Chapter 134: Actually I'm Just Being Courteous
But Xu You was still a little hesitant. Would it make the professor think too much if he dragged a suitcase with him when he met the professor for the first time?
"Forget it. For the sake of studying, I can't care about so much."
It would be best if I could borrow some information directly from Professor Peng Jun.
If that doesn't work, you can just write down the information you need and borrow it directly from the library.
Of course, with Xu You's current financial resources, buying books at his own expense is not a problem at all.
Thinking of this, Xu You shamelessly dragged his empty suitcase to the Information College building.
When he arrived at the door of Room 312 of the School of Information, Xu You discovered that the lights inside were on.
It looks like there is someone inside.
Xu You looked at the time. It was 6:55 in the evening .
"Just wait five more minutes. It's not good to disturb the teacher in advance."
Xu You turned on the clock on his phone, and when the time reached exactly 7:00:00, he knocked on the door of 312 on time.
"Come in!"
Xu You opened the door and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the office.
The man looked to be in his forties. He wore glasses and had plenty of hair, but half of it was gray.
"Hello, is this Professor Peng?"
"Yes, I am."
"Hello, Professor Peng. I was introduced by Dean Jiang. My name is Xu You."
"Oh, I know about this. Please come in and sit down."
During the day today, Jiang Hong and Peng Jun talked about this matter.
Peng Jun and Jiang Hong have a good relationship, and Jiang Hong's rank is higher than Peng Jun, so Peng Jun readily agreed to help Jiang Hong.
Moreover, Peng Jun had heard of Xu You's name a long time ago and knew that Xu You had recently published several important papers that had attracted a lot of attention throughout China.
Peng Jun was very happy to be able to communicate with such students face to face.
only……
When Peng Jun saw it, Xu You came in dragging a suitcase.
Peng Jun was also somewhat confused.
"Why, are you going to catch a train or a plane?"
"No, teacher, I'm going to the library in a moment."
Peng Jun: “…”
Peng Jun was a little confused. In this day and age, is it popular to bring a suitcase to the library?
It seems that I have not been online for so many days and I am falling behind again.
Peng Jun didn't ask any more questions and quickly got down to business with Xu You.
"So, your main areas of study now are physics and mathematics?"
"Yes, teacher. But I have also recently noticed the importance of computers. My knowledge in this area is very weak, and I can say that I have almost no basics, so today I would like to ask the teacher how to start learning from scratch."
"Your idea is very good. In fact, whether it is mathematics or physics, if you want to go deeper into research, it is inseparable from computers. If you can master these three subjects at the same time, it will definitely be of great help to your future."
After chatting with Xu You for a few sentences, Peng Jun had a very good impression of Xu You and forgot about Xu You dragging the suitcase just now.
Being able to maintain such a calm state of mind after publishing several important papers and wanting to further enrich oneself is indeed a rare quality.
"For example, the relationship between mathematics and computers. In fact, the same problem can be solved using these two completely different ways of thinking. Mathematical methods are more thoughtful. Even if there are mechanical execution parts in the process, they will often jump out in the end and rise to a higher level, which can be understood as intellectual mode."
"As for computer methods, the core representative is enumeration, which is to execute mechanically according to the specified steps, which is the so-called mechanic-mode."
“These two different modes of thinking are mutually beneficial and are not completely contradictory. When facing different problems, you can use different ways of thinking according to the type of problem. If you can complement these two methods well, you will reach a better level.”
Listening to Peng Jun's explanation, Xu You couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
As expected of a big shot from the School of Information, he was able to get to the crux of the matter right away.
" Computer knowledge is very complicated, and it is not easy to learn by yourself. Of course, for students like you, self-study is also possible. I suggest that in addition to reading books, you can also watch some online courses. These online courses are free and of good quality. If you can learn all of them, your computer foundation can be said to be very good."
Upon hearing this, Xu You quickly took out a pen and paper and prepared to start taking notes.
"First of all, you need a computer. This is definitely nonsense. Of course, if your financial conditions allow, it is better to buy a computer with higher configuration."
Xu You thought of the more than one million in his account and felt that it was time to buy a better computer.
"For the first course, I recommend you learn "College Computer Basics CAP". This is the most basic computer knowledge. If you feel that you really don't have any basics, it's best to learn it."
"The second course is discrete mathematics. It sounds like a math course, but it's actually a professional course for computer majors. If you learn this course well, it's like getting started with computers."
"Next, let's take C language. Of course, you physics majors may learn Python language, and Python language is a little easier to get started with. But C language is actually a compulsory subject that cannot be bypassed. Learning C language well will definitely be very beneficial for programming."
As he was talking, Peng Jun had already recommended more than ten courses to Xu You.
"Each of these online courses has at least dozens of hours of class time, not including the practice part. If you can complete these parts by yourself in four years of college, it would be very impressive."
Although Xu You felt that it would not take that long, it was at least enough for him to chew on it for a while.
After memorizing these courses, Xu You asked Peng Jun again and asked Peng Jun to recommend some good teaching materials.
Each course requires several textbooks to help you better understand and digest the knowledge.
"Teacher, these materials should be available for borrowing in the library, right?"
"Well...some can be borrowed, but some may be difficult to find. If you need them, I have some books that I don't need. You can take them back and read them yourself."
Hearing Peng Jun's words, Xu You couldn't help but feel happy.
I've waited for so long, and finally I heard Peng Jun say this!
"Thank you, teacher! Then please lend me the materials you don't need. I read quickly and will return them soon. I promise not to miss any book."
In fact, Peng Jun was just being polite, but he didn't expect that Xu You really had this idea.
And it looks like it was premeditated.
"You can pick any book on this shelf. We're not here during the holidays. Just return it before school starts."
