丘成桐先生在香港中文大学的演讲：我的数学经历

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1、MyPastExperienceinMathematicsShing-TungYauTheChineseUniversityofHongKongSep.19,20031Igrewupinthe(farming)countrysideofHongKong:YuenLongandShatin.Therewasnoelectricityandnopipewater.ItookbathintheriverwhenIwasveryyoung.Ihaveeightbrothersandsistersandfoodwassca

2、rce.WhenIwasfiveyearsold,Itookanentranceexaminationtoagoodpublicschool.IfailedmathematicsbecauseImadethewrongconvention:Iwrote57tobe75,69tobe96.2SoIenteredaverysmallvillageschool.Thereweremanyroughkidsfromthefarm.Inamatterofhalfayear,Igotserioussickbecauseoft

3、heintimidationoftheroughkidsandmistreatmentoftheteacher.Irestedathomeforhalfayear.Istartedtolearnhowtodealwithdifficultsituationwithclassmatesandteachers.BythetimewhenIenteredsixthgrade,Iwasaleaderofasmallgroupofstudentstowanderonthestreet.3Myfatherwasaprofes

4、sor.HetaughtmealotofChineseliteratureatthattime.However,hedidnotrealizethatIdidnotattendschoolforaperiodoftime.(PerhapsbecauseIdidwellathomeasIcanrecitemostoftheessaysthatheaskedmetodo.)4ThereasonthatIdidnotgotoschoolwasthattheteachersdidnotreallyteach.Igotbo

5、redinschool.ThenafterawhileIgotboredonthestreet,also.Therewasajointexaminationforallprimaryschools.Ididpoorly.However,Iwasexactlyontheborderlinecase.Thegovernmentallowedtheseborderlinekidstoapplyforprivateschoolandgavethemtuition.IgotintoPuiChingMiddleSchool.

6、5校歌何安東　編　　李竹侯　詞培正培正何光榮，教育生涯慘淡營，培後進兮其素志，正軌道兮樹風聲，萬千氣象方蓬勃，鼓鑄群才備請纓，愛我培正謨謀遠，永為真理之干城，永為真理之干城！青年向上歌我要真誠，莫負人家信任深。我要潔淨，因為有人關心。我要剛強，人間痛苦才能當。我要膽壯，奮鬥才能得勝。我要膽壯，奮鬥才能得勝。我要愛人，愛敵人也愛淪落人。我要施贈，心誠、義重、財輕。我要虛懷，不忘我身多弱點。我要向上，學主榜樣做人。我要向上，學主榜樣做人。6Thisisprobablyoneofthebestmiddlescho

7、ol.Nothingwasexcitinginthefirstyearofmiddleschool.Ididnotdotoowellthatyear.However,Ilearntmuchmoreathome:Chineseliterature,Novels(ChineseandWestern),Philosophy,history.Allfrommyfatherandhisconversationswithhisstudents.AlthoughIdidnotunderstandGreekPhilosophy.

8、Itstartedtoimpressmeafterlisteningtomanyconversationofmyfatherwithhisstudents.7IstartedtoreadthefamousChinesehistorybooks:史記、左傳Iamespeciallyfascinatedby史記.Notonlybyitsbeautifulwritings,bu