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Final exams are something that some people pass and others fail.

Even top students in the Mathematics Department of Yenching University can face failing a course if they don't perform well.

The Analytic Geometry papers were graded very quickly; there were only three questions in total.

Two days later, the scores for the Analytic Geometry were announced.

The Department of Information Science utilizes modern mathematical methods and Computer Science to solve problems in the field of information science and technology, with very wide applications. However, the Analytic Geometry rate for the analytic geometry exam is only 54%.

The Mathematics Department is highly regarded in the international financial and applied Mathematics Community, with a 68% pass rate in Analytic Geometry exams.

The Department of Scientific and Engineering Computing is a leading center for comprehensive computing in the engineering field, with a 75% pass rate in Analytic Geometry exams.

In the Department of Probability Statistics, over 80% of students choose to pursue master's and doctoral degrees after graduating with their bachelor's degrees; universities are where they truly showcase their talents. The Analytic Geometry rate for the Probability Statistics reaches 85%.

Yenching University's description of its Mathematics Department is the most concise: to lay the foundation for cultivating advanced mathematics specialists.

The Mathematics Department achieved a 92% pass rate in this Analytic Geometry exam, with only three students failing.

The data shows that the majors with the most students failing exams at Yenching Big Mathematics Department of Mathematical Sciences are those with wide applications in various fields. Students in these application-oriented majors have no difficulty finding jobs after graduation, and they can even find quite well-paying jobs.

Students majoring in Probability Statistics, Mathematics Department, have the most solid theoretical foundation and are extremely good at exams. They generally don't look for jobs; what's the point of working? Can they even make a living?

Shen Qi Analytic Geometry a perfect score on his geometry test again.

In the final exams that have already ended in the first semester of freshman year, Shen Qi got full marks in all courses except Marxist Philosophy Shen Qi. His dormitory is very strong, with two students Analytic Geometry 100 points, one getting 90 points, and one getting 82 points in functional geometry.

The Analytic Geometry set by Professor Qu this time was very difficult; scoring above 80 points would be considered excellent.

Despite receiving perfect scores on several occasions, Shen Qi remained humble; it was simply a basic procedure for earning credits.

As human beings, we should always have some higher aspirations.

A paper for a domestic core journal has been completed, and it's only a matter of time before it's officially published in the Journal of Mathematical Research, Series A.

To be included in the SCI database, it naturally needs to be translated into English and published in the Journal of Mathematical Research, Series B. Shen Qi is currently working on this.

Domestic core journals are usually structured like this: Series A (Chinese version) and Series B (English version), with Series B being the one indexed by SCI.

Shen Qi has been studying a lot of English-language mathematical literature these past few days. He has been reading international mathematics journals such as Ann-Math and Acta-Math, searching for relevant papers on SCI, and lurking on arXiv to find the English materials he wants.

In fact, Shen Qi prefers to go to arXiv, which is a website, but you can also think of it as a special international academic forum.

To prevent their papers from being plagiarized before formal publication, some authors upload their drafts to arXiv for pre-indexing to prove their academic originality.

Papers uploaded to arXiv are generally quite impressive, covering fields such as physics, mathematics, biology, and Computer Science. At least they look impressive.

Shen Qi found the papers of two senior students on arXiv. Yun Wei and Gong Changwei were doing well in the United States and had published several high-quality mathematics papers in the past two years.

Terence Tao is doing even better in the United States; he has published dozens of papers on arXiv, making him a highly prolific writer.

Those who dare to post on arXiv are all top talents, including giants like Terence Tao, as well as young and promising mathematicians like Yun Wei and Gong Changwei.

Top scholars have a strong awareness of protecting academic intellectual property rights, and the papers they write are all of high quality.

Given the long review process for mathematics journals, both established and emerging researchers often post their preliminary drafts on arXiv under their real names to prevent plagiarism.

Shen Qi dared not post on arXiv because he did not have any academic papers to show for it.

He would just browse the English posts on arXiv to improve his Professional English for Mathematics, without saying a word.

While drafting the English version of his paper, "A Solution for Three-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers," Shen Qi met with Professor Lu Guozhen of the Department of Mathematical Analysis.

