The best answer 1, the mathematician's story-Sue.

Su Yu 1902 was born in a mountain village in Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province in September. 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.

That was when Su was in the third grade. He was studying in No.60 Middle School in Zhejiang Province. Teacher Yang teaches mathematics. He has just returned from studying in Tokyo. In the first class, Mr. Yang didn't talk about math, but told stories. He said: "In today's world, the law of the jungle, the world powers rely on their ships to build guns and gain benefits, and all want to eat and carve up China. The danger of China's national subjugation and extinction is imminent, so we must revitalize science, develop industry and save the nation. Every student here has a responsibility to' rise and fall in the world'. " He quoted and described the great role of mathematics in the development of modern science and technology. 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 lessons Sue took in her life, but this lesson will never be forgotten.

Teacher Yang's class deeply touched him and injected new stimulants into his mind. Reading is not only to get rid of personal difficulties, but to save the suffering people in China; Reading is not only to find a way out for individuals, but to seek a new life for the Chinese nation. That night, Sue tossed and turned and stayed up all night. Under the influence of Teacher Yang, Su's interest shifted from literature to mathematics, and since then, she has set the motto "Never forget to save the country when reading, and never forget to save the country when reading". I am fascinated by mathematics. No matter it is the heat of winter or the snowy night in first frost, Sue only knows reading, thinking, solving problems and calculating, and has worked out tens of thousands of math exercises in four years. Now Wenzhou No.1 Middle School (that is, the provincial No.10 Middle School at that time) still treasures a Su's geometry exercise book, which is written with a brush and has fine workmanship. When I graduated from high school, my grades in all subjects were above 90.

/kloc-At the age of 0/7, Su went to Japan to study, and won the first place in Tokyo Technical School, where she studied eagerly. The belief of winning glory for our country drove Su to enter the field of mathematics research earlier. At the same time, he has written more than 30 papers, and made great achievements in differential geometry, and obtained the doctor of science degree in 193 1. Before receiving her doctorate, Su was a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics of Imperial University of Japan. Just as a Japanese university was preparing to hire him as an associate professor with a high salary, Su decided to return to China to teach with his ancestors. After the professor of Zhejiang University returned to Suzhou, his life was very hard. In the face of difficulties, Su's answer is, "Suffering is nothing, I am willing, because I have chosen the right road, which is a patriotic and bright road!" "

This is the patriotism of the older generation of mathematicians.

2. Chen Jingrun (1933 ——1996)

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.

One day, Chen Jingrun touched his head during lunch. Oh, his hair is too long. He should get a haircut quickly, or people will think he is a girl when they see him. So he left work and ran to the barber shop.

There are so many people in the barber shop that everyone cuts their hair next to each other. Chen Jingrun's brand is the small brand number 38. He thought it was too early for me to turn now. Time is so precious that I can't waste it. He hurried out of the barber shop, found a quiet place to sit down, then took out a small notebook from his pocket and recited new words in a foreign language. He recited it for a while and suddenly remembered that when he was reading a foreign language in the morning, there was one place he didn't understand. You must understand what you don't understand. This is Chen Jingrun's temper. He looked at his watch. It's only half past twelve. He thought: check in the library first, and then come back for a haircut. He stood up and left. Who knows, not long after he left, it was his turn to get a haircut. The barber's uncle shouted, "Number 38! Who is number thirty-eight? Come and get a haircut! " Think about it. Chen Jingrun is reading in the library. Can he hear the barber's uncle calling number 38?

After a long time, Chen Jingrun found something he didn't understand in the library, and then went to the barber shop happily. But he passed by the foreign language reading room, and there were all kinds of new books, which were really nice. He ran in and read another book. It was not until the sun went down that he remembered to cut his hair. As soon as he touched his pocket, the little sign No.38 was still lying well. But what's the use of his coming to the barber shop? This number is outdated.

As soon as Chen Jingrun entered the library, it was like falling into a honey pot, and he couldn't bear to leave. Yes, another day, Chen Jingrun had breakfast, took two steamed buns and a pickle, and went to the library.

Chen Jingrun found the quietest place in the library and read carefully. He stayed until noon and felt a little hungry, so he took out a steamed bun from his pocket and was still reading while eating.

"Ding Lingling ..." The bell rang, and the librarian shouted, "It's time to get off work, please leave the library!" The somebody else all gone, but Chen Jingrun didn't hear, or 1 vigorously in reading.

The librarian thought that everyone had left the library, so he locked the library door and went home.

Time passed quietly and it was getting dark. Chen Jingrun looked out of the window and said to himself, What a strange weather it is today! It's sunny for a while and cloudy for a while. He pulled down the switch wire of the light and sat down to read. Watching, he suddenly stood up. It turned out that he read a book all day and began to understand. Now, he will go back to the dormitory and continue to do the problems he left unfinished yesterday.

Chen Jingrun put the book away and went out. The library was silent, and there was no sound at all. Hey, where's the janitor? Why doesn't anyone come to read? Chen Jingrun looked at his watch. Ah, it's past eight o'clock in the evening. He pushed open the locked door; He shouted at the door: "Please open the door! Please open the door! " But no one answered.

