Chapter 555

Different from the joyful atmosphere of the Yan University School of Mathematics, after the announcement of this year's QS World University Mathematics Rankings, another place is gloomy.

Princeton Institute for Advanced Mathematics, Princeton Township, United States.

In a conference room that brought together senior leaders from Princeton University's mathematics department and industry leaders, everyone was silent.

The little assistant who came to change the tea, saw the bigwigs with straight faces in the conference room, and then felt the oppressive atmosphere in the conference room, and the hand holding the teapot almost let go directly unsteadily.

After pouring tea into the cups in front of the bigwigs, the little assistant hurriedly pushed open the door of the conference room and left.

"It's terrifying!"

After walking out of the conference room, the little assistant leaned against the aisle of the hallway, clutching his heart-pounding chest.

Syllable~!

Inside the conference room.

Sitting on the main seat, an old man with a dignified face and two mustaches slammed the teacup on the table with a snap.

"Can anyone tell me why our Princeton math department fell to second this year?"

Solomon Merant.

That's the name of the tough little old man, who is also the current chair of the mathematics department at Princeton University.

Although at first glance, Director Solomon is the image of a thin and weak little old man.

But everyone who is familiar with Director Solomon knows what terrifying power lies beneath his small body.

Director Solomon was once a legend too.

In the field of academic research, Director Solomon's level can only be regarded as average.

Of the major international mathematics awards, Director Solomon has only one Kohl Number Theory Prize to fill the façade.

As for the Fields Medal, which represents the laurels of the mathematical community, Director Solomon did not even qualify for nomination.

Although he is not very good at academic research, Director Solomon is a good hand in the management of the college.

When Solomon became head of Princeton's mathematics department, he quickly implemented a rather bold program of teaching reform.

Solomon left the students to decide whether or not to go to class.

Course scores don't mean anything in Princeton's math department.

The scholarship is no longer awarded based on course grades.

Director Solomon's only requirement for his students is to attend a daily afternoon tea party, where they meet the greatest mathematicians in the world.

This near-free-range model seemed unconventional at the time, but it later turned out that Princeton was a perfect fit for such an educational model.

Because students who can be close to Princeton University have a high level of self-consciousness in their studies, they will not stop studying because they do not have the requirements for grades.

In addition, Princeton University has many of the world's top mathematicians, which allows students to go to the field at any time and even stay with a mathematician for a period of time.

And also......

The graduation requirements for the mathematics department at Princeton University are quite demanding.

Before a student starts writing a dissertation, the most important thing is to find a highly qualified professor to support their choice

The title.

Teachers throughout the mathematics department know a student well if they think a student is really not capable of finishing

If it becomes his own topic, Director Solomon will not hesitate to change the mentor or simply ask him to leave.

As a result, students who pass the general exam usually earn a Ph.D. in two or three years, while other top universities, such as Harvard and MIT, take six or seven years, or even longer.

Princeton gives students maximum pressure and minimal control.

And this model has proven to be quite successful.

Every student who graduates from Princeton University will be the object of competition among universities and academic research institutions around the world.

And that's not all......

In addition to greatly increasing the gold content of Prince's graduates, Director Solomon also contributed to the process of the Annals of Mathematics becoming the first of the four major mathematics journals.

It's been mentioned before.

Years ago, the Annals of Mathematics didn't have much influence.

The scope of the country is okay, but the influence on the world is limited, and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Mathematics has not put too much energy into this journal, so that the "Annals of Mathematics" is not even ranked among the top ten journals in the field of mathematics.

But when Director Salomon took office, he quickly realized how important it was to have an independent academic journal of his own.

In spite of public opinion, Director Solomon made the Journal of Mathematics based on the platform of Princeton University, and in just a dozen years, it ranked first among the four major journals in the field of mathematics.

In addition to these two items, Director Solomon has made many contributions to the development of the Princeton Department of Mathematics.

It can be said that the rise of the Princeton Department of Mathematics and its continued topping for three consecutive years is due to the presence of Director Solomon.

And now, the old man was angrily slapping the table.

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"Can anyone tell me that our Princeton math department will fall to second place?" Director Solomon's majestic gaze scanned the room around the room.

No one answered!

Everyone looked at their noses and noses, and no one was the first to touch the mildew of this grumpy old man.

"Bean, tell me about it. Seeing that no one answered, Director Solomon directly named him.

Bean, who was named, was a middle-aged man in his forties, and his status in the conference room was not low.

But when confronted with Director Solomon, Professor Bean had a deep fear in his eyes.

"Yes, it's Isaac, yes, it's Isaac! If it weren't for Isaac's departure, we at Princeton University wouldn't have fallen to second place!" Professor Bean's voice trembled.

The Isaac in Professor Bean's mouth is the Filipino Prize winner who was poached out of the wall by Harvard University.

"Isaac...... Professor Solomon pinched his mustache and pulled a weird smile on his face, "I didn't expect this guy personally cultivated by our academy to betray us like this, but that's fine, since you have chosen the backboard, you must be prepared to bear the consequences of betrayal." ”

"And Gu Lu. At this time, I don't know who mentioned it.

Gu Lu!

Hearing the name Gu Lu, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly froze.

Several bigwigs showed extremely painful expressions at the same time.

To tell the truth, for Gu Lu, the emotions of the people in Princeton are very complicated.

Gu Lu studied at Princeton in their graduate school, and it stands to reason that he is an outstanding graduate of Princeton.

But in the face of Gu Lu's many achievements today, the bigwigs in Princeton can't be said to be very happy.

After all......

Gu Lu is currently working at Yenching University in China.

And not them Princeton.

If, if Gu Lu is now working for their Princeton, then even if Isaac leaves, with Gu Lu to fill this vacancy, Princeton's first position in the mathematics department will not be shaken.

But alas...... And there are no ifs.