parentshiftbook Chapter 43 Poaching
Chapter 43 Poaching
Li Ang nodded.
He did indeed know the person Van Lefchett had just mentioned.
Fan continued, "What was his last name again? Oh yeah, I think it was Aldrin. Anyway, bro, if you run into him, be careful. I heard even our department head, Mr. Sanders McLean, is wary of him..."
"Director McLean?"
Li Ang gave Fan a strange look.
"Hmm! According to rumors, a Chevrolet drove into the school the day before yesterday. The car was ordinary and not expensive, but Dean McLean personally went to greet it. How about that? Now you know how powerful Aldrin is, right? Of course, don't spread this around. I'm worried that if it gets to Dean McLean's ears, it will be difficult for me to transfer from the statistics department to the mathematics department."
"it is good."
Li Ang nodded.
Soon, the school bell rang.
The classroom door was pushed open, and in walked a thin, middle-aged professor in a dark suit and glasses: Rex Morrison.
Li Ang had already learned that Professor Morrison had immigrated to the United States from Poland in his early years and was a key figure in the Chicago School of Analysis, while also being known for his achievements in number theory.
Rex placed the lecture notes on the podium, rested his hands on the edge of the table, and scanned the entire classroom from behind his glasses.
At the same time, Li Ang was also sizing up the professor.
Logically speaking, a mathematics professor like Rex should no longer need to teach undergraduate courses.
For example, when Li Ang was in college in his previous life, these kinds of math courses were usually taught by young lecturers. Even if there were professors leading the classes in the advanced or experimental classes, they wouldn't attend every class.
It seems that math students at the University of Chicago are having a pretty good time.
As Li Ang pondered, a voice in English with an Eastern European accent rang out: "Before we begin today's new content on complete metric spaces, I noticed that we have a new member in our class."
Rex paused briefly, his gaze landing precisely on Li Ang. "Li Ang, is that you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom fell silent, and all eyes turned to the back of the room.
After a slight pause, Li Ang stood up and replied, "Hello Professor Morrison, I am Li Ang Aldrin."
"Okay, please have a seat."
Rex nodded, then smiled and said, "I saw the paper you answered with Professor Nolan, it was very good! I hope you study hard in the mathematics department and don't let your mathematical talent go to waste."
Without any hesitation, Rex Morrison gave Li Ang the highest praise in front of all the students.
The entire classroom erupted in cheers.
Van Lefurcher, sitting next to Li Ang, was completely dumbfounded.
"Lion Aldrin, you are Lion Aldrin?"
"It's me." Li Ang nodded.
Upon hearing Li Ang's admission, Fan's eyelids twitched violently. He quickly forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Li Ang, Aldrin, Brother Aldrin, what I just said was all nonsense. You don't have a special background... no, you do have a background. You've forgotten all that, haven't you?"
"I haven't forgotten. Didn't you say I had a close relationship with Director McKlain, and that he was giving me all sorts of preferential treatment?"
"No...!"
Fan scratched his head, racking his brains to figure out how to smooth things over.
Li Ang naturally wouldn't stoop to his level.
He only comes here to attend classes to gain experience in advanced subjects and to complete system tasks.
The concept of friendship between classmates simply doesn't exist for him, nor does he need it.
With the academic superstar system around, his academic achievements are destined to surpass everyone here in the future. Or, after he masters powerful magic and achieves extraordinary status, the two sides can even be said to be of a different species.
All Li Ang needs to do now is study.
……
The course has officially begun.
Rex lived up to his professor title, starting with the basics, which made it easy for Li Ang, who didn't have much in-depth knowledge of complete metric spaces, to keep up.
Like the other students, they listened attentively with great interest.
However, the course content soon became more in-depth.
"A subset Y of a complete metric space (X, d) is complete ⇔ Y is a closed set in X. In a complete large space, whether a subspace is complete or not depends on whether it is closed..."
"This involves the contraction mapping theorem. Let (X, d) be complete, and let T: X→X be a contraction mapping, i.e., ∃k∈[0, 1), st d(Tx, Ty)≤ k·d(x, y)..."
The students, who had mostly understood the explanations, were suddenly stunned as they watched the formulas on the blackboard increase.
For example, sitting next to Li Ang, Van Lefurcher from the statistics department now has an expression that says "Who am I?" and "What am I here for?"
Professor Morrison's classes weren't like this before.
Li Ang was able to keep up with Rex Morrison's line of thinking.
He listened to the lesson with exceptional focus, like a dried-up sponge desperately absorbing moisture.
At the same time, his experience in mathematics has also improved significantly.
According to Li Ang's estimate, if he spends all his remaining time studying mathematics, he could probably reach level 3 in mathematics before his next trip to Ioria.
Given the style of the academic genius system, he might be able to earn a lot of attribute points.
Time passed second by second.
As the class drew to a close, Rex tossed the half-used piece of chalk onto the lectern and said, "Today we extended our research to the completeness of non-Archimedean assignment fields. This completeness is the p-adic number field Qp, a core object of number theory research. Continuing this direction may yield very interesting results in number theory. I hope everyone here will try to investigate. Class dismissed."
The students applauded.
Regardless of whether they understood or not, being able to connect with Professor Morrison will greatly benefit their future studies and lives.
Of course, some students listened to everything, like Li Ang.
Professor Morrison's presentation was very cutting-edge for this era.
The framework he finally expanded upon was something Li Ang had some understanding of when he studied the history of mathematics in his previous life.
Li Ang always felt that there was something hidden in this, and if he could grasp it, he might be able to make a breakthrough in number theory.
But ultimately, his Level 2 math skills were still lacking, and Li Ang could only watch his inspiration slip away.
Fortunately, he wasn't the type to dwell on things, and he immediately walked out of the classroom after the class ended.
However, as soon as he stepped out, he was stopped by someone.
It was Rex Morrison.
Professor Morrison chuckled and asked, "Li Ang, how did you like the lecture? Are you interested in pursuing a career in number theory?"
Emmm...
Li Ang realized what was happening.
Professor Morrison has come to poach Kayla Nolan's talent.
The University of Chicago's mathematics department is strong in analysis, and there are not many scholars like Rex Morrison who focus on number theory.
Keira Nolan had just paid for his tuition and published a paper, and what's more, she was his boss who paid his salary.
It wouldn't be appropriate for me to betray them directly.
With that thought in mind, Li Ang smiled awkwardly. "Professor Morrison, I really enjoy number theory, but my energy for research is really limited. I'll just follow Professor Nolan for now."