In fact, Shen Qi hadn't attended his calculus analysis class for a while, and it was Shen Qi Lu Guozhen took the initiative to contact him.

"I heard you Analytic Geometry a perfect score on your subject exam?" Lu Guozhen asked. Perhaps he had been overworked lately with his academic research, as his hair was thinning and his Mediterranean Sea was expanding into the Atlantic Ocean.

"Hmm." Shen Qi nodded.

"I heard that one of your papers was included in the Journal of Mathematical Research?" Lu Guozhen asked again.

"It's almost certainly true," Shen Qi said.

Professor Lu continued, "You've earned the 5 credits for Analytic Geometry and the 10 credits for Advanced Algebra. You're only missing Calculus, right?"

"Mathematical analysis is a major course, worth 15 credits and requiring three semesters to complete," Shen Qi replied.

"Want to complete your 15 calculus credits ahead of schedule?" Lu Guozhen asked with a tempting smile.

"Of course I want to! Three semesters is such a long time. How many three-semester periods does a person have in their lifetime?" Shen Qi felt this fervent desire, but on the surface, he remained relatively calm. "Is the operation method similar to problem 36 in Advanced Algebra?"

Lu Guozhen said righteously, "No, forcing students to complete a large number of problems in a short period of time is inhumane and does not conform to the academic style of Yenching University."

"Long live understanding, Professor Lu! So you're giving me 36 math problems to solve in 48 days?" Shen Qi asked.

"No, you don't need to do a single question." Lu Guozhen's attitude was firm.

"Give me 15 math calculus credits for free?" Shen Qi could hardly believe it, but he knew it was just wishful thinking, "Giving away credits for free is even more contrary to the academic style of Yenching University. Tell me, Professor Lu, what do you need me to do?"

"Yantai Big Mathematics Department is aligned with international standards. For exceptionally outstanding, talented, and hardworking students, they can directly obtain a master's or even a doctoral degree without completing all undergraduate credits." Professor Lu smiled deeply.

"Could it be..." Shen Qi trembled inexplicably and asked, "A thesis?"

"That's right, otherwise how would those young people in their early twenties obtain master's or even doctoral degrees?" Lu Guozhen said.

The thesis system stipulates that as long as an undergraduate student can write an article of the level of a master's or doctoral thesis and pass the defense, the university will award him the corresponding degree.

"This is very challenging for me, after all, I haven't even finished my first semester of college." Shen Qi turn 19 in a few months, and faced with such a challenging task, his desire for a degree was strongly ignited. "But Professor Lu, I'm willing to accept this challenge! Please give me a chance, I want to try for a master's degree from the School of the Big Mathematics Department first."

"Don't be impatient, Shen Qi. I'm just an ordinary professor. Something as important as a dissertation isn't up to me. It has to be approved by the dean."

"Huh? The dean is such a big shot, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, I can't even get a chance to meet him."

"Shen Qi, I'm telling you this information so you won't fight an unprepared battle."

"This... all that excitement for nothing, all that blood wasted." Shen Qi squatted down, unhappy.

"But..." Professor Lu made a turn here, saying, "In the field of mathematical analysis, I can give you 15 credits first. The requirements aren't high. I'll assign you a thesis topic and the scope of the argument, and you'll complete the rest of the work. Once you finish this thesis and pass my defense, you can take your 15 mathematical analysis credits ahead of schedule."

"I, Lu, can make the decision on this little matter; there's no need to bother the dean. Shen Qi, everything has to be done step by step. You can't rush things. Once you've laid a solid foundation, your academic level will steadily improve, and your thesis will just be a natural consequence. It's good to practice with mathematical analysis first and familiarize yourself with the procedures." Lu Guozhen advised patiently.

Got it, got it. It's just helping you, Lao Lu, with your research project.

Shen Qi thought about it again and realized that he had gotten a little carried away. He hadn't even finished his first year of college and was already fantasizing about getting a master's degree. His mindset wasn't right.

The most important thing in doing academic research is, of course, to have the right mindset and to work steadily and surely. Being able to work on a research project with a full professor of mathematics at Yenching University is a rare learning opportunity.

"Okay, Professor Lu, please tell me the title and scope of your paper."