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I. China
Hua is a great mathematician. When he was young, he wrote several sacks of draft paper to prove a math problem. Hua is mainly engaged in the research and teaching of analytic number theory, matrix geometry, typical groups, automorphic function theory, complex variable function theory, partial differential equations, high-dimensional numerical integration and other fields, and has achieved outstanding results.
Second, Zu Chongzhi.
Zu Chongzhi (429-500) had a grandfather named Zuchang, who was an official in charge of royal architecture in Song Dynasty. Zu Chongzhi grew up in such a family and learned a lot from childhood. People all praise him as a knowledgeable young man. He especially likes studying mathematics, and he also likes studying astronomical calendars. He often observes the movements of the sun and planets and makes detailed records.
When Emperor Xiaowu of Song heard of his fame, he sent him to work in a government office specializing in academic research in Hualin Province. He is not interested in being an official, but he can concentrate more on mathematics and astronomy there. His most outstanding contribution is to obtain quite accurate pi, and he became the first scientist in the world to calculate pi to more than seven figures.
Third, Sue
Su (1September 23rd, 902-March 7th, 2003/KLOC-0), born in Pingyang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, was originally from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. He was an academician of China Academy of Sciences, a famous mathematician and educator in China, and the founder of China School of Differential Geometry. He is known as "the brilliant star of mathematics in the East", "the first geometer in the East" and "the king of mathematics".
Su was born in a mountain village in Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province. Although the family is poor, his parents scrimp and save, and they have to work hard to pay for his education. When he was in junior high school, he was not interested in mathematics. He thinks mathematics is too simple, and he will understand it as soon as he learns it. However, a later math class influenced his life.
The last sentence of this class is: "In order to save the country and survive, we must revitalize science. Mathematics is the pioneer of science. In order to develop science, we must learn math well. " I don't know how many classes Sue took in her life, but this lesson will never be forgotten.
Fourth, Chen Jingrun.
Chen Jingrun doesn't like going to the park or shopping, but he likes studying. When I study, I often forget to eat and sleep. Chen Jingrun was born in a small clerical family, ranking third with his brothers and sisters. Because there are many children at home, my father's income is meager, and family life is very tight. So Chen Jingrun seems to be a burden to his parents from birth, a person who thinks he is unwelcome.
After school, I was often bullied because I was thin and weak. This special life situation has shaped him into an extremely introverted and inarticulate person, and his fascination with mathematics has made him develop the habit of thinking alone and building a car behind closed doors, so he is considered a "freak" by others.
Chen Jingrun chose to study mathematics all his life, which was related to Professor Shen Yuan. There, Chen Jingrun first learned about Goldbach's conjecture, that is, from there, from the first moment of Chen Jingrun, he was determined to take off the jewel in the crown of mathematics. 1973, he published the famous "Chen Theorem", which is considered as the glorious culmination of the screening method.
Verb (short for verb) Gauss
The famous German scientist Gauss (1777 ~ 1855) was born in a poor family. Gauss learned to calculate by himself before he could speak. When he was three years old, he watched his father calculate his salary one night and corrected his father's calculation mistakes.
One day, Gauss's math teacher was very depressed. Say to the students, "You calculated the sum of 1 plus 2 plus 3 to 100 for me today. Whoever can't figure it out will be punished for not going home for lunch. "
As a result, in less than half an hour, Xiao Gao Si picked up the slate and stepped forward. "Teacher, is this the answer?" Without looking up, the teacher waved his thick hand and said, "Go, go back!"! Wrong. " Gauss stood still and put the slate in front of the teacher: "Teacher! I think this answer is correct. "
The math teacher wanted to shout, but he was surprised when he saw the number written on the slate: 5050. How did this 8-year-old get the answer so quickly?
Gauss explained a method he discovered, which was used by the ancient Greeks and China people to calculate the sequence1+2+3+…+n. Gauss's discovery made the teacher feel ashamed, and felt that his previous view of being arrogant and belittling poor children was wrong. He also taught seriously in the future, and often bought some math books from the city for his own study and lent them to Gauss. With his encouragement, Gauss later did some important research in mathematics.