Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 99: Will you be my teaching assistant?
High school substitute teaching.
Professor Zhang Zhongyuan’s class.
As soon as the class started, Zhang Zhongyuan asked the students to hand in their homework first.
During the National Day holiday, he still assigned some homework.
When it comes to handing in homework, Zhang Zhongyuan is extremely serious.
Zhang Zhongyuan once said a classic sentence in the first class: "You have to hand in the homework I assign to you. Maybe some students will say , teacher, you never read my homework and don't even correct it."
"But the teacher wants to tell you that it is my right not to check. It is your responsibility whether you write or hand in your homework. If you don't write or hand in your homework when I check it, you will be in trouble."
"Even though you've handed it in, I may not have the time to read it. But if you don't hand it in when I want to read it , you'll be in real trouble."
All students who have taken Professor Zhang Zhongyuan’s advanced class are deeply impressed by this.
So, as soon as Zhang Zhongyuan said to collect homework, everyone started to hand it in actively.
Different from Wu Xiping's teaching style, Zhang Zhongyuan often quotes classics in his classes, thoroughly stretching out and smoothing out a point of knowledge, presenting it to you in the most direct way.
It not only allows you to know this knowledge point, but also allows you to understand the source of this knowledge point and its derivatives.
Moreover, Zhang Zhongyuan doesn’t like to conduct in-class tests, he likes to ask questions.
He put all the problems in class and discussed with students to solve the problems by asking them questions.
This is a way of teaching mathematical thinking.
Relatively speaking, Chen Zhou still prefers Zhang Zhongyuan's class.
Moreover, the reason why Chen Zhou put advanced algebra last was because Zhang Zhongyuan's class was very interesting. He wanted to follow Zhang Zhongyuan's progress and finish the course. It was definitely not because he disliked the course.
If he can master all the lessons by self-study, then what is the need for teachers?
During the entire advanced substitute class, Zhang Zhongyuan was always lecturing nonstop.
Chen Zhou followed Zhang Zhongyuan's ideas and verified in more depth the advanced algebra knowledge he had learned.
When the senior class was over, Chen Zhou was left alone by Zhang Zhongyuan.
Zhang Zhongyuan asked, "Chen Zhou, how is your study in higher education going?"
Chen Zhou replied: "Still learning..."
Zhang Zhongyuan glanced at Chen Zhou and said, "You are still learning. I remember you said that advanced algebra is difficult. But I have been waiting for you for a whole holiday, but you still haven't come to ask me."
Chen Zhou was slightly stunned, muttering in his heart: "Oh my god... Professor Zhang, you don't have to be so serious..."
Seeing that Chen Zhou didn't say anything, Zhang Zhongyuan continued, "If you don't ask me, then I can only assume that you know everything. This is the question I prepared for you. Do it at noon and hand it in to me in my office in the afternoon. I know you don't have classes in the afternoon."
As he spoke, Zhang Zhongyuan took out a piece of A4 paper and handed it to Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou glanced at Zhang Zhongyuan before reaching out to take the A4 paper, on which were five handwritten questions by Zhang Zhongyuan.
Chen Zhou took a quick look. Haha, it covered all the knowledge points of the upper and lower volumes of Advanced Algebra, and they were all comprehensive questions...
"Chen Zhou, I'll wait for you in the office this afternoon." Without giving Chen Zhou a chance to speak, Zhang Zhongyuan said, then took the teaching materials and walked out of the classroom.
Looking at Zhang Zhongyuan's back, Chen Zhou sighed softly. He never expected that there would be a day when he would be forced to study by the professor...
Zhang Zhongyuan walked to the door of the classroom, turned back and asked, "My office, you know it, right?"
Seeing Chen Zhou nodded, Zhang Zhongyuan left with satisfaction.
Chen Zhou folded the A4 paper, put it away, left the classroom and walked towards the Yan University cafeteria.
After having lunch with Yang Yiyi, he returned to the dormitory.
Let’s solve these 5 questions as soon as possible…
In the dormitory, Li Li was not there. Zhao Qiqi and Zhu Mingli were lying on the bed chatting. Both of them had the habit of taking a nap.
Seeing Chen Zhou coming back, Zhao Qiqi immediately sat up from the bed and asked, "Chen Zhou, why did Professor Zhang keep you here?"
Chen Zhou took out the folded A4 paper, handed it to him, and said, "Leave me homework."
Zhao Qiqi opened the A4 paper curiously, and Zhu Mingli also got up from the bed and came over.
The two looked at each other for a while, then Zhao Qiqi tilted her head and looked at Zhu Mingli: "Can you?"
Zhu Mingli shook his head: "I know the first two questions, but I can't . Do you know how to do it?"
Zhao Qiqi also shook her head : "Me too."
They both looked up at Chen Zhou at the same time and asked, "Can you?"
Chen Zhou replied: "I guess so..."
Zhao Qiqi handed the A4 paper back to Chen Zhou: "What does it mean to calculate it?"
"It can be done, but it will take some time. I have just finished reading the advanced algebra textbook and haven't fully understood it yet." Chen Zhou took back the A4 paper, walked to the desk, sat down, and prepared to solve the problem.
Zhao Qiqi and Zhu Mingli looked at each other, then stood up and walked to the desk and sat down. They each took out their advanced algebra textbooks and prepared to study on their own.
Chen Zhou looked at the two of them strangely: "Why did you get up?"
Zhu Mingli: "I'm ready to give up the habit of taking naps."
Zhao Qiqi: "Me too. Damn, you and Li Li put too much pressure on others, especially you."
Chen Zhou: “…”
It took Chen Zhou two and a half hours to solve all five questions.
Looking at the problem-solving process that filled two pages of draft paper, Chen Zhou also sighed that it was not easy...
He checked his calculations again according to the draft paper. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he stood up, packed his things, and prepared to look for Zhang Zhongyuan.
After Chen Zhou left the dormitory, Zhao Qiqi turned around and asked Zhu Mingli, "Didn't he say he needed some time?"
Zhu Mingli checked the time and replied, "He spent two and a half hours..."
The two looked at each other, then lowered their heads and continued reading.
3:00 pm.
Chen Zhou came to Zhang Zhongyuan's office.
After knocking on the door, he heard a voice saying "Come in" and Chen Zhou pushed the door open and walked in.
There are a total of 5 desks in Zhang Zhongyuan's office. In addition to Zhang Zhongyuan's, there are also desks for his graduate students and teaching assistants.
However, Chen Zhou didn't see anyone else. Zhang Zhongyuan was the only one in the office.
Zhang Zhongyuan was sitting behind his desk, writing something with his head down.
Hearing the door open, he looked up and saw that it was Chen Zhou, so he asked directly: "Are you here to hand in your homework?"
"Yes, professor." Chen Zhou took out an A4 paper and handed it to Zhang Zhongyuan along with two draft papers filled with his answers.
Zhang Zhongyuan then put down his pen, took the draft paper and started reading.
As he watched, Chen Zhou discovered that he had changed his posture and was leaning back in his chair.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Zhongyuan put down the draft paper in his hand, looked at Chen Zhou, tapping the desk lightly with his fingers, but did not speak.
Chen Zhou felt a little confused by the look on his face, so he simply asked, "Professor Zhang, is there any problem with the solution?"
Zhang Zhongyuan replied: "No problem, I got all 5 questions right, and my thinking process was very smooth."
Chen Zhou: "Then why are you looking at me like that?"
Zhang Zhongyuan: "Nothing, just thinking about my younger self."
Chen Zhou: “???”
Zhang Zhongyuan thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to be my teaching assistant?"
