flstandardbreds Chapter 150 Scientists Believe in Science, We Believe in Lin Chen
Chapter 150 Scientists Believe in Science, We Believe in Lin Chen
Two days later, the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) officially began its first day of preliminary rounds.
"Go for it! You'll win!"
After a round of encouragement, Lin Chen and his group left their dormitory and headed to the preliminary exam venue at the University of Melbourne.
Upon arrival at the examination venue, participating teams from all over the world began to line up and wait for their turn to take the exam.
As luck would have it, the Chinese national team is playing right next to the American national team.
Tang Ming, who had clashed with them just two days ago, stood proudly at the front of the group, holding the Stars and Stripes high.
"Pooh!"
Yang Zongyuan couldn't help but spit.
"Traitor dog!"
Tang Ming turned his head, his brows furrowed.
Zhang Qing, who was standing behind him, also blushed.
Just then, a middle-aged man with a middle parting, black eyes, and yellow skin walked over and looked at Xiao Li, the leader of the Dragon Kingdom team.
“Dear Mr. Xiao, please keep your students in check. If they continue with the verbal abuse just now, I will file a complaint with the organizing committee.”
As a long-time rival with whom he had clashed several times, Xiao Li naturally recognized this person.
He is Luo Sheng, the leader of the US Mathematical Olympiad team.
Despite his appearance, which makes him look like a Chinese person, Luo Sheng is a native-born second-generation Chinese American.
He is also a mathematics professor.
It was under his leadership that the Americans once snatched the top spot in the overall rankings from the Chinese for four consecutive terms, second only to the Chinese for four consecutive terms.
Upon seeing him, Xiao Li greeted him with neither arrogance nor servility:
"Teacher Luo, my students are just expressing their emotions!"
Two players on your team were originally from our Dragon Country team! They switched to your American team right before the competition; this kind of behavior is bound to cause emotional turmoil!
"This is their personal choice, and we respect their right to pursue better development."
"That teacher, Mr. Luo, retorted."
Xiao Li smiled and said, "It's perfectly understandable for them to pursue better development; they have the freedom to choose. But just as they do, my students also have the freedom to express their feelings!"
Seeing that he couldn't gain the upper hand in this matter, Luo Sheng changed the subject and said:
"Okay, I understand their feelings. After all, this year's math Olympiad has changed from individual medals to team medals."
For students like them who need medals to secure university admission, the pressure is indeed quite high.
Upon hearing this, a determined glint flashed in Xiao Li's eyes: "That's not necessarily true! My team members are confident in winning this first team gold medal!"
"Oh? On what grounds? Just because of your 'sea of questions' approach?"
Luo Sheng said with a disdainful look, "I know you Chinese like to guess and practice questions, but this method is outdated!"
Future math Olympiads will require mathematical knowledge that surpasses high school and competition levels!
You Chinese from Dragon Country can't handle this kind of thing, so from now on, the International Mathematical Olympiad will be dominated by us Americans.
"Then let's see who proves the best on the field!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li didn't say much, gave a casual reply, and then returned to his team.
But when he came to Teacher Zhu's side, he finally couldn't help but say:
"I'm afraid the Americans have heavily interfered in this competition."
"How did you know?" Teacher Zhu asked curiously.
"That Luo Sheng just said that our method of guessing and doing practice problems is outdated, and that future math olympiads will require mathematical knowledge that surpasses high school and competition levels. How do you think he knows that?"
Xiao Li countered with a question.
Teacher Zhu was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "Did they know the questions for this year's math Olympiad beforehand?"
"Not necessarily, but it's very likely that they found out the preferences and styles of this year's question setters beforehand."
"Then what do we do?" Teacher Zhu asked, slightly flustered.
This year's IMO is really not peaceful. First, the Americans poached two of their key players. Now, the other side may even have known the style of the questions in advance and done targeted practice.
This IMO competition will likely be an unprecedented challenge for the Chinese team.
"Don't panic. Do you know what Qian Xuesen's favorite saying was back then?"
"Old Qian?"
Teacher Zhu looked puzzled, not understanding why Xiao Li suddenly mentioned Professor Qian.
Before Professor Zhu could answer, Xiao Li asked and answered himself: "Professor Qian had a favorite saying: 'Scientists should believe in science.'"
And I believe in Lin Chen!
Xiao Li looked at Lin Chen, her eyes full of trust.
"This kid's understanding and talent for mathematics are extremely rare among his peers."
Under his leadership, our Dragon Country team will definitely achieve excellent results this time.
So right now, we don't need to do anything.
Just trust Lin Chen!
Lin Chen, who was talking to Chen Xiaoxiao, suddenly felt Xiao Li's burning gaze.
He turned his head and shuddered.
Teacher Xiao, I know I'm handsome, but your gaze is a bit too intense!
Fortunately, at that moment, the organizing committee finally announced the start of the preliminary rounds, and candidates from various countries entered the venue.
Lin Chen immediately walked to the front of the group, avoiding Xiao Li's eager gaze.
To ensure fairness, the preliminary round was divided into several examination rooms, and even members from the same country were assigned to different examination rooms.
As luck would have it, Lin Chen and Yang Zongyuan, as well as Tang Ming and Zhang Qing, who were embracing green cards, were in the same examination room.
Besides them, there were students from several other countries around them.
Everyone was assigned a table.
Besides the contestants' labels, there was a stack of draft paper, a box of pens, and a set of drawing tools on the table.
Lin Chen took it personally and prepared for the competition.
A moment later, several staff members came in.
These staff members set up camera equipment in the examination room and pointed the lenses at each candidate.
Make sure to record the entire competition process in a short time, without any blind spots.
After the cameras were set up, the invigilators began distributing the exam papers, accompanied by a ringing bell.
Each candidate's exam paper is individually sealed, and the exam papers are also prepared according to the different nationalities of the candidates.
The test papers that Lin Chen and Yang Zongyuan received were written in Chinese.
In addition, there were also exam papers in languages such as English, French, and German in the examination room.
Lin Chen unsealed the exam paper bag, took out the exam paper, and placed it on the table.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a surge of emotion.
Just six months ago, he never imagined that he would one day represent the country and take an exam abroad.
Now I stand on the international stage, surrounded by top students from all over the world.
but……
I ask the heroes of the world...
Who else would I be?
Lin Chen took a deep breath and began to look at the exam paper.
All the questions in the IMO competition are short answer questions.
There are three questions in the preliminary round, each worth 7 points.
Although there weren't many questions, the organizing committee set a time limit of 4.5 hours for this preliminary round.
In other words, they set a standard time limit of 1.5 hours for each question.
Not only are the calculations for each question very large, but the difficulty is also very high.
Therefore, the examination room immediately fell silent after the competition began.
Everyone was carefully reading the questions.
The only sound that could be heard was the footsteps of a few proctors.
But just then, someone suddenly heard the sound of pens being written.
Yang Zongyuan, who was sitting in the back, looked up.
Then they saw Lin Chen sitting in front of them, answering questions on the test paper with a pen.
That guy Lin Chen...
really……
Even the official IMO questions couldn't stump him!