Recently, in the 2023 National Mathematical Olympiad Finals (Winter Camp), Bai Liyu, Tao Zhiheng, and Jia Yuqi from the sophomore (1) class of Nanjing Foreign Chinese School won the first prize (gold medal) with high scores, once again achieving all players to win gold medals, and continuing to maintain the strength of leading Jiangsu. What are the secrets Xi the three top students?Yangtze Evening News Purple Cow News reporters interviewed them.
Catching up. Keep thinking about math on weekends and after school.
The reporter learned that Tao Zhiheng and Jia Yuqi studied in junior high school and began to contact mathematics competitions when they were in junior high school. Bai Liyu was admitted to the Nanwai Mathematics and Science Penetration Project Class in high school, and he was exposed to mathematics competitions at the beginning of high school, and through a year of unremitting efforts, his mathematics level improved by leaps and bounds.
I have been particularly interested in mathematics since I was a child, and from elementary school to junior high school, my mathematics scores were also among the top in my class, and I was successfully admitted to the mathematics and science class of Nanwai. Since I didn't have the foundation of the math competition before, I didn't succeed in getting a place in the math competition through the school selection in my first year of high school. Bai Liyu told reporters, "When Tao Zhiheng and Jia Yuqi, the students who participated in the mathematics competition, came back from the training, I asked them for topics to do, took their handouts and exam questions, almost thought about the above topics, discussed the topics with them, and kept thinking about mathematics on weekends and in their spare time." ”
In the summer of his first year of high school, Bai Liyu participated in some competitions with the school. "On the one hand, I feel that I am improving, but on the other hand, I also find that I am lacking in many aspects. I would discuss it with my classmates, and they would share a lot of ideas and suggestions with me. With the help of my teachers and classmates, I made rapid progress in mathematics and successfully entered the provincial team in my sophomore year of high school. After entering the provincial team, we will go to different cities for training and compete with players from different cities. All of this has helped me a lot in my growth. ”
I think thinking about mathematics is a joy in itself, especially when I think of a problem and write it in full, which is very rewarding. Bai Liyu said that the most important thing to learn mathematics well is to keep thinking for a long time, and you can't look at the answer as soon as you don't understand something, and you really can't think of it and then ask your classmates. ”
Repeated defeats and battles. To participate in math competitions, you should keep a normal heart.
I only started to get into math competitions when I was in my third year of junior high school, and I got good results. Later, at the suggestion of his parents, he began to learn Xi math competitions in high school and successfully entered the provincial team. At that time, I was not very mature and my level was not enough, and I did not do well in the first national competition. After a painful lesson, Tao Zhiheng was not discouraged, but regained confidence, began to work hard, failed repeatedly, and finally won the first prize in the national competition.
Tao Zhiheng told reporters that since elementary school, he likes the conciseness and clarity of mathematics, and the distinction between right and wrong. When he entered junior high school, he found mathematics more interesting, and he was fascinated by the logical reasoning and depth of thinking in mathematics.
The math competition is a very hard road and the competition is fierce. Tao Zhiheng suggested that students who want to take the road of mathematics competition, "Although mathematics competition is linked to further education, I don't think you can use a too utilitarian mentality to learn Xi." I always want to be the first, and I always want to surpass others, which will bring a heavy psychological burden to myself. Keep a normal heart and do what you are supposed to do. After the completion of the daily study Xi, you should relax and relax, so as to ensure a smooth performance on the field and make it easier to achieve good results. ”
Help each other. Let him go further and further on the road of math competition.
Talking about the secret of the success of the competition, Jia Yuqi is very grateful that he was able to study Xi at Nanwai. The teaching of the teaching team, the selfless sharing of outstanding seniors, and the enthusiasm and mutual assistance of competition teammates are the traditions of Nanwai Competition Xi. In Nanwai, Jia Yuqi is not "fighting" alone. "The mutual help between my classmates has been with me from beginning to end in the competition. Every valuable question will be shared and discussed, and every question of the students will be studied by us to the end. 'There is a precedence in hearing the truth', the students in the upper and lower grades all show their best skills to help each other, learn from each other, and make progress together without reservation. Jia Yuqi said, "The atmosphere of learning and Xi is strong, especially in our mathematics and science class, and everyone's love for mathematics and the atmosphere of study deeply infect every student." Although the process of learning Xi was full of hardships, the sense of accomplishment I felt every time I solved a difficult problem was incomparable. ”
How to maintain a good attitude in the midst of intense Xi and fierce competition?Jia Yuqi told reporters that sports and chatting are a good way to decompress, in addition to the school's weekly physical education class, he will ask his classmates to play football together on weekends and chat about gossip together.
Their love for mathematics is simple and passionate.
The coach used the words "up", "stop" and "positive" to describe them.
We are the first class of the Mathematics and Science Breakthrough Program at SUSU, and we recruit students who have a very strong interest in mathematics and physics. The students' love for mathematics is very simple and enthusiastic, as an English teacher, sometimes I find it incredible, and their greetings and conversations are related to mathematics. Between classes, they gathered together not to talk about gossip or games, but to discuss how to do the math problem and how to do it. Bai Liyu, Tao Zhiheng, and Jia Yuqi are often the center of the group during recess, and students from other classes, junior grades and even junior high school students also go straight to them with small notebooks after class. They will also share it with their classmates for free. Head teacher Li Yan said.
Nanwai once again realized the dream of all the players to win all the gold medals!Talking about the three proud**, Huang Zhijun, the head coach of the Nanwai Mathematics Competition, was full of pride and joy. He used the words "up", "stop" and "positive" to describe the commonality of these three students. "First of all, they are all self-motivated, hardworking, and Xi hardworking;Secondly, be content without humiliation, know how to stop, know your own shortcomings without being shy, know your confusion and never slack off, and be good at self-reflection. The third is to have good moral character and positive energy. The three of them fully embody these three points. Coach Huang also summarized the growth formula he pioneered: growth = strong will + deep thinking + self-reflection + conscious action.
Correspondent: Liu Fei, Yangtze Evening News, Purple Cow News reporter Wang Ying.
Cinematographer Zhang Huawei.
Proofread by Li Haihui.