A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 52 I want to try
"I'll provide you with exam-related information, analyze past exam questions, and select study materials for you. If you win, I'll take one-fifth of the prize money."

Zhang Anguo said bluntly.

"Then why don't I take the exam myself?" Chen Hui asked back.

"The Barbary Mathematics Competition consists of preliminaries and finals. The mathematical knowledge involved includes algebra and number theory, geometry and topology, analysis and equations, applied and computational mathematics, combinatorics, and probability. Algebra and number theory includes abstract algebra, algebraic number theory, commutative algebra, groups, and representation theory; geometry and topology includes algebraic topology, differential topology, manifolds and Lie groups, and Riemannian geometry..."

Zhang Anguo was clearly well prepared. "There's no specific track for the preliminaries, which means all this knowledge will be tested. Although the preliminaries won't be too difficult, they'll start in June. With only two months to learn so much, you don't have that much time!"

"Trust me, you need my help!"

Chen Hui was silent.

This Barbary Mathematics Competition obviously involves all advanced mathematics, and he has never even heard of many of the terms. As Zhang Anguo said, it will probably take him a lot of time just to understand the scope of the competition.

But now, time is running out.

"Why don't you take the test yourself?"

Zhang Anguo smiled bitterly, "You think too highly of me. Although many middle school math teachers participate in the competition every year and some win awards, with my level, passing the preliminaries is definitely no problem. But I have little hope of winning a prize in the finals."

"You think I'm better than you?"

Chen Hui was puzzled.

"Of course you're better than me!"

Zhang Anguo said without hesitation, "Mathematics has never been about who is better at it because of age. Those genius mathematicians often wrote books and articles in their twenties.
You have a strong intuition in mathematics, a talent that is rare in millions!"

Whether it was the question he gave Chen Hui in the math competition team or the imaginative solution to the last question in the provincial competition, they all demonstrated Chen Hui's terrifying mathematical talent. Zhang Anguo's confidence in Chen Hui was greater than anyone else.

"I will think about it."

Chen Hui still didn't agree, "I have to ask Teacher An first."

Zhang Anguo was silent, feeling somewhat distressed.

Why didn't he discover this good seedling first?
"Let's go, let's go now, I'll go with you!" He is not the kind of person who wastes time. As he said, the first round of the Barbary Mathematical Competition will begin in June, and time is indeed tight.

An Chengzhang was a little surprised when he saw Chen Hui and Zhang Anguo walking into the office together.

When he heard that Chen Hui wanted to participate in the Barbary Mathematics Competition, his face turned serious and he said, "I don't recommend you to participate this year!"

An Chengzhang looked at Zhang Anguo and became more and more displeased. This man was too utilitarian.

But he didn't bother to pay attention to him, and continued to say to Chen Hui, "Do you know the scope of the Barbary Math Competition?"

"It's all advanced mathematics, something you've never encountered before. There are only two months left until the first round of competition. In those two months, you won't even be able to review the basics of these fields, let alone master them."

"There's enough time! As long as we can get into the top 800 in the preliminaries, it won't be too difficult!"

Zhang Anguo countered, "After being shortlisted, there is still a month until the finals. We can choose a track, specialize in it, and study it in depth. There is definitely enough time!"

An Chengzhang was so angry that he laughed. People really laugh when they are speechless.

He ignored Zhang Anguo, the delusional man, and just looked at Chen Hui. He believed that Chen Hui was a rational and good boy.

Zhang Anguo also looked at Chen Hui. He was as confident as An Chengzhang.

He understood Chen Hui because he knew the feeling of being short of money, and he also understood the confidence of a genius!

"Teacher An, do you have any other questions?"

Chen Hui asked. The reason he came to ask was more because he was worried that Zhang Anguo was lying.

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An Chengzhang's expression changed. Isn't this a fatal problem? What does it mean when you look so moved?

"If that's all, I want to try it!"

"You have to think carefully. The CMO is also held in July. If you are distracted by preparing for the Barbary Mathematics Competition, it will likely affect your CMO results."

An Chengzhang didn't understand why he lost, but he was still making his final effort.

"Teacher An, don't worry. I won't fall behind in my preparations for the CMO competition."

Chen Hui is full of confidence.

The CMO exam examines high school mathematics knowledge, which he had already learned except for a few small parts such as number theory.

The Barbary Mathematical Competition also requires preparation for number theory, so his preparation for the Barbary Competition will not delay his CMO.

Moreover, CMO focuses more on examining students’ thinking and logic, and their application of learned knowledge.

For other students, they may need to spend a lot of time practicing exercises to consolidate the knowledge they have learned, improve their problem-solving skills, and exercise advanced thinking logic.

But for Chen Hui, he only needs to improve his proficiency!

Studying competition questions can improve your proficiency, and preparing for the Barbary Mathematics Competition can also improve your proficiency without any delay.

An Chengzhang was silent.

After a long pause, he finally nodded. "Okay, in that case, you can always ask me any questions you have. I majored in combinatorics in my undergraduate studies and switched to applied mathematics in my graduate studies, so I think I can be of help to you."

He also figured it out. Since Chen Hui had made up his mind, it was useless for him to stop him. It might not be a bad thing to let the little guy encounter some setbacks.

Anyway, Chen Hui is only in the first year of high school now, and he can continue to participate in CMO next year and the year after. After both Barbari and CMO fail this year, I believe the little guy will know what to choose.

Now that I think about it, it’s a good thing that the Barbaria Mathematical Competition was held in June, so it was only delayed for two months. For Chen Hui at this age, the price he paid was not too heavy.

“Thank you, Teacher An!”

Chen Hui said sincerely.

The help provided by Teacher An is free of charge.

But he didn't kick Zhang Anguo away.

Sometimes, monetary transactions are often purer, while favors are more difficult to repay.

Zhang Anguo was overjoyed. He sat down at the coffee table in An Chengzhang's office, placed the A4 paper in his hand on the coffee table, and said to Chen Hui, "Without further delay, let me tell you about my next study plan."

"We'll study according to the exam scope. First, we'll study analysis. You've already learned mathematical analysis. Next, we can learn about ordinary differentials and partial differential equations. These may be covered in the preliminaries, but not in depth.

Next is algebra. You can study advanced algebra and abstract algebra. For advanced algebra, I recommend Qiu Weisheng's textbook. For abstract algebra, since your English is not good, I recommend Shuangdan University's "Abstract Algebra." I have prepared all these textbooks for you. Come to my office later to pick them up."

"???"

An Chengzhang looked at the two people sitting at the coffee table, plotting loudly as if no one was around, and was full of questions.

You really don't consider yourself an outsider.

Zhang Anguo doesn't really think that Chen Hui can beat all the big names in mathematics and win the Asay Prize in just two months, right?

"I recommend the combinatorics books published by Yanbei University..."

Before Zhang Anguo could finish his words, he was interrupted by An Chengzhang, "Alright, let me handle the combinatorial mathematics!"

(End of this chapter)