The auditorium was full.
Moreover, what surprised Lin Yi was that only half of the thousands of seats were students.
The people sitting in the front row were well-known mathematicians and professors in the country!
"Elder Zhao, what's going on? Didn't you say that you're going to give a public lecture to the students?”Lin Yi asked Academician Zhao Wenjun, who was sitting next to him.
In principle, when a top-notch mathematician like Lin Yi held a public lecture, all the lecturers and professors in the school who were related to mathematics would come to listen and learn from him. However, he had never heard of scholars from other schools coming!
Zhao Wenjun smiled and waved his hand, replying,""A while ago, I took your redundant prime number conjecture thesis to the capital and held seventeen reports in a row. They were all convinced by your thesis and are your fans!”
"Elder Zhao, don't joke around. I only prepared some basic lecture notes today. Why are these experts and professors here to join in the fun?”
"Hehe, I still don't understand you. If I don't force you, you'll never take out the good stuff.”
Lin Yi smiled helplessly. It seemed that he had stepped into Academician Zhao's trap. He was trying to get the thing out of his mind.
After thinking for a while, Lin Yi could only say,"Then let me say this first. If the content later is not exciting, you can't blame me."”
"Don't worry, I have confidence in you!”
Zhao Wenjun waved his hand nonchalantly.
If he could, he didn't want to force Lin Yi.
But…
China had always been regarded as a mathematics desert by foreign countries. The local mathematicians had never been recognized internationally.
Be it geometry, topography, algebra, or clusters.
What the domestic university students learned were all the results of research abroad.
If domestic mathematicians wanted to learn the most cutting-edge mathematics results, they had to read foreign papers and consult them humbly.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Zhao Wenjun went abroad to study. He had been looked down upon by countless foreign scholars. He had heard many mocking words like,"China is a mathematics desert. If you can't learn the most cutting-edge mathematics knowledge, you can go back to China!"
His greatest wish was that one day, university students could point to the teaching materials in their textbooks and proudly say that this global mathematics discipline was created by our country! If you foreigners want to learn, come to our country and humbly ask for advice!
Thinking of this, Zhao Wenjun's eyes started to water up.
"Xiao Lin, it's not that I want to force you, but the mathematics of China... can only depend on you!”
He clenched his right hand tightly and slowly put it into his pocket. He felt a piece of paper. It was his test notice. There was only a short line of small words at the end,'After testing, he was confirmed to be diagnosed with gallbladder cancer'!
Lin Yi tidied his clothes and slowly stepped onto the podium.
This was the second time he stepped onto the podium of the auditorium.
The last time, Academician Zhao had treated him as a student who wasn't paying attention and dragged him up to do the questions.
Recalling the scene from more than a month ago, the corners of Lin Yi's mouth curled up unconsciously.
"Students, teachers, professors, and scholars from various schools. Good afternoon, everyone!"
"Good afternoon, Teacher Lin! Professor Lin!"
Below the stage, a wave of cheers instantly rose.
Especially the female students in the back row, they even took on the posture of attending an idol concert and shouted at the top of their lungs for Teacher Lin.
After the noise subsided, Lin Yi raised his hand to suppress it.
"Everyone, to be honest with you, what I'm going to talk about today is the basic textbook, analytical number theory. However, seeing so many professors and scholars in the audience, I'm sure everyone will be unhappy if I really talk about this. So…"
As he spoke, Lin Yi put down the lecture notes and closed them.
"So, today, I will tell everyone something new!”
After saying that, Lin Yi turned around and wrote 'Basic Algebra' on the blackboard behind him!
"Yes, today I'm going to talk about basic algebra!”
"Algebra is a branch of mathematics that studies numbers, quantities, relationships, structures, and general solutions to algebraic equations. The common types of algebra structures were groups, rings, domains, modules, and the like. From middle school onwards, everyone would be exposed to algebra.”
When Lin Yi said this, the professors in the front row frowned.
They were all well-known scholars. How could they not know what algebra was? They did not take the time to listen to elementary algebra that was taught in junior high school!
Even the students were confused.
No matter how you looked at it, analytical number theory was more advanced than basic algebra. After all, basic algebra was a course in junior high school!
Someone couldn't help but raise his hand and interrupt Lin Yi's lecture.
"What do you have to say, teacher?" Lin Yi was slightly stunned.”
The person who raised his hand was a middle-aged professor in his forties. He had a square face with distinct edges and corners, which was very recognizable.
As soon as he stood up, someone immediately called out his name.
"Professor Chen Guowei! He was Professor Chen Guowei, the dean of Tsinghua University's mathematics department and the supervisor of the PhD students!”
"Hehe, that's not all. Look at the third person in the second row on the left. That's the oldest mathematics professor at Kyoto University, Academician Xu Mingchang, who once won the National Science and Technology Progress Award. He looked at the first row on the right, a few seats away from Academician Zhao. He was the honorary director of the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician Li Hongjun, who had won the Zu Chongzhi Mathematics Award!”
"I didn't expect Professor Lin's public lecture to attract so many big shots from other schools!”
Chen Guowei was different from the dean of the mathematics department. He was both a school leader and a scholar.
Seven or eight years ago, he published a number theory analysis thesis in the Chinese Annual Mathematics journal, which caused a sensation. He was praised by many famous mathematicians in the country, saying that it was only a matter of time before he became a mathematics master!
Chen Guowei did not pay attention to the discussions of the crowd. He only said indifferently,"I'm sorry, Professor Lin. I'm very busy. If you're only teaching basic algebra to your students today, I'll take my leave first.”
Chen Guowei ignored everyone's surprised gazes and stood up first, walking out of the auditorium.
Lin Yi's expression was calm. He was not angry or disappointed.
"Is there anyone else who wants to leave?" he asked flatly.”
As soon as he finished speaking, seventeen or eighteen professors shook their heads in disappointment and left with Chen Guowei.
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