Uncle Ge said curiously: "I don't understand what else are you watching? Is it possible to stay up all night to understand?"

"It's not okay to stay up late, but it's okay to stay up late to read!" Jiang Shuiyuan explained proudly, "Anyway, the library of Jingshi University is so big, and there are so many reference books. When I encounter something I don't understand, I will temporarily cram, and go directly to the book to make up for it. After tossing around all day, I finally managed to understand a few articles. ”

Uncle Ge was even more surprised: "How many articles can you still understand? Could it be that the Acta Mathematica Sinica has degenerated to this point?"

"I admit that I can't read "" or "", but it's not so bad that I can't even read domestic journals? The so-called research, except for a few top scholars, is nothing more than picking up the corners and doing some work to fill in the gaps.

"That makes sense. Uncle Ge rarely agreed with Jiang Shuiyuan's point of view, but the conversation quickly changed: "But even if you barely understand a few papers, what's the point?"

Jiang Shuiyuan replied: "The significance is not that I have read a few papers, but that I have found an effective way to learn mathematics, which is to constantly discover my knowledge blind spots by reading papers, and then go back to make up for the lessons." The efficiency of learning in this way is not only far more than burying one's head in the textbook and brushing up on the questions, but also very interesting and challenging, which makes people enjoy it and can't stop it!"

Uncle Ge finally stopped complaining. He thought seriously for a moment, nodded and said, "This learning method is really good, and it is more suitable for you." After I go back, I will help you borrow an electronic version of "", and you can start from scratch, so that you can not only grasp the development of mathematics in the past 100 years, but also fully contact all the research directions of mathematics. ”

Jiang Yuanyuan said: "I think "" is still too difficult, relatively speaking, "Acta Mathematica Sinica" is easier to read. Why don't I read the Math Bulletin first?"

Uncle Ge immediately vetoed Jiang Shuiyuan's opinion: "No, you have to look at the 'Big Four' first! Although it is a little more difficult, isn't your purpose to study and discover blind spots in knowledge? Reading these high-level papers will not only exercise your thinking ability, but also enhance your vision and awareness of problems. As for the "Mathematical Bulletin", as you just said, except for a few top ones, the others are all picking up the missing parts, and if you read too much, your whole person will become vulgar, and it will be difficult to change it in the future. ”

"Okay. Jiang Shuiyuan still agrees with Uncle Ge's vision, but it is not without doubts: "As far as I know, "" was founded in 1884, do I need to start with something a hundred years ago?"

Uncle Ge said: "Of course you do! Don't think that the early research papers are simple or outdated, in fact, the characteristics of mathematical papers are that they are never outdated, and the academic ideas they embody are inspiring in any era, and it is they that build a solid foundation for the mathematical edifice." When you step into the field of mathematical research in the future, you will often find that the problems that have plagued you for a long time have actually been well solved by your predecessors more than ten years ago or even decades ago!"

"I, I—" Zhang Jin's face was red with anxiety, and his eyes were full of eagerness.

But Uncle Ge didn't pity the jade, and trampled on his hope with one foot: "What am I, your task now is to read books honestly, take exams with peace of mind, and don't always think about what you have or don't!"

The light in Zhang Jin's eyes went out, and he lowered his head in frustration.

Uncle Ge sighed and patiently explained to him: "The reason why I agreed with Jiang Shuiyuan to do this is because he has a smart mind and a clear personality. The mind is smart, so he learns anything faster than others, and when he encounters something he doesn't understand, he can find a book and flip through it to understand everything; and if his personality jumps out, he is easily attracted by novel questions and deviates from the original direction, so it is difficult to learn textbooks step by step. Only by reading papers and studying in this way can he take into account his strengths and weaknesses. ”

Jiang Shuiyuan frowned when he heard this: It sounds like he's praising me, why don't I think it's open?

In fact, there is another important reason why Uncle Ge agrees with Jiang Shuiyuan to take this "evil path", that is, Jiang Shuiyuan has not shown much preference for mathematics before, and sometimes even thinks that he may prefer Chinese studies or biology. Now that he actually takes the initiative to read math papers and is willing to try new learning methods, what reason does Uncle Ge have to stifle his interest?

But this reason Uncle Ge will never say!

Uncle Ge continued: "And your characteristics are average qualifications, but you are tough and durable. Therefore, the most suitable method for you is to read the book honestly, lay a good foundation, wait for the direction to be determined, and then read the papers one by one, polish the problems little by little, and finally it will come to fruition. Do you want to read papers like Jiang Shuiyuan now, doesn't that mean that you can attack the strengths of others with your own shortcomings? The simplest example, Jiang Shuiyuan only takes half a day to read a book, and you can remember it very firmly, how long does it take you? Your strength should be that although it took me ten days or even half a month, I can understand it thoroughly and use it freely!

Jiang Shuiyuan and Zhang Jin were thoughtful.

Uncle Ge quickly regained his poisonous nature and began to criticize Jiang Shuiyuan: "Don't think that your method is so good, in fact, this method has been used by someone a long time ago, and the effect is not very good." For example, Voevodsky of the Rakshasa Kingdom began to study Grothendieck's program when he was a freshman, but he was so focused on it that he could not complete his studies and had to drop out. And because he focused on a narrow field from the beginning, his foundation was very unreliable, and he had to spend more time making up for it in subsequent research. So, you'd better weigh the pros and cons carefully!"

Jiang Shuiyuan replied seriously: "Don't worry, I will study the basic courses seriously!"

Uncle Ge waved his hand: "This is all in the future, the most important thing for you now is to prepare for the finals of the Olympiad." You have been reading books and doing questions for me in a proper manner these days, don't make a mess for me again!"

When it was time to pack his luggage and move, Jiang Shuiyuan knew that the training venue for this year's Olympiad finals was at the High School Affiliated to Jingshi University. No wonder the little princess was full of disdain after hearing it a few days ago, and her feelings were landlords, and she naturally had no good feelings about the stupid roe deer who broke into the royal garden and was ignorant and couldn't figure out the situation.

Despite this, after Jiang Shuiyuan stayed in the dormitory provided by the High School Attached to Jingshi University, the little princess still did her best to be a landlord, took her own group of girlfriends, regardless of the stinky socks flying and screaming along the way, and directly killed Jiang Shuiyuan's room, pointing to Jiang Shuiyuan, who was busy wearing shoes, and introduced in a big way: "Come, come, come, this is Jiang Shuiyuan, we will all be a family in the future, you will all see it!"

"Wow, brother-in-law is so handsome!

"That's a must! If you're not so handsome, how can you be worthy of our good sister?"

"Hey, do you think it's better to call your brother-in-law?

Jiang Shuiyuan suddenly looked confused, and he didn't notice that he was wearing the wrong shoes: Little princess, what are you going to do?