University of Bonn, Germany.

Ackerman Cornet, who was reading the literature, suddenly rang his phone.

Glancing at the caller's number, Ackerman Cornet then picked up his phone and answered the call.

"Professor Stein, what's the matter?"

"Ackerman, I think you should open the mailbox now."

"Oh? Let me guess......"

"Don't guess, that author seems to have a big temper."

"Haha...... Tempered much more, they're just too young. ”

"Maybe, but I've just read it roughly, and it's actually very insightful. So, Ackerman, do you still stick to your previous opinion? ”

"Of course. Why, you shouldn't be scared, right? ”

"No, I just suddenly wanted to meet this little guy who dared to say that. Of course, I'll still support you! ”

"Thank you, then."

……

The editorial office of the Pure and Applied Mathematics Newsletter at New York University, the Courant Institute for Mathematical Sciences, is located in the Courant Building.

If Spider-Man is working outside the wall at this time, he can see through the glass curtain wall the scene of leisure in the editorial office at this time.

The five editors are holding coffee or dessert in the coffee room, eating afternoon tea in the coffee room, while chatting about today's interesting things.

"Jack, has Professor Cornet of Cohen University messaged back to Professor Snett Roman of Sorbonne?"

"Uh-huh."

"Oh? After reading the reply from the Chinese man, what did they say? ”

Ackerman is still holding his sights. But Snet's reply was interesting. Jack's words made all the other editors interested.

Someone urged, "Don't sell it, Jack, what did the French professor say?" ”

"He asked me if Ackerman Cornet was also a reviewer, and of course he knew that he was knowingly asking. After receiving an affirmative reply, he said that Ackermann Cornet had studied more deeply in this area and that he was more inclined to support the Germans' opinion! ”

"Poof...... Hahaha......"

Hearing this, the café instantly reverberated with joyful laughter.

Someone laughed and commented, "Haha, you know what? We can conquer the whole world, but we can never conquer France, because the French can always raise their hands very happily before they are conquered! ”

Hearing this, everyone laughed even happier.

After a while, everyone had laughed enough, and then someone asked, "Okay, so now the reviewer's attitude is still 2:3, what is the attitude of the editor-in-chief Carl?" Is this manuscript useful? ”

Jack shrugged his shoulders, then deliberately lowered his voice, apparently simulating the tone of another person's speech, and said, "Okay, Jack, let's put this manuscript aside." Damn, that's a conundrum, you know? I must now think carefully about whether the pitiful and ridiculous self-esteem of our European counterparts should be maintained. Oh my God, are the new generation of Huaxia already learning to teach their mentors to do things?! ”

"Hahaha......"

Joyful laughter rang out again.

"What about you Huaxia people? They seem to be asking for a retraction as soon as possible. ”

"You said it, but they asked for it. Wait...... Maybe there is a shortage of manuscripts in the next issue, and our editor-in-chief feels that there is no need to be so polite to his European counterparts, and maybe he will be able to send it. Don't look at the student's reply so tough, but when he receives the news that the manuscript can be published, he will still send a thanksgiving email to thank us! I'm willing to bet ten dollars, is anyone willing? ”

Jack said nonchalantly.

"Haha...... Jack, don't try to cheat us out of our money! But wouldn't that be a complete fall out with Cohen University? Admittedly, Cohen University is still very good at math. Maybe it's just a little worse than Princeton, Berkeley, Harvard, and so on. Of course, the German level of mathematics has been strong for this century. ”

"No, no, no, Ackerman Cornet doesn't represent Cohen, just as we can't represent the attitude of NYU. And you can see what it means just by looking at what they say. Maybe the research just happened to crash? ”

"Alright, everyone, let's stop talking. Maybe it's time for us to change the subject. You know? I don't like to dislike Chinese people all the time, especially those who don't like aggressive Chinese people. So let's talk about something else, shall we? Stop talking about these disastrous topics. ”

"Well, well, John, let's talk about something you're interested in. Did your wife say to you when you came home, ah, John, it makes me feel so miserable when you're not with me, like when you're with me. ”

"Hahaha......"

This time, everyone laughed even more happily.

This damn American sense of humor!