In normal times, Chen Jingrun will go back to his seat and continue reading until the next morning. But, not today! He's going back to the dormitory to do that unfinished problem!

He went to the telephone and called the office. But there was no answer, only a beep. He dialed this number several times, but no one answered. What shall we do? At this moment, he remembered the secretary of the Party Committee and dialed the telephone immediately.

Chen Jingrun? The party secretary was surprised when he received the phone call. He was overjoyed, looked into it and said with a smile, "Chen Jingrun! Chen Jingrun! You have worked hard, you are really a good comrade. "

The party secretary immediately sent some comrades to the librarian. The door of the library opened and Chen Jingrun said to the librarian, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Thank you, thank you! " As he spoke, he ran down the stairs and returned to his dormitory.

He turned on the light and began to solve the problem at once.

3. Hua

Born in a grocery store family, he was sickly since childhood, but with strong perseverance and lofty pursuit, he finally became a generation of mathematicians.

Hua especially liked math when he was a teenager, but his math performance was not outstanding. 19 years old, an excellent article shocked the famous mathematician Xiong Qinglai at that time. From then on, under the guidance of Mr. Xiong Qinglai, he embarked on the road of studying mathematics. In his later years, he popularized and applied pure mathematics to industrial and agricultural production for the sake of national economic construction, and struggled for the construction of the motherland all his life! Grandpa Hua carefully cultivated the younger generation, so that young mathematicians can thrive and stand out. After work, he did not forget to write some popular science books for his friends for many years. Grandpa Hua once introduced an interesting math game to his classmates: a teacher wanted to know which of his three students was smarter. He adopted the following methods: prepare three white hats and two black hats for them in advance, and then tell them to close their eyes and put them on separately.

The three students looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and said in unison that they were wearing white hats.

Smart reader, think about it. How do they know the color of the hat? "In order to solve the above problems, let's first consider the problem of' two people 1 black hat and two white hats'. Because the black hat is only 1, as soon as I wear it, the other party will immediately say that he is wearing a white hat. But he hesitated for a moment, which showed that I was wearing a white hat.

In this way, the problem of "three people, two blacks and three whites" will be solved. If I wear a black hat, the two of them will become a question of "1 two people with black hats and two people with white hats". They can answer it right away, but they all hesitated for a while, which means that I wear a white hat and all three of them have gone through the same thinking, so they all think it over. Students may clap their hands and say it is wonderful. Grandpa who came to China later complicated the original problem. How to solve the problem of "n people, n- 1 black hat and several (not less than n) white hats"? In the same way, it is easy to solve. He also warned us that being good at "retreating" complex problems, "retreating enough" and retreating to the most primitive place without losing importance are the secrets of learning mathematics well.

4. Zu Chongzhi

Zu Chongzhi (AD 429-500) was born in Laiyuan County, Hebei Province during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He read many books on astronomy and mathematics since childhood, studied hard and practiced hard, and finally made him an outstanding mathematician and astronomer in ancient China.

Zu Chongzhi's outstanding achievement in mathematics is about the calculation of pi. Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, people used "the diameter of three weeks a week" as pi, which was called "Gubi". Later, it was found that the error of Gubi was too large, and the pi should be "the diameter of a circle is greater than the diameter of three weeks". However, there are different opinions on how much is left. Until the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Hui put forward a scientific method to calculate pi-"secant" which approximated the circumference of a circle with the circumference inscribed by a regular polygon. Liu Hui calculated the circle inscribed with a 96-sided polygon and got π=3. 14, and pointed out that the more sides inscribed with a regular polygon, the more accurate the π value obtained. On the basis of predecessors' achievements, Zu Chongzhi devoted himself to research and repeated calculations. It is found that π is between 3. 14 15926 and 3. 14 15927, and the approximate value in the form of π fraction is obtained as the reduction rate and density rate, where the six decimal places are 3. 14 1929. There's no way to check now. If he tries to find it according to Liu Hui's secant method, he must work out 16384 polygons inscribed in the circle. How much time and labor it takes! It is obvious that his perseverance and wisdom in academic research are admirable. It has been more than 1000 years since foreign mathematicians obtained the same result in the secrecy rate calculated by Zu Chongzhi. In order to commemorate Zu Chongzhi's outstanding contribution, some mathematicians abroad suggested that π = be called "ancestral rate".

Zu Chongzhi exhibited famous works at that time and insisted on seeking truth from facts. He compared and analyzed a large number of materials calculated by himself, found serious mistakes in the past calendars, and dared to improve them. At the age of 33, he successfully compiled the Daming Calendar, which opened a new era in calendar history.

Zu Chongzhi and his son Zuxuan (also a famous mathematician in China) solved the calculation of the volume of a sphere with ingenious methods. They adopted a principle at that time: "If the power supply potential is the same, the products should not be different." That is to say, two solids located between two parallel planes are cut by any plane parallel to these two planes. If the areas of two sections are always equal, then the volumes of two solids are equal. This principle is based on the following points. However, it was discovered by Karl Marx more than 1000 years ago. In order to commemorate the great contribution of grandfather and son in discovering this principle, everyone also called this principle "the ancestor principle".

