From the third grade, I began to subscribe to interesting mathematics, which is a lively and interesting extracurricular mathematics tutoring material.
Borrow an old saying: it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. In other words: "Give a man a fish, it is better to teach him fishing methods (or techniques)." Just like our teacher takes pains to teach us methods or formulas when studying in class. Interesting mathematics is like a magazine that teaches you how to "fish" in the sea of knowledge-it not only lets us learn the main points of knowledge, but also lets us master the methods in learning.
Interesting mathematics is divided into: science fiction stories, the growth experiences of famous mathematicians, historical stories, funny jokes, brain teasers and cartoons; In these respects, it shows us the beauty of the mathematical world. For example, science fiction stories make us feel the charm and mystery of the mathematical world with the magic of magic. Although there is only one sci-fi story called "The Recovery of Black Magic by Novice Magicians", it is a serial sci-fi story of each issue. The main characters in it are Gru, Becky, Sal, Jimmy, Toby and Sola. They all have their own skills and unique personalities, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they love adventure. The so-called novice magician is Gru, who likes to study magic. Toby is a mathematician. Becky is a linguist. Sal is a botanist. Jimmy is an archaeologist. Sola is an explorer. They are thoughtful people. By reading their stories, my mind becomes sensitive and I prefer to think and find problems.
What impressed me deeply was that Chen Jingrun, a famous mathematician in China, was mentioned in the first volume of Interesting Mathematics, Growing Experience of Famous Mathematicians.
Grandpa Chen Jingrun loved reading since he was a child, but his family was poor and he couldn't afford to read. When I was a child, Grandpa Chen pestered his brother to tell math stories every day when he saw him coming home from school. This matter has always been seen by Chen Jingrun's mother. She gritted her teeth and sent Chen Jingrun to school. After entering the school, Chen Jingrun got excellent grades. However, due to family difficulties, Chen Jingrun had to drop out of high school. Later, he insisted on teaching himself at home for a semester. Growing up, Chen Jingrun loved reading. When he was playing hide-and-seek with his children, he walked to a hidden place with a book in his hand. He didn't know until everyone left. Once, his mother asked him to cook, because he was so absorbed in reading that he didn't even know that the meal was cooked. Chen Jingrun has a selfless learning spirit. He can persist in learning under difficult circumstances, so he later became a famous mathematician in China. We should learn from his learning spirit of loving reading.
In addition, the funny jokes and cartoons in this book let us learn mathematics in an interesting environment, and exercise our thinking ability by using brain teasers, which makes me a child who loves to think and discover.
Interesting mathematics allows us to learn in fun and make progress in happiness. It makes my study full of fun and makes me love thinking. I like reading interesting math.