It was undoubtedly a fun afternoon in the newsroom, and many years from now, you will remember the aromatic coffee and the warm afternoon sun.

As for that paper?

It's just a paper from a mathematical desert, who really cares?!

But the attitude of both sides is really funny.

Really, it's hard to say how the editors will feel a month later when they recall this beautiful afternoon.

……

When the time comes to a beautiful Monday, it means that the new week has officially begun.

This Monday was quite special for the students of Xilin University of Technology.

It's June 5th, and it's officially the final exam season for students.

The schedule of the final exam has also been listed on the official websites of each college.

The examination time for the School of Mathematics is scheduled to start on the 22nd (Thursday) of this month and last until the end of the last course on June 29th.

Counting electives, there are nine homework to be taken in eight days. The schedule is not tight.

But the diploma of Huaxia Double First-Class University is really not so easy to mix.

If you fail too many courses, you will really receive an academic warning from the college, and if you receive a warning for two consecutive semesters, you will be directly discouraged.

Especially in the School of Mathematics, people are dissuaded from the school almost every academic year.

As a result, the atmosphere in the school suddenly became tense.

The specific manifestation is that the pace of classes is faster, there is less gossip, and there is more discussion and learning.

Even the laughter on campus is much less.

This probably proves that studying is a very serious thing and is not suitable for funny.

This is especially true for the students in the basic class of this year's School of Mathematics.

There are no impermeable walls in the world, and the same is true on campus.

The fact that the difficulty of the final exam questions in this year's basic mathematics class will be greatly increased compared with previous years has already been spread within the basic class.

Last weekend, as long as you don't stare at your phone for a while, the class group messages that excluded all the teachers can both break through 99+.

The final exam questions of last semester already made many students feel difficult, and this semester will greatly increase the difficulty? Why don't you let people live?!

Are they damned for the poor kids who chose the basic math class?

As a result, the indignant and rebellious children brought this solemn atmosphere directly to the large class of advanced algebra on Monday.

Really, Meng Zequan, who walked into the classroom as usual, immediately felt that the atmosphere in the classroom today seemed to be a little wrong.

There was no noise, and it was so quiet that you could hear the pins dropping. What the hell are the students down there sitting so upright?

and the serious faces and the eyes of the capable knife people, which made Meng Zequan really feel like he had seen a ghost.

"Ahem, it's really the first time I've had discipline in the classroom before class today, hehe, I hope everyone can continue to maintain it in the future, start class now. Everyone turned the textbook ...... Well? ”

Before Meng Zequan finished speaking, he saw a group of people raising their hands in unison.

Usually when he asks questions in class, he has never seen these students so active.

So Meng Zequan simply put down the textbook, casually pointed to the most standard student sitting in the first row with his hands raised, and said, "Zhang Zhou, get up and say, what's the problem." ”

"Report to the teacher, on behalf of the students, I want to ask, is it true that the difficulty of the final exam questions of the basic class will be greatly increased compared with previous years?"

Meng Zequan blinked......

What's going on?

Didn't Lao Xu say at the meeting, can't students know about this in advance?

Sure enough, there are always big mouths.

"What do I usually tell you about? Slow is fast! No matter how difficult the exam is, it will not exceed the knowledge points you have learned in class, what are you afraid of? As long as the usual accumulation is enough, I don't dare to say that each of you can get a high score, but it is always okay to pass. Meng Zequan replied vaguely.

This year's final exam papers are actually ready.

Of course, Meng Zequan knew how difficult it was.

But it's hard to demoralize these kids at this time.

If the mentality collapses now, the exam is tense again, the collective performance is abnormal, and those questions that are less difficult and should not be wrong are done wrong, it will be very troublesome.

He had to hold a stack of papers, carefully study question by question, how to find a few more points for these children, more than eighty papers, when did he have to find them?

After all, professors and lecturers are not completely on opposite sides of students, and the final assessment school has a series of indicators such as passing rate and excellent rate.

Examination papers are also kept for three years. Although it is generally not consulted, but what if?!

After an exam, a large number of students fail, doesn't it seem that the professors and lecturers in charge of this course are very incompetent?

