Top student: All my teachers are academic whizzes!

Chapter 19: Xiao Han is a smart child

Looking at his deskmate, Han Chuan smiled but didn't say anything.

He had to admit that he had noticed the changes in Li Hao recently.

Although I still read novels and play on my phone, at least I don't do it in class anymore. I generally listen attentively during class.

Although her learning progress is far behind his, she is also making steady progress.

Of course, the two are not comparable.

After all, to be honest, he was cheating.

Not only does he have the ability to visualize academic knowledge, but he also received guidance from two great figures, Ge Jun and Zhou Peiyuan.

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After the other students dispersed, Han Chuan took out the textbook containing the two book spirits, Ge Jun and Zhou Peiyuan, from his drawer.

He mentally recounted his math teacher Cao Wen's suggestion, recommending that he participate in the National High School Mathematics League in September. The first round would test his basic knowledge, and the second round would test his advanced skills. There were less than four months left until September.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ge Jun's handwriting appeared on the first page of the compulsory mathematics course.

"IMO competition? You're really giving yourself too much credit as a math teacher!"

"With your current level, you think you're qualified? To be someone's stepping stone? You can't even get a perfect score on the monthly exam, how do you expect to compete in competitions?!"

His penmanship is sharp as a knife, and his words still carry disdain and venom.

Han Chuan didn't mind and said with a smile, "Why not give it a try? Competitions are also a way to hone your skills."

Having dealt with Ge Jun for over two months, he had long since figured out the old man's temperament—scolding was just the opening act; the real substance was yet to come.

Sure enough, the next line of text popped up immediately, the strokes still sharp, but the content had taken a complete 180-degree turn.

"Then don't waste this registration form! I'll rearrange your study plan from now until September!"

"Starting tomorrow, every evening after self-study, you'll have an extra hour and a half of practice in number theory and plane geometry. Congruence equations, quadratic residues, Diophantine equations—go through them in that order. Ceva's theorem, Menelaus' theorem, Ptolemy's theorem—master them one by one!"

"You can barely understand the basic questions in the first round, but that's not enough—the second round is where the difference really comes in."

"If you can't even get into the national finals, I'll show you what I'm made of!"

Han Chuan chuckled and said, "I'll try my best!"

Although Ge You might verbally criticize him for being sharp-tongued, he is genuinely responsible and serious when it comes to teaching him.

One second they were saying he was just using the competition as a stepping stone for others, and the next second it was like a switch had been flipped, and they couldn't wait to start training him.

Beside it, Mr. Zhou Peiyuan's handwriting also appeared on the textbook of "Theoretical Mechanics".

"IMO competition? What's that?"

Upon seeing this line of questions, Han Chuan realized that Mr. Zhou officially published this textbook around 53, before the IMO mathematics competition even existed.

The IMO, or International Mathematical Olympiad, was initiated by Romanian mathematician Professor Roman in 1956, and the first International Mathematical Olympiad was held in Romania in July 1959. It has continued to this day for fifty years.

After a brief explanation to Elder Zhou, Zhou Peiyuan suddenly understood and wrote down his thoughts again.

"More than 100 countries around the world compete together; this is an event that brings glory to our country."

After a pause, a new line of text appeared on the textbook: "The IMO is for mathematics, so does this competition include physics?"

Han Chuan nodded and said, "Yes, IPHO corresponds to the Physical Competition, but the Physical Competition seems to have been established a few years later than the Mathematical Competition."

"Professor Zhou, would you like him to participate in the physics competition as well?"

Beside him, Ge Jun's handwriting appeared on the math textbook.

Unlike his interactions with Han Chuan, Ge Jun was much more amiable, or rather, very respectful, towards Mr. Zhou Peiyuan.

Zhou Peiyuan: "I can give it a try. I can still teach high school physics, but I don't know if Xiao Han has enough energy and time."

After a pause, he continued, "And then there's the question of whether the math and physics competitions conflict in time."

"If that doesn't work, then participating in math competitions is fine too."

Ge Jun: "It's alright. Judging from the competition schedule in recent years, although it's usually in July, the specific exam times are staggered."

"If you have any ideas, Mr. Zhou, then let him participate in both."

"This kid has a knack for learning; we can't let him be too idle!"

Zhou Peiyuan paused on the page for a moment before rewriting: "Since the times don't conflict, I'll participate in both."

"Mathematics trains logic, physics trains intuition—walking on two legs is more stable than hopping on one leg."

"Back then, I was the one who recommended Xiao Qian to study in Toronto. He went on to further his studies in mathematics there and achieved far more than I did."

"And Teacher Ge is right, Xiao Han's learning talent is indeed very good, it's just that his basic knowledge is a little bit lacking. Participating in competitions to hone his skills and improve his basic knowledge and thinking ability would be a good thing."

"Mr. Zhou, you can just call me Xiao Ge. I really don't deserve to be called Teacher Ge."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Jun's handwriting popped up in the math textbook, then he pointed it at Han Chuan: "Did you hear that? Even Professor Zhou has spoken. You still need to work on your fundamentals!"

"If you participate in the math competition, you also have to go to the physics competition. Although you're participating at the same time, if you mess up in either one...!"

The writing paused for a moment, then a line of text appeared that was larger than all the previous text.

"Hmph, figure it out yourself!"

Han Chuan shrank back, instinctively feeling a little scared.

Although Ge Jun can't jump out of the book to beat him up, this Emperor Ge has plenty of ways to deal with him.

Although he scored 93 points in the last monthly math exam, which met the goal that Ge Dadi had set for him before the exam.

但那道（6-1）分大题的争议还是让这位数学帝找到了理由，硬是扣掉了6分，最终他在葛大帝那里的考试成绩是93-6=87分，没及格。

Then he was subjected to three whole days of intensive training on function-related knowledge. He was doing so many problems that he dreamt of functions growing legs and chasing after him—it was a nightmare.

On the pages of "Theoretical Mechanics," Mr. Zhou Peiyuan's handwriting slowly emerged, gently pulling the atmosphere back down and offering reassurance.

"Don't be so nervous, Xiao Han. With your learning talent, you'll definitely have no problem learning all the competition-related knowledge in four months."

"Even if things don't go well, Teacher Ge and I will still teach you. Just take your time."

In the first semester of compulsory mathematics, Ge Jun's handwriting suddenly popped up: "Professor Zhou, don't spoil him too much. This kid's foundation in math and physics is already terrible. Taking it slow won't work; we have to intensively train him!"

Zhou Peiyuan replied in unhurried handwriting, "Don't worry, learning is something that can be mastered in many ways. These basic high school physics concepts won't take too much time."

"Xiao Han is a smart kid, he can catch up."

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