5. Qiu Chengtong, male, 1949, from Shantou, Guangdong. His hometown is Jiaoling in Meizhou and he grew up in Hong Kong. My father taught at Hong Kong Xiangrang College and Chung Chi College, the predecessor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. My father and godmother are very kind. Qiu Chengtong had a carefree childhood and got excellent grades. But when 14 years old, his father died suddenly, and the family suddenly lost its financial resources. Although Qiu Chengtong had to work and study at the same time, he was admitted to the Mathematics Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with excellent results.

Father/kloc-died at the age of 0/4, and his family was poor. He played truant in middle school for a year, and his grades were so poor that he almost dropped out of the list. /kloc-when he was 0/9 years old, he came to Berkeley, USA. "When he graduated at the age of 2 1, he was destined to change the face of mathematics." These are not my words. This is a sentence quoted by Mr. Chen Shengshen when UCLA wanted to hire Professor A Qiu several years ago. 10 years later, he became a generation of pride in mathematics. It's less than 10 years since he entered Berkeley and gave a speech at the World Congress of Mathematicians. When he was only 28 years old, that year, Mr. Chen Jingrun was invited to give a 45-minute lecture. During this period, he proved Calabi conjecture and positive mass conjecture, and created a brand-new field: geometric analysis.

198 1 year. At the age of 32, he won the Van Buren Award of the American Mathematical Society, one of the highest awards in differential geometry. 1983 was awarded the Fields Medal-the highest honor in mathematics; 1994 won the Crawford Prize.

In addition, he has also won the title of the best scientist in national medal of science award and California, and is an academician of the American Academy of Sciences, an honorary doctor of Harvard University, a foreign academician of the China Academy of Sciences, and an honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ...

During his college years, he completed all the required courses in three years and read a lot of extracurricular materials. His outstanding achievements and research spirit were appreciated by Saraf, an American professor at that time, and Saraf strongly recommended him to pursue doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Around the 1970s, Berkeley was the center of differential geometry in the world, where many outstanding geometricians and young scholars gathered. Here, Qiu Chengtong won a scholarship from IBM and studied under the famous differential geometer Chen Shengshen.

Fate is fair, medals and honors are awarded to those who persist in the classroom to the end. This did not stop Qiu Chengtong from continuing to do a lot of complicated research work and achieving continuous results.

Perseverance, perseverance and perseverance are the spirit of Qiu Chengtong. Of course, not everyone with this spirit can achieve the same achievements as Qiu Chengtong. Mathematics needs diligence as well as genius. As the famous mathematician nirenberg said, Qiu Chengtong "not only has the intuitive ability of a geometer, but also has the talent of an analyst". Mr. Zheng, a famous mathematician, recalled that he had been thinking about many mathematical problems for nearly 20 years. Although they still haven't solved it, he still hasn't given up thinking easily.

Qiu Chengtong has always been very concerned about China's mathematics career. Since 1984, he has recruited more than a dozen doctoral students in China to train talents in differential geometry for China. His approach is not only to teach students some special skills, but also to teach them how to understand the incisiveness of mathematics. His student Tian Gang also won the Van Buren Prize with 1996, and is recognized as one of the most outstanding differential geometricians in the world.

Mathematics is wonderful, and only by perseverance can we explore its true meaning. For a mathematician like Qiu Chengtong, this kind of exploration is not only the meaning of life, but also the pleasure of life.

Mr. Qiu is definitely not perfect, but he is definitely a great mathematician. You may not like this man, but you can't help liking his math. He proved many wonderful theorems. Those who study mathematics will know that his theorem is wonderful when they read graduate students. His Calabi conjecture is undoubtedly one of the most profound theorems in mathematics, especially in superstring theory. I think Professor Qiu is absolutely unexpected.

He has a strong personality and never gives up. His works have won numerous awards. These also brought him many misunderstandings. He became famous in his twenties because of his success as a teenager. Some people say that he is arrogant. Of course, such achievements also gave him arrogant capital. I compare him with Bobby Chen. Mr. Chen Shengshen has been with him for a long time, and everyone knows that they are arrogant, but they express their arrogance in different forms. Qiu Chengtong is very straightforward. Mathematics and being a man are his criteria for measuring you. If he looks at you, it means that you are not good at math. He doesn't want to talk to you much. You don't do what he thinks, and he doesn't want to talk to you.

Teacher Wang can live in peace with everyone without laughing, but you can feel whether this smile contains respect or disdain. They are all true gentlemen and great mathematicians whom I admire most. They all respect real gentlemen and real mathematicians. I think this is their real treasure.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Qiu has not only grasped the pulse of mathematics and physics at all times, but also guided the development trend of mathematics in the world. He has always cared for and helped the progress of mathematics in China with a pure heart. He trained many mathematicians in China. His students and postdoctoral researchers are all over major foreign universities.

Fujian Minhou people. 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 being alone and thinking 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.