Chapter 79: Chapter 70 The Smart and the Not-So-Smart! (6/10 for first subscription, seeking monthly pass)_2

"Of course, as before, whether you join this project is entirely voluntary, but let me be clear, if you decide to join, you will definitely have to sacrifice some of your free time. However, the project does come with a cash subsidy, though not much, 2000 a month."

In the office, after Qiao Ze and Su Mucheng had left having signed the contract, Li Jiangao called his two graduate students over to ask their opinions.

Compared to those strict supervisors, Li Jiangao was the kind who respected students a lot.

The only strict requirement was that they must submit a report every week, summarizing the progress of the papers he assigned.

Other than that, as long as they attended classes on time, Li Jiangao rarely interfered with the students' daily lives.

Of course, this also had to do with the unique nature of mathematics.

At least in Li Jiangao's view, mathematical research at the graduate level mainly depended on one's own efforts.

All he could do was provide some guidance in mathematical methods and research approaches.

This time, Qiao Ze's research topic, in Li Jiangao's view, was a rare opportunity, and of course, he also wanted to look after his students. Making some living expenses was secondary; after all, he couldn't just spend Su Mucheng's money irresponsibly. The main hope was that in the process of working on the project with Qiao Ze, he could give some inspiration to his two students.

Such opportunities were indeed extremely rare.

If Qiao Ze really succeeded, the next time, even if he was just running errands, it wouldn't involve graduate students anymore; at least they would need to start with a PhD.

Zuo Jie glanced at Tan Jingrong beside him and said nothing.

He always declined the projects arranged by his supervisor.

The money wasn't much, and it would waste his time.

Fortunately, Tan Jingrong took the initiative and said, "Li, I'm interested. I've been hesitating with my thesis topic anyway."

"And you?" Li Jiangao nodded, then turned to his other student, Zuo Jie.

Zuo Jie hesitated for a moment, then said, "Hmm, does this project need so many people? I've been discussing the formalization and verification of Group Theory problems with a friend recently. I feel that if we focus on this direction, it's quite fitting, and I've got some ideas, and I'm quite busy with that. Of course, if you really want me to join the project, I have no objections."

Li Jiangao looked at Zuo Jie and shook his head, saying, "No problem, I said participation in this project is entirely voluntary. Alright, then go back, but remember, you still need to hand in your weekly report. Oh, and try to finalize your thesis topic before September."

Zuo Jie quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Li, I will do my best. I will leave now."

After speaking, as he turned around, the expression on Zuo Jie's face changed in an instant from sincere and fearful to proud, as he winked at Tan Jingrong beside him, as if to say, "See, I dodged another bullet."

Tan Jingrong gave a simple, honest smile at Zuo Jie.

It was nothing more than a personal choice.

These little maneuvers did not escape Li Jiangao's eyes, but he just sighed in his heart.

Sometimes the line between clever and foolish is really too blurred.

Especially when answering multiple-choice questions.

...

Qiao Ze went straight back to his dorm.

Su Mucheng wanted to have dinner together to celebrate the smooth start of their first collaboration.

Chen Yiwen was stunned, then pointed to the lines where (a+b)(a-b)=b(a-b), so a+b=b, and said, "Er... Isn't there a problem with this process? This step involves dividing both sides by (a-b), but since a=b, a-b=0, and you can't divide by zero."

Qiao Ze nodded and immediately marked a section on the paper and said, "Then look at this, didn't he also take zero as the divisor?"

After saying this, he stood up immediately.

"F*ck... That explains it, damn, I wondered why I couldn't find the problem for so long. It had to be you, Qiao Ze," Chen Yiwen praised fiercely.

He had no choice; if he didn't compliment Qiao Ze more at this moment, he felt just like the result Qiao Ze had written earlier, 2b=b.

He was the one in front of him...

Chen Yiwen even suspected Qiao Ze did it on purpose...

Otherwise, why not use a letter other than b for the variable?

But he really was a bit 2b!

How could there possibly be so many hidden masters like Qiao Ze in this world, and he just happened to stumble upon one on the internet?

As for Zhang Zhou and Gu Zhengliang behind him, they had already started looking up at the sky.

It was a bit annoying...

Qiao Ze wrote the proof, which even middle school students could understand, in such detail that they felt ashamed.

"If we allow zero as a divisor, indeed a rigorous logic reasoning process can be written to prove any conclusion, making mathematics have no problems at all. Because at the end all numbers are unified, 1/0 can represent any number from negative infinity to positive infinity.

I thought of this conclusion right after I first learned about division when my teacher told me that the mathematical rule is zero can't be a divisor," Qiao Ze explained plainly.

Chen Yiwen's face turned red again.

Damn, what had he been doing all morning?

Looking at an absurd proof, skipping class, wasting a whole morning.

Qiao Ze also looked at Chen Yiwen and asked seriously, "Have you been very free lately?"

"Ah?" Chen Yiwen stared at Qiao Ze blankly, his thoughts drifting.

"If you're really free, I just happen to have a project on Group Theory that I want to work on, all the preparatory work is done. Come help me with it," Qiao Ze invited calmly.

Chen Yiwen was startled, pointed to himself and said, "Me? Can I really do it? But I don't understand anything about Group Theory?"

Qiao Ze shook his head, "You don't need to understand Group Theory, just being able to use a computer is fine. By the end of this project, you should have grasped a bit of Group Theory."

"Then... sure! Whatever you need me to do, just tell me, I guarantee to do it perfectly," Chen Yiwen vowed, thumping his chest firmly.

Zhang Zhou and Gu Zhengliang were stunned.

Weren't they supposed to start living the rich second-generation life of idleness?

Why change so quickly?

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