Chapter 64: Choice (Ask for Recommendation Votes!)

University of Chicago.

Inside the lecture hall.

"Well, is there anyone saying something now that I don't know?"

The middle-aged professor walked back to the podium, looked around at all the students, as if he felt the very different gaze of Owen just now, stayed on Owen for the longest time, and asked, "Is there anyone?"

"Uh, Newton plagiarized it?"

Ben Campbell raised his pen and said hesitantly.

"What did you say?"

The middle-aged professor looked over.

"Newton plagiarized it!"

Ben Campbell's tone changed to affirmative: "Joseph Raphson published the same method 50 years ago, and if the initial value deviated too far from zero, it would not work." ”

"I'm sorry, what's your name?"

With an appreciative look on his face, the middle-aged professor took a few steps forward, came to Ben Campbell's side, and asked.

"Ben Campbell. ”

"Ben. ”

The middle-aged professor bowed his head and continued: "So, Ben suggests that Joseph Raphson is the founder of this method, if it is true, why is he nameless?

Of course, on the one hand, Newton did a better job of publicity.

On the other hand, from 1700 A.D. onwards, we know very little about Rafson, except for the fact that he discovered Cabana Esoteric Buddhism 300 years before Madonna......"

"Hahaha!×n!"

This humorous mockery, because it involved the most popular singer Madonna, once again caused everyone to burst into laughter.

"Alright. ”

The middle-aged professor spoke up, interrupting everyone's laughter, and continued the topic just now: "So now we give Ben a chance to score extra points, how about we?"

"Professor Rosa?"

"Yes, what is your name and do you have any opinions?"

Seeing that Owen raised his hand to interrupt him, Mitch Rosa asked with a smile with a twinkle in his eyes.

"My name is Owen Lee. ”

Owen ignored Ben's slightly resentful gaze and calmly proposed: "I think each of us has a chance to score extra points, so it's better to answer it, it's fairer, isn't it?"

In the United States, the usual time in the college classroom is still very important, although he knows that the professor in front of him Mitch Rosa wants to teach Ben Campbell and does not want to provoke the other party, but there is a chance to get additional points, and Owen has no intention of letting it go.

As for Ben Campbell's mood?

I'm sorry, I'm not Owen's friend, I'm not a stunning beauty, and the grace of a roommate alone can't affect Owen's decision.

After all, this is a positive universe centered on the Big Bang Theory, and just like the rugby team members who just took the initiative to admit it, even if they were angry, there was no way to target Owen.

Therefore, why should Owen care about the other party's feelings?

“ok!”

Professor Mitch Rosa glanced at several boys and girls in the classroom, and the smile on his face became brighter: "Since Owen has made a very fair suggestion, then the next question will be decided in the form of a rush to determine the ownership of the additional points."

Let's call this game the showrunner puzzle.

Students, if you are participating in a game show and you have the opportunity to choose one of three different doors, one of which is a new car behind the door and a goat behind the other two, which door would you choose?"

"Gate One. ”

"Gate No. 2. ”

There is no need to rush to answer this question at all, it is just a precondition setting, there is no difference between Gate 1 and Gate 2 and Gate 3, Owen and Ben Campbell made their choices, and the others silently became melon eaters.

"Good. ”

Professor Mitch Rosa continued: "At this point, the presenter, by the way, he knows the secret behind the door, he decided to open another door, let's say he opened the third door, and behind it was a goat, and now, the host walked towards you.

The moderator said, "Do you want to stick with your previous choice, or do you want to choose again?" Now the question is, is it in your interest to change your choice?"

"Re-chosen!"

Owen cut the railroad.

Ben Campbell slowed down by half a beat and opened his mouth to say, "Yes, I'll choose again." ”

"Remember, the host knows where that car is!"

Professor Mitch Rosa glanced over Ben Campbell and Owen, and in that order, let Owen answer first: "Owen, how do you know he's not playing on you?

"It's easy!"

Owen shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't care what he thinks, I make the decision to re-choose, based entirely on the most truthful mathematics, to be exact, statistics in mathematics, based on variable changes." ”

"Variable change?"

Professor Mitch Rosa paused slightly, a smile flashed in his eyes, and asked, "But the host just asked the simplest question?"

"Yes, but this question changes everything. ”

"Tell us about it. ”

"It's really a blow to the aura of wisdom reduction. ”

Owen looked around and saw many geniuses in the mathematics department, except for a few special people, everyone else looked at Owen with a look expecting Owen's answer, you must know that this is just the simplest math problem, on the other side of the ocean, excellent elementary school students are afraid that they can answer it.

An inexplicable sense of superiority hit his heart, and the corners of Owen's mouth curled: "It's very simple, when he asked me to choose a door at the beginning, I had a 33.3% chance of choosing the right one, but when he opened a door and then asked me to choose, I chose a new door, and the chance of choosing the right one was 66.7%, then of course I had to choose again, and thank him for giving me an extra 33.3% chance!"

"Exactly!"

Professor Mitch Rosa smiled at the men and women in the classroom before clapping his hands and saying, "Remember, if you don't know which door to choose, always consider the variables.

In this case, most people will not change their choice because of paranoia, fear, and emotion, but Owen puts his feelings aside and lets simple math earn him a new car, which is much better than riding a goat around campus.

Well, that's all for today, thank you very much!"

At the end of the lesson, the crowd flocked out of the lecture hall where they had other classes to attend.

Professor Mitch Rosa walked to the podium, found Owen's resume from the list of students, and saw the results of mathematics 2 in a single subject on it, as well as the award description of the mathematics competition, and nodded slightly.

Then he moved and found Ben Campbell's resume, which was equally good, and he saw Ben's performance just now, and he knew that Ben could answer this question, but he was robbed of it by Owen.

Now, because of a particular cause, between Owen and Ben, he will have a choice......