Into a magical new world. However, Xu Chenyang, a mathematical genius who amazed everyone and had top-notch mathematical strength, returned to Peking University as a teacher for only six years, and then returned to the United States. Why?
First, the mathematical genius Xu Chenyang.
The study of mathematics by most students in our country is recognized by the world. In fact, they can even be said to be far superior to European and American students, but Xu Chenyang's mathematical talent is far superior to most students in China. He has been extremely sensitive to numbers since he was a child, and his ability to accept and understand new knowledge is much faster than that of other peers.
1998, this year is of great significance to Xu Chenyang, because he won the gold medal in the Olympic Mathematics Competition at the age of 17, and attracted the attention of the national mathematics team. Two teachers went to his home to do his parents' work, recruited him into the national team, got the qualification of walking to the Department of Mathematics of Peking University, which was once taught by masters such as Hua and Chen Jingrun, and was among the best in the country.
Although Peking University gathered many scholars and great gods from all over the country at that time, especially the Department of Mathematics, which was a genius gathering place for spelling IQ, Xu Chenyang became a genius among those "scholars" after he entered the Department of Mathematics of Peking University. At Peking University, Xu Chenyang quickly learned about the mathematical experience and knowledge summarized and explored by human beings in the past 1000-2000, and began to get in touch with the mathematical models constructed by mathematicians and thinkers in the modern century. At this point, learning mathematics is no longer his interest, and he has decided to take mathematics as his life goal.
Second, Xu Chenyang's achievements
After successfully completing his studies in Peking University, Xu Chenyang decided to study in the United States, because Princeton University in the United States was the best mathematical institution at that time and was called "the center of mathematicians all over the world". It is a sacred place that every student who is determined to learn mathematics yearns for. World-class mathematicians and physicists such as Yang Zhenning, Godel and Hyde all studied here as graduate students.
In Princeton University, Xu Chenyang's mathematical research has made rapid progress, especially algebraic geometry, which is called the "core virgin land" in the field of mathematics. Xu Chenyang has made a series of breakthroughs. And he's only in his thirties, so young.
There is no doubt that the future of Xu Chenyang is very bright. In Princeton, where the world's elites gather, Xu Chenyang is also a star. After successfully completing his doctoral research, Xu Chenyang decided to further study calculus and other mathematical knowledge at MIT.
Third, return to Peking University.
After completing postdoctoral research at MIT, Xu Chenyang received a letter of appointment from Peking University. He became famous in Peking University when he was a teenager, and Peking University invited him to return to China to teach. After receiving this notice, Xu Chenyang immediately chose to return to his alma mater without hesitation.
After returning to Peking University. Students are scrambling to listen to his class, and even many students think that Xu Chenyang "improved the strength of the mathematics department of Peking University by himself". While teaching students, Xu Chenyang didn't give up his research work, and he devoted himself to it in his spare time.
In a few short years, Xu Chenyang has made many amazing achievements and won many honors, such as the Outstanding Youth Award and the 13th China Youth Science and Technology Award.
Fourth, return to the United States
After teaching in Peking University for six years, to everyone's surprise, Xu Chenyang accepted the invitation of MIT and returned to the United States again. For such an amazing decision, he himself later gave the reasons for making this decision.
First of all, there are some cases of fraud in China. For all researchers, it is undoubtedly the saddest thing to copy their hard-earned research results or get the same social status and remuneration as counterfeiters. What's more, some famous teachers, dignitaries and experts in colleges and universities all have the phenomenon of "academic fraud", so that such a pure land of colleges and universities often breaks through the moral bottom line and legal provisions.
Another point is that the style of study and teaching in colleges and universities is too impetuous, and everyone wants to produce results as soon as possible. The result is that students are not enterprising and teachers are not interested in teaching, which may be the most important reason why Xu Chenyang finally chose to leave the motherland. As a result, the academic atmosphere in China became very bad. Everyone is thinking about how to prove themselves as soon as possible, instead of settling down to do research. In the long run, no one in China will settle down and produce results in their own research field.
Finally, the process of applying for research funds and projects in China is too complicated. With the continuous improvement of China's education level, there are outstanding talents everywhere, but they all face a problem, that is, the distribution of educational resources is uneven, and a lot of experiments must be done to achieve results, which also means that a lot of financial support is needed. It often takes a lot of time and patience to apply for research funds in China. Many people give up because it is too troublesome, which is equivalent to compressing their research space.
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There is no doubt that we are very sorry to lose such a top mathematician. From a teenager who became a national genius to enter Peking University for further study and determined to take mathematics as his lifelong career, to a student who went to the United States to serve the motherland, and then returned to the United States after six years of teaching.
Xu Chenyang should be said to have the feeling of "being too modest to forget worrying about his country". There is also the ambition of "studying for the rise of China". Otherwise, he won't give up the comfortable living environment and good academic atmosphere without thinking and resolutely return to the motherland after receiving the letter of appointment from Peking University.
Although we are full of regrets about Xu Chenyang's departure, we must face up to our own problems. The prosperity of the motherland needs the support of science and technology, and scientists are the resources that the whole world is vying for. For the better development of the motherland in the future, we must purify this academic land.