chsdbacks Chapter 13 University of Chicago
Chapter 13 University of Chicago
Nicole leaned closer and asked, "You study math too?"
Li Ang nodded, and then, to Nicole's surprise, took the entire stack of math materials.
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, Mathematical Analysis...
"Li Ang, are you going to take the college entrance exam?"
Li Ang shook his head.
He did indeed study American University during this period.
For ordinary people, taking the college entrance exam is a significant opportunity to change their destiny.
In particular, having access to the Ivy League school circle can almost help someone skip several grades or even cross social classes.
only……
University tuition is not cheap. Even if Li Ang takes the AP (Advanced Placement) exams to reduce some college credits, he still has to pay thousands of dollars in tuition every year.
This puts considerable financial pressure on Li Ang, who is still in the early stages of his business.
Moreover, Li Ang's identity is also somewhat troublesome.
He could claim to be from Europe, but he didn't have the high school transcripts required for applying to various American universities.
There is a solution to this problem.
Li Ang can take the GED (General Education Development Examination) to obtain a high school equivalency certificate, which will allow him to successfully apply to American University.
Or perhaps he took the SAT (Standardized Test for College Admissions) and achieved excellent results.
At the very least, there's a roundabout way: he can first go to a community college and then transfer to a four-year university.
Regardless of the method, even with the help of social connections, it is still quite troublesome to do.
For Li Ang, unless he could get into a prestigious university like Princeton directly, he felt that starting from his freshman year at a regular university was a waste of time.
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Anyway, with the system around, as long as there are suitable books, he can learn on his own without necessarily being slower than when he was in school.
When it really comes to the need to communicate and discuss with professors and scholars to make progress together, he also raises his level in each subject to level 2, 3 or even higher.
He can produce a groundbreaking paper or find a way to attend a top conference, and he will be able to reach the right people.
As Li Ang was lost in thought, a mechanical voice rang in his mind.
[You have received a task: Improve your math skills. Please raise your math level to 2.]
[Rewards: Attribute Points +0.3, Learning Coins +100, New System Feature]
Looking at the new learning task that appeared on the panel, Li Ang thought to himself, "Here it comes."
Coming to the bookstore was definitely the right choice; he received the math assignment he most wanted to take on at the moment.
His current math experience level is 110, which is still quite a distance from the next level.
However, in his previous life, mathematics was Li Ang's strongest subject. He scored 148 in the college entrance examination and consistently achieved a GPA of 4.0 in advanced algebra and mathematical analysis in his first year of university.
With the added boost of [Refined Learning] and the system's passive 20% learning efficiency, Li Ang was confident that he could quickly increase his math experience points.
After experiencing the benefits of increased intelligence leading to a significant boost in mental and magical power, he became extremely envious of the 0.3 attribute points awarded as a reward for completing the mission.
Mathematics must be learned.
Li Ang was deep in thought, and Ni, seeing him only shaking his head and not saying anything, muttered, "If you're not going to take the college entrance exam, you're reading 'Mathematical Analysis,' that's really difficult, okay?"
"Huh?" Li Ang realized what was happening and replied, "I've already finished reading 'Mathematical Analysis,' and I'm only buying it now because I want to study English... I want to review it when I have free time."
"Finished reading?" Nicole noticed the emphasis in Li Ang's words.
"Hmm." Li Ang nodded. "I've read almost all of Karl Munger's textbook 'Mathematical Analysis,' published in 1944."
Li Ang recalled that when he was in university in China, he had studied "Mathematical Analysis III" in advance, a textbook compiled by Zhang Zhusheng and published by Yenching University Press.
In terms of knowledge content, that book contains at least as much more than this textbook on mathematical analysis from half a century ago.
Little did Nicole know that upon hearing this, her eyes widened, and she looked at Li Ang with an incredulous expression.
For various reasons, Nicole was working at the Danube Clinic while also studying university-level mathematics on her own.
She considered herself to have a decent talent for mathematics, but even she couldn't help but get a headache when looking through the textbook "Mathematical Analysis".
So what did she hear? That the handsome and kind-hearted Li Ang had actually taught himself Mathematical Analysis?
How old is he?
Moreover, he neither attends nor takes the college entrance exam.
If everything is true, wouldn't it be a waste for someone with this level of math skills not to go to university?
Nicole tried to control her tone, "Li Ang, could you briefly explain the relationship between multiple integrals and line integrals?"
This is what Nicole has been researching recently. There are some parts that she doesn't quite understand herself, and she's also thinking of taking this opportunity to see if Li Ang is lying.
"The integration region of a multiple integral is a planar region, or a spatial volume. Its focus is on partitioning, approximation, summation, and taking limits, or in other words, calculating the total amount of a function defined on a region over that region."
"The integration region of a line integral is a curve, which measures the cumulative effect of the tangential components of the vector field along the path."
"The two types of integrals can be connected using Green's theorem."
"Would you like to hear more details? I think these are quite basic in mathematical analysis."
As Li Ang took down his favorite book from the bookshelf, he casually explained it to Nicole.
Little did he know that Nicole was looking at him as if he were a monster.
Pretty basic?
In order to pass the teacher's inspection, she racked her brains to study multiple integrals and line integrals, which was actually described by Li Ang as quite basic.
Is it really necessary to be so discouraging?
At this moment, Li Ang's status in Nicole's heart rose to another level.
Nicole even felt that Leon was wasting his life working at the Danube Clinic.
His battleground should be Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, or even Princeton University!
"By the way, Nicole, aren't you studying medicine? How come you're interested in math?" Li Ang asked.
"I remember telling you, the Danube Clinic was opened by my teacher. In addition to her profound medical knowledge, she was also a mathematics professor who worked in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Chicago."
University of Chicago...
Li Ang had some knowledge of this private American university in his previous life.
In the QS World University Rankings, the University of Chicago is currently one place ahead of Yenching University.
and.
The University of Chicago has a strong physics program, producing several renowned scholars familiar to the Chinese public, such as Chen-Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee.
Unexpectedly, Nicole's teacher was a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago.
Instead of properly studying mathematical conjectures, a mathematics professor came to Maxwell Street and opened a clinic, and even went so far as to collect corpses from gang fights.
Very good...very powerful.
Afterwards, Li Ang and Nicole chatted casually.
Li Ang was quite satisfied with the bookstore's service. He quickly packed up all the math-related books and went to the front desk to pay.
"The total price is $318, but our store manager has given you a 9% discount, so the final price is $286.2," the salesperson said enthusiastically.
Customers who buy hundreds of dollars worth of books in one go are considered big customers by bookstores.
It's worth maintaining them.
"Thank you. Let's include this lady's two books in the total." Li Ang pointed to Nicole.
"Okay, that's $291.6 in total."
"Li Ang..." Nicole blushed slightly with surprise, hugged the two math books she had just bought, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Li Ang's profile.