Chapter 75: Smart Computer Teaching, The Professor Is Like Listening To Heaven!
As everyone stood there, perplexed, the center console on the podium quietly started, and a synthesized female electronic voice emerged.
"Drip! All students, please take your seats and prepare for class. The current course is mathematics."
This announcement left everyone even more baffled. Questions and confusion filled the room.
"What does this mean? Classes are starting? Who will be the instructor? What is the subject? Who are the students?"
No one seemed to know how to react.
The center console, however, responded by extending a camera that rotated 360 degrees to scan the classroom, finally focusing on the door.
The synthesized electronic voice spoke again, "Drip! Students, please take your seats and prepare for class."
It finally dawned on everyone that the center console assumed they were students.
"Isn't this classroom peculiar? It seems like it's not the teachers instructing us, but the center console itself," one person observed.
"There are so many electronic components on the podium, likely housing a substantial smart computer with stored course materials," another added.
"Mathematics class? I'm curious to see how a computer will teach the class. Will it just follow the textbook?" They couldn't help but wonder.
All eyes were on the podium, and each person chose a seat and sat down.
The center console announced, "Drip! The class will now begin."
The tone was a bit stern, perhaps expressing some dissatisfaction with their earlier confusion.
The voice continued, "Based on the system's analysis, the average educational level of this class is at a doctoral level, with most participants holding the title of professor."
The lecture's subject was revealed: "The Practical Application of Multiple Complex Variable Functions and the Theoretical Derivation of Higher Conjectures."
Suddenly, a complex problem related to multiple complex variable functions appeared on the blackboard. It consisted of over a hundred English letters with not a single Arabic numeral.
People were taken aback by the complexity of the problem, even the mathematics professors. They marveled at its difficulty.
"This problem is so complex that it would take me at least three months to solve it by myself," one professor commented.
"A problem of this caliber should be solved by a team of mathematicians working together. It's way beyond the scope of a college-level course," another added.
"Even for us, it's quite challenging," a third professor admitted. "And if a team worked on it, it would still take at least two weeks."
However, the other professors noticed that the level of difficulty might have been adjusted based on the student's abilities.
The professors from other disciplines were also surprised by the advanced nature of the math problem.
"At the end of a math problem, there isn't even a single numerical value?" one of them remarked.
As they wondered about the capabilities of the smart computer, the system further astounded them by inviting a student to solve the problem.
The center console's lights flickered, and it selected Qi Limin, who had been watching the situation unfold.
Qi Limin hesitated for a moment but eventually ascended the podium, studied the problem, and attempted to solve it.
After a brief examination, he confessed, "I honestly have no idea how to approach this problem."
Qi Limin, specializing in nuclear energy research, held a doctoral degree in mathematics but understood that this problem was beyond his ability.
The center console reacted, "Drip! You may return."
However, Qi Limin continued by explaining the problem-solving process, emphasizing the need to break the problem down and select the appropriate mathematical tools for its resolution.
Subsequently, the center console suggested a method to tackle the problem, providing guidance on each step. The professors and other students observed the complex problem being solved, following the instructor's every move.
Twenty minutes later, the problem was successfully solved, and the audience fell silent.
The synthesized electronic voice from the center console continued, "In mathematical thinking, one should be unconstrained, not adhering strictly to existing formulas and theorems."
The professors in the field of mathematics nodded in agreement, appreciating the innovative and unconstrained problem-solving approach presented by the smart computer.
The lecture continued, with the intelligent computer guiding the students through additional problem-solving methods, encouraging them to think freely.
Finally, it assigned homework and emphasized that the next class would adapt based on their progress and automatically adjust teaching strategies. The class concluded with the center console announcing the end of the session and displaying a new math problem, though this one appeared less complex than the previous one.