"No, Professor Meng, you just tell us directly, has our usual score of high mathematics also increased to 40 percent? We have it in our hearts. Zhang Zhou did not sit down, but continued to ask.

Clear......

The current students are amazing!

Everything!

Meng Zequan scratched his head, too lazy to talk to this guy.

"That's how you don't feel confident in yourself. Su Mucheng, come, stand up and tell everyone what you think of the final exam. Well, Su Mucheng...... Hey? Didn't she come to class? ”

There was a slight laugh in the classroom, but it quickly stopped.

A girl in the middle row raised her hand weakly.

"Well, you say."

"Su Mucheng, she, she said that she was a little uncomfortable today, let me help her ask for a leave of absence with you after class."

"Oh, that's right...... Sit down. Then Chen Yiwen, you can talk to everyone...... Well? Chen Yiwen didn't come either? How? He's also not feeling well? ”

Zhang Zhou, who was still standing there, blinked, and it was over, and he pitted Lao Chen......

can only explain stubbornly: "Report to Professor Meng, that, Chen Yiwen played basketball with someone yesterday, and as a result, he was hit and broke his foot, which is quite serious, he said that he was studying on his own in the dormitory this morning." ”

Meng Zequan glanced around suspiciously.

There was a moment of silence and said, "I guess your new classmate Qiao Ze must not have come today, right?" ”

No one responded.

Meng Zequan didn't hesitate to pick up the roster that had not been used for a semester: "Let's put aside the exam for now, and let's take a roll call today." The one who was ordered stood up and replied, don't blame me for not reminding you, don't think about helping others. I'm not old and confused, and if I get caught answering it, the number of retake places in the high number is enough. ”

It's also good to randomly pick a few lucky kids who don't like to go to class.

In this way, when you think about how to give more points after the final exam, you can read a few fewer papers.

At this moment, the freshmen students in the classroom, who had just been high-spirited, were instantly silent.

……

The library on Monday morning was noticeably deserted compared to evening.

This is also related to the fact that the classes arranged by each college are generally full on Mondays.

After all, the vast majority of students do not have an excellent score purely by self-study, even if they usually score zero, they can make the professor pinch his nose and give high scores.

In fact, one of the most important functions of ordinary grades is to allow some children who could not get enough credits to graduate normally. From this point of view, the school is also heartbroken in order to ensure that most graduates can graduate.

Qiao Ze and Su Mucheng are obviously not among them.

Needless to say, José said.

As for sumac oranges......

In any major in any university, you can rank first in the big and small examinations of several major exams in your grade for a year, and become a well-deserved NO.1 in the minds of your classmates, and you are also privileged by the professor.

At the very least, I won't use my usual score to drag down my final exam results.

Professors also need such students to give themselves a long face.

Not to mention that such students may surpass professors in their achievements in related majors in the future, only teachers with real nerves will deliberately look for the stubble of such excellent students, after all, it is too late to care.

So when she saw the notice from the little sister on WeChat that she was caught skipping class, Su Mucheng didn't even frown, and replied, "Oh, I know!" "Just put your phone aside.

But when she turned around, she saw Qiao Ze, who was reading a book, looking up at her, and couldn't help but subconsciously stick out her tongue.

"When you're studying on your own, it's best not to be distracted and focus on your phone. It will affect the efficiency of learning. Qiao Ze prompted.

"Oh...... It was Dandan who said that the professor named him...... No, you're not concentrating, otherwise I'd just look at your phone and you'll know? Su Mucheng tilted his head and defended.

Qiao Ze patiently explained: "Because my connection thinking ability and spatial thinking ability are stronger than yours, for example, when I see this three-dimensional matrix equation system, I can ignore a series of graphs printed in the next book to help me understand, and directly restore the structure and movement trajectory it represents in my mind, so that even if I am distracted in the learning process, it will not affect the learning efficiency, but you have not been able to reach this step for the time being, and you need to train this thinking ability." ”

"Oh!" Su Mucheng nodded pitifully, but the light in her eyes flashed with excitement.

For a while, I didn't want to study anymore.

"Qiao Ze, what happened to the journal you talked about on the phone last night? Has it been withdrawn? ”