach three hours, but Wei Dongyi actually solved it with pure algebra in only two hours. And since then, he has created many unique simple solutions, known as the "Wei method."
The "cultivation" process of such a great mathematical god;
Wei Dongyi's growth is closely related to his family. Since his parents are both university professors, his hobbies have been different since he was a child. As the father of a math professor, there are many math books at home, and Wei Dongyi, who is young, often reads them. It was not until the emergence of Hua Mathematics School that Wei Dongyi, who was still in the first grade of primary school, really fell in love with mathematics. In the process of solving a series of difficult problems, he experienced unique fun.
When Wei Dongyi 14 years old, Mr. Zhang Yonghua discovered his unique talent in mathematics. He was trained in the Olympic Mathematics Team of the Middle School Attached to Shanshi Normal University. After that, he entered the high school attached to Shanshi Normal University without any test, and participated in IMO competition during this period, which opened his own road of "sealing the gods".
In Zhang Yonghua's eyes, Wei Dongyi has great talent and keen mathematical thinking. But at the same time, he also made a lot of efforts. Compared with other students studying Olympic Mathematics, Wei Dongyi is more obsessed with mathematics, which is why he can get full marks.
Both competitions have won perfect gold medals, so they are eligible to walk to Peking University. After being admitted to Peking University in advance, Wei Dongyi did not give up studying. Even if the teacher doesn't ask him to finish his math homework, he will write down the steps to solve the problem neatly. He himself said that although there is no pressure from the college entrance examination, he still has to continue his studies and make up for weak subjects such as Chinese.