After studying Sarrot's data for a long time, Lu Zhou could not find anything valuable from the limited data. Since the sample would only arrive in a few days, he decided to think about this problem later.
Right now, he had another thing to deal with.
Which was class preparation.
In comparison, being a professor was his real job …
Time flew by quickly.
Wednesday arrived, and God Lu's first Princeton number theory class finally began.
Five minutes before the class began, the classroom was already full. Even the hallway outside was quiet.
Not everyone took the number theory elective class. Many students who did not sign up for this class sat here with their backpacks.
It was as if this stage was made for him. From the first time he stood in the Princeton lecture hall, he had left behind an extraordinary legend on campus.
Even now, that silent report was still talked about by the students in graduate school.
Lu Zhou solved a series of prime number problems from the twin prime conjecture to Goldbach's conjecture. Now that he was standing here as a professor, everyone was curious about what kind of number theory class he would give them …
In order to live up to everyone's expectations, Lu Zhou was well prepared before the class.
In order to make himself look like a professor and not be mistaken for a student, he deliberately changed into a formal suit and put on a tie before he came to the classroom.
Actually, if one excluded the parts that were exaggerated by his good self-esteem, Lu Zhou's appearance was quite good. Plus, he tidied up a bit, which added a lot of points to his appearance.
When he walked into the classroom, many of the girls in the classroom looked at him with obvious interest.
Just like how a young female teacher would attract the attention of boys, a young and handsome male teacher would also attract the attention of girls.
Vera, who was sitting in the back corner of the classroom, blushed. She covered her cheeks with a book, trying to hide her unnatural expression.
However, no one noticed her little movements. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't care. After all, very few people would associate this petite girl with a master's degree and a teaching assistant. On the contrary, she was more like a freshman who came to freeload.
Standing on the podium, Lu Zhou looked at the expectant eyes of the audience and smiled in a friendly manner.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Lu Zhou from Jiangling, China."
Lu Zhou wrote this line of words on the blackboard. He looked back at the students in the classroom and said in a relaxed tone, "Because this is our first time meeting, in order to deepen our understanding of each other, you can ask me three questions before class begins."
Perhaps they didn't expect the legendary God Lu to be so approachable, the students in the classroom suddenly became excited.
A slightly dark-skinned male student with glasses raised his right hand.
"Professor, can I ask any question?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Sure."
The student with glasses continued to ask, "Is the Lu Zhou who published the chemistry thesis in Nature the same person as you?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "If you're referring to the modified PDMS film thesis, I did write it."
The classroom was filled with gasps of surprise.
Although there had always been such rumors in the past, not many people took them seriously.
After all, it wasn't uncommon for people to have the same name in English-speaking countries. Especially in the United States, many "lazy fathers" who didn't know how to name themselves would even give their names to their sons.
It wasn't uncommon for scholars to be proficient in both mathematics and physics. However, it was rare for a scholar to be proficient in both mathematics and chemistry.
Now that Lu Zhou had personally admitted it, all of the rumors had been settled.
Not only that, but hearing things from hearsay was far less shocking than personally admitting it …
A Caucasian girl with shoulder-length hair sitting next to the student with glasses couldn't help but speak.
"Which means, the patent fee …"
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "I won't answer questions about privacy. Even if you ask, it's just a waste of an opportunity."
An Asian student cleverly changed the way he asked, "Then can I ask, what was the first thing you bought with the patent fees?"
Many people looked at Lu Zhou expectantly, waiting for his answer.
However, Lu Zhou's answer obviously didn't respond to their expectations.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke.
"Strictly speaking, it's probably a research institute. In order to perfect the theory of computational materials science, I need experimental data to support it. "
After hearing Lu Zhou's words, the classroom was filled with disbelief.
A chubby boy sitting by the window in the classroom whispered, "Buying a laboratory? If it were me, I would definitely buy a Porsche. "
Some people joked, "I'm guessing the professor is lying to us. If it were me, I would definitely rent a seaside mansion for ten days and call a dozen girls …"
"Oh, Monroe, you're so dirty! I'm afraid this is why you can't find a girlfriend. "
"…"
Lu Zhou looked at the classroom and clapped his hands. He then said, "Okay, enough of this nonsense, let's start the class. Open the book to the introduction. Although I know you guys have already previewed this part, I still have to start from here …"
A student raised his hand and said, "Professor, there's one more question."
"Let's talk about it after class. I'm very disappointed with the two questions you guys asked," said Lu Zhou mercilessly. He then said, "Now, let's start the class."
Of course, he was only disappointed with the boring questions they asked before class.
In fact, after the class started, Lu Zhou was quite surprised by the performance of these students.
No wonder it was the place with the most talented minds in the world. The students of Princeton left a deep impression on him. Also, what especially impressed Lu Zhou wasn't their talent, but their focus and the in-depth knowledge they previewed before class.
They were able to quickly absorb every point of knowledge that he explained and draw inferences about other things based on what he said.
Although he didn't deliberately speed up the pace of the lecture, after half an hour, he still smoothly flipped through 30 pages of the book. Not a single person was left behind.
At least, he didn't feel like he was being left behind.
While teaching his own theories to these students, Lu Zhou was also silently absorbing their experience.
These experiences might not be useful to him anymore, but he believed that one day, these valuable experiences would come in handy.
In this focused atmosphere, the class gradually came to an end.
Lu Zhou closed the book and gave a simple assignment. He then announced the end of the class.
When he announced the end of the class, there was a warm applause in the classroom.
Lu Zhou also smiled and nodded to his students. He then walked out of the classroom.
He walked through the hallway and was about to walk downstairs. Professor Fefferman came out of nowhere and walked over to say hello. He smiled and said, "It seems that you're quite popular with the students. How do you feel?"
Professor Fefferman was the head of the mathematics department at Princeton University. Although he was a Fields Award winner, he was very humble. Therefore, he had a good relationship with many people. Of course, this included Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It feels good. The students here are all outstanding. As their professor, I personally feel a sense of accomplishment. In addition, occasionally thinking about some basic questions is also very beneficial to me. "
Fefferman was slightly surprised by Lu Zhou's statement. He then smiled and said, "I'm glad that you think this way. I hope this job can inspire your research."
Lu Zhou said, "It definitely will."
…
Inside the office, Vera was sitting in her seat. She was seriously organizing the class notes.
When she saw Lu Zhou walking in, she immediately put down the pen in her hand and ran toward him with her notebook in her arms.
Lu Zhou looked at Vera and asked in a relaxed tone, "How do you feel?"
Vera had a troubled look on her face as she said, "It's very difficult … Teaching and research are two completely different things."
"You're right, but the two can often be combined." Lu Zhou took the notebook from her hand and looked at it. He then nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that you're good at understanding things. I'll leave the next class to you."
"The next class?" Vera looked a little flustered as she said, "But … I'm not ready yet."
"You have a week to prepare. It shouldn't be difficult for you." Lu Zhou gave the notebook back to Vera and gave her an encouraging look. He said, "I believe you can do it."
Vera gradually gathered her courage and took a deep breath. She then said, "I'll do my best!"
"Yeah, do your best."
After encouraging the girl, Lu Zhou returned to his desk and sat down. He turned on his computer and checked his email.
He happened to see an unread email lying in his inbox.
The sender was Frick Laboratory's mail room.
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