That evening, five officials from the Intellectual Olympics Organizing Committee, four executive members from the Cultural Federation, and seven referee representatives, including Ding Huaizhong, held a small meeting as non-voting participants.
"Tomorrow is the finals of the youth group. The judges have officially submitted nine final exam questions. We will determine the exam questions at this meeting. In addition, the Chinese delegation also submitted a request in the form of a formal document... We also have to do it
Before I give the answer, everyone, let’s confirm the test questions first!”
Mr. Gutierrez, chairman of the Intellectual Olympics Organizing Committee, waved his hand, and nine papers were distributed to the hands of nine representatives of the organizing committee and the federation.
There are three different papers for each subject. The nine representatives will choose one as the official test paper for tomorrow's finals, and the other is a backup test paper. If there are differences between different committee members, then the minority will obey the majority. This is
It's a bit like a United Nations vote.
Ding Huaizhong and the others only attended the meeting as observers and did not have the right to vote. They could only watch obediently.
The nine people looked at the papers. Although the five people on the organizing committee were all officials, they were originally university professors. They might not understand more advanced knowledge, but there was still no problem with the questions in the youth group.
Before anyone else could speak, the committee member named Horton spoke first.
"For the questions in the physics final, I will choose paper No. 2, for the mathematics final, I will choose paper No. 3, and for chemistry... paper No. 1 will be fine!"
Holden's choice made Ding Huaizhong frown.
Physics Paper 2? Mathematics Paper 3? There are some problems with these two sets of questions!
Ding Huaizhong had seen these nine papers and was most impressed by the two sets of papers proposed by Horton.
There are only two questions in the final examination paper, which can be said to be very difficult, and the time to answer the questions is only half an hour. Let alone a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old child, even college students in related majors may not be able to complete it within the prescribed time.
But overall, it still meets the examination standards.
But Horton said that one question on each of the two papers was problematic. The physics question involved quantum mechanics and relativity, while the mathematics question involved the change of time at different speeds.
Of course, these two questions are not deep questions about quantum mechanics and relativity, because all relevant conclusions are given in the questions. They just allow students to make logical deductions according to the conclusions and finally arrive at the results. But the problem is, quantum mechanics and relativity
The theory of relativity itself is not within the scope of what the youth group should learn. Even though many conclusions have been given in the question, when a knowledge point that they have never seen before appears in front of students, these students will definitely be at a loss.
Moreover, these two questions are particularly unfavorable to the Chinese team. Western countries such as the United States are at the forefront of the world in science and technology. Although many middle school students’ courses do not involve quantum mechanics and relativity, these talented students are completely different.
More or less, you will be exposed to some knowledge in this area
, after all, these two studies have been the most cutting-edge knowledge in the world in the past ten years, and corresponding laboratories have been set up in many universities. But China is different. What have they been doing in the past ten years? They are basically in an "isolated state"
"Under this situation, a lot of advanced foreign knowledge is basically out of reach of them.
Ding Huaizhong has been very concerned about the country in the past few years and has heard a lot of news from all aspects. Huaxia University is the best university in the country. The only high-energy particle laboratory was established in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There has been no improvement over the years. The best university
This is true for all, let alone other universities. From this point, it can be seen that domestic research on quantum mechanics and relativistic gravity is almost blank, and even the courses offered rarely cover it. I am afraid that even many college students
, the only people who know about these two theories are the names of people like Einstein or Bohr.
"This Horton is so hateful. He is clearly targeting the Chinese team!"
Ding Huaizhong immediately thought of the reason. That Holden had long been dissatisfied with Liu Lang. I'm afraid these two questions were specifically aimed at Liu Lang. Aren't you extremely smart? Don't you use straw paper for calculations? I'll just give you two
It’s a topic you’ve even read.
These questions were all asked by professors who were invited. Most of these people are white. It is inevitable that some of them have the same idea as Holden. Moreover, these two questions cannot be regarded as over-the-top, and no one can raise objections.
Opinions come.
Just as Ding Huaizhong thought, an executive committee member of the federation frowned at the two sets of papers in his hand, and then asked a question.
"These two questions don't seem to be within the knowledge scope of the junior group. It might be inappropriate to use these two sets of papers!"
"Mr. Rich, at first glance, these two questions are related to the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, but all the conclusions have been given. What is tested is the students' logical reasoning ability. As long as they are connected, it is still very simple!"
Holden said immediately.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Ding Huaizhong cursed secretly from the side.
These two questions are too famous for physicists like them. They were a mind experiment proposed by Einstein and Bohr during the debate. Einstein proposed the question and Bohr answered it. Even if it was Bohr,
It also took a master-level person most of a day to come up with a solution. How can a person who has never been exposed to this thought experiment answer it faster than Bohr? What a fool!
“Holden, I think this question is still a bit difficult for those teenagers, so let’s change it to another one!”
Another federation executive member also expressed opposition.
When Holden heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
"Dear executive committee members, fellow members, do you think quantum mechanics and relativity are too far away for these children? If you think so, you are totally wrong. In recent years, half of our country's
More than 80 scientific research projects are related to them, National Science and Technology Report White Paper
The book also puts the research on quantum mechanics and relativity at the top of the list and has become a major national strategy. In this form, we certainly have reason to let these children understand these cutting-edge sciences, at least to let them
Broaden your horizons, this is the big heart and big thinking of our United States...
In fact, not only those children, but we famous scientists should also start to pay attention to it. Many people are still doing classical mechanics, which is outdated. You can look at the research results of Professor Ding Huaizhong, then
They represent the future of the world and the future of mankind. Because of this, I chose these two questions to remind those children that they need to know more about high-tech things. Isn't this good?"
Holden said loudly to everyone.
“What a eloquent speaker!”
Ding Huai is so angry! Is Holden right? Of course, but it depends on the occasion. Now it is a competition for the youth group. The only criterion for this kind of competition is fair competition. Only under the premise of fairness can you do other things.
Things, quantum mechanics and relativity should indeed be the future development trend of the world
, but now, it only gets a certain amount of attention in the United States. Related research in other countries is still in the initial stage. Many people do not understand it, let alone developing countries, and they know very little about it. If the competition
If problems in this area arise, it is an unfair performance for many countries.
The same is true for competitive events in the Summer Olympics. For example, in the pole vault event, American athletes use a highly elastic pole, while other countries use traditional poles. This is unfair.