Global Mathematics Competition Gold Award Wuhan winner: I like the wonderfulness of "wow" by mathematics

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client September 26 (Reporter Zhang Yan) On September 26, the 4th Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition was announced on September 26. , 10 Bronze Awards and 57 Excellent Awards, the winners of the winners are 50 % of the "post -00s". 77 winners are from China, the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Singapore and other countries and regions, and they will share more than 4 million yuan in bonuses.

Among the four gold winners of this year, there are two Wuhan people. At the same time as the award was announced, the reporter interviewed them through connection.

Chen Zekun: I am not "weird" or "talent".

Chen Zekun

Chen Zekun, born in Wuhan in 1996, is now a PhD in Beijing University Beijing International Mathematics Research Center. He had participated in "The Strongest Brain" and was labeled as "Mathematics Monster", but he thought he was never the top group, neither nor only, just because mathematics could bring himself "wow" Happy, always working silently. The gold award may be just his beginning.

"When I was very young, I found the square difference formula: 3 square meters of 3 is 9, 9 to be written as 2 × 4; 4's ​​square is 16, and 1 can be written as 3 × 5. I just learned at that time. The addition and subtraction method and multiplication method, probably primary and second grade, felt that I found a very magical thing, but later discovered that this thing has been written in the textbook. "Chen Zekun's interest in mathematics started from a very young age.

But he said he was not a top master. "I really like mathematics, and I feel good about mathematics, but since I was a child, I have never been the top student. I grew up in the environment of some people who are better than me, so I am I always know that there are always people who will always be better than me. "

In January 2018, by chance, Chen Zekun participated in "The Strongest Brain", and the title of the program group gave him "Mathematics". "I don't even know if this word is righteous or derogatory. I don't think I am strange or talented. Only mathematics can still be stained. I am a person with a very weak victory. The mentality of playing with a play was soon eliminated. "

From small to large, Chen Zekun also participated in many competitions and won some awards. After going to college, Chen Zekun participated in the competition less. On the one hand, there were not many basic mathematics competitions. On the other hand, doing research is the main business and what really needs to care about.

"Of course, doing research is like walking the maze. This is a large maze. Sometimes there may be only one way to pass. Most of you walk in a day. Wandering between, so you need a very good mentality. "Chen Zekun said.

Chen Zekun is now studying at Peking University. His stations are on the banks of Weiming Lake, and Teacher Wei Dongyi's station is next door. "I often see that he took his own water cup and passed the water from my door. The environment of the station was particularly good. Sometimes I couldn't think of it when I encountered a problem. The cat's base is at the door. As soon as you go out, you can go to the cat. While you think about the problem while you are stingy, sometimes the efficiency is higher. "

Participating in the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition, Chen Zekun even had a title sitting on the toilet. He also sent a circle of friends that day: Why do people think the most active when they are on the toilet, is it a spiritual reaction force?

In fact, in Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition, Chen Zekun has participated in the first session. He said that in general, this game is very happy. Because it is a long -term process to do research and write down, it is often tired; however, the participation is very happy at the moment, which is a bit like two happiness of eating big meals and snacks.

"I'm about to graduate, I want to do research. It's not because I do it because of the great mathematics, but because I will gain a lot of happiness in this process. It's not easy to go. If one day I feel that I can't do research, I will consider other things. "Chen Zekun said that the road of mathematics is not easy to go, but there will be many happiness in the process.

Rao Zhenghao: I like to do geometric questions since I was a child. This final was done at three or four in the morning.

Rao Zhenghao

Rao Zhenghao, born in Wuhan in 1996, liked to do figurative geometric questions from an early age. Rao Zhenghao was admitted to the School of Mathematics and Sciences of Peking University in 2015. In 2019, he was admitted to Brown University and studied for a PhD in basic mathematics. The main research direction is bisircular geometry and bisasel three -dimensional flow.

"I have been very interested in mathematics since I was a child. There are gains and setbacks in the process of learning mathematics. One of the most impressive things is that I did not pass the CMO (Chinese Mathematics Olympic) in high school. When I was in the lowest mood, I also hesitated. Should I continue to study mathematics in college? Fortunately, my parents, teachers, and coaches have given me a lot of encouragement. In addition, I still love mathematics myself, so I chose to choose Peking University Digital House. "Rao Zhenghao said.

Now, Rao Zhenghao studies the bispriser geometry and the three -dimensional stream of bisodes at Brown University in the United States. His instructor is Jeremy Kahn, a very powerful mathematician, a mathematical prodigy when he was a child. He not only performed well on the IMO (International Olympic). He has won two golds and two silver, and there are many results in scientific research. Recently, under the guidance of the mentor, he tried to promote the result of the mentor's past. At present, there are still some difficulties to be resolved. "The place where mathematics attracts me is that although sometimes I do n’t get the result when thinking about the problem, the process of trying to solve the problem is very wonderful, and I can bring me a lot of inspiration. I used to think that doing geometric questions was interesting. I also enjoyed it. The process of drawing, sometimes an intuitive and clear picture can also develop my thinking. This is one of the reasons why I later chose geometric topology as the research direction. "

Rao Zhenghao participated in the second competition the year before. "At that time, the topic of geometry and topology was quite difficult, and I did not do well myself. I did not participate in the conflict of time last year, and there were some regrets."

This year's final, Rao Zhenghao got up at 3.4 in the morning to do the topic. "Good luck this time. The main track has two questions related to my scientific research direction, so I have more time thinking about those difficult questions. After finishing, I have more confidence than last time. Take an excellent award? I am fortunate to win the prize this time. I might reward myself during the holidays and increase my knowledge. "

【Edit: Zhao Ke】

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