"Wow, this exam of yours is too scary. There are exams in the morning and afternoon from January 4th to January 9th, and there are 18 subjects to be tested~~~" Feng Lin looked at the subjects Liu Yichen was going to take, and was amazed, and looked to the left

Looking at the ground again, it was like looking at a little monster.

Combined with the fact that Liu Yichen has already taken several courses before, this means that Liu Yichen will have to take more than 20 courses this semester.

Liu Yichen smiled lightly. If you have to study a double degree in two years, the courses will naturally become more compact. For example, there are 26 main professional courses for an undergraduate degree in mathematics. In addition, there are other elective courses such as history, thought, etc., and physics courses are omitted.

A little less, but almost the same. Not to mention that Liu Yichen also took many elective courses.

The result is that he usually attends many more classes than others, and naturally has many more exams in one semester.

In comparison, Feng Lin seemed much more relaxed.

However, it is obvious that as the exam week approaches, the library becomes more and more popular. People who usually don’t come to the library often rush here to read books desperately. It’s not just junior high schools, high schools, and universities.

Same thing.

No one wants to fail in the exam, because if you do not do well in the exam at Yanda, what you will get is not an undergraduate diploma, but a junior college diploma!

Yanda has a junior college!?

Yes, Yanda has junior colleges!

The junior college at Yanda is not a junior college that is accepted by the traditional college entrance examination. It is a student who did not study hard and failed in many subjects at Yanda. The school did not drop him out of school, but downgraded his diploma from a bachelor's degree to a bachelor's degree.

Specialty.

For everyone at Yanda, junior college is a stain on life education. It is also a sharp sword that hangs over the head of every Yanda student. No one wants to hold a junior college diploma with shame.

Of course, every year, there are always individual students who pay the price for letting themselves go. After a year or two, there are always students from Yan'an University who hold junior college diplomas and plunge into Weiyang Lake, never having the face to face Jiangdong's elders again.

In order to get full marks as much as possible, Liu Yichen and Feng Lin did not give themselves a day off during the three days of New Year's Day.

The School of International Relations that Feng Lin chose has only 7 required professional courses throughout college, and the total number of courses is only 20, which is comparable to the number of Liu Yichen's mathematics major courses.

...

On January 1, 2009, the first day of the new year, heavy snow fell in the sky, which seemed to come earlier than before.

Looking at this snow, people can't help but think of Daolang's "The First Snow in 2002"!

This first snow, fluttering in the wind and mixed with raindrops, undoubtedly reflects the coldness of winter. It is impossible to go outside in this kind of weather, and it can freeze people to death.

Fortunately, I have a refrigerator at home. I have been carrying a refrigerator full of things for a long time, so I don’t lack anything.

During the New Year's Day holiday, since last night, the two of them have been living in a world of two people without shame or impatience. Today they will have hot pot at noon.

While Feng Lin was putting away the dishes and washing the dishes, Liu Yichen opened his laptop and logged into his mailbox, only to see an unread email in his mailbox.

The moment he saw the title of the email, Liu Yichen had a faint smile on his face.

This is a copyright authorization agreement letter from the journal "Pure and Applied Mathematics".

In other words, his paper submission has entered the so-called ‘proof’ process.

Although the rules of each journal are different, most will only send the authorization agreement after accepting the manuscript, and this process often takes about ten days and a half.

Looking at the date of this email, it is December 27, 2008, which means that just two days after he submitted the paper, the paper was directly displayed on the journal editor's computer.

However, this is not beyond his expectation. After all, he has even published papers in the "Annals of Mathematics". For mathematics scholars like him who have published papers in the four major mathematics journals, the journals will often process it as quickly as possible.

After all, journals do not lack papers, but they lack good papers!

He opened the mailbox, downloaded the agreement in the email, and signed the authorization agreement as required. He had experienced this once, and now it was just the same, so he was familiar with the operation.

About five minutes later, the status of the web page he submitted was displayed as ‘under-review’.

This means that his article has passed the format review of the technical editor and will be reviewed by a professional academic editor, which is the so-called external review!

Most people will get stuck at the technical editor's desk several times when submitting a paper for the first time, but Liu Yichen's ability to write papers is extraordinary now, and the paper has been checked and revised by him several times. Liu Yichen has no doubts about the one-time pass this time.

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As for the subsequent external review, it will be the most rigorous and lengthy process in the entire SCI submission.

Because under normal circumstances, academic editors themselves are also busy scientific researchers, and review is a free job that requires a lot of energy. Therefore, when you contribute your strength to the academic community for free, it depends on the mood of the reviewer. When encountering comparisons

If you are lazy or busy, it is not an exaggeration to say that you will be stuck in the "ur" link for a month or two!

Like the last time he submitted a paper to the "Annals of Mathematics", it was a very special situation. It happened that the editor was interested in his paper, and then it was a hot topic in mathematics research and was listed as a focus in the "Annals of Mathematics".

The review will be completed in a short time and it will be confirmed that it can be published.

The next step is to wait for the review results!

Liu Yichen closed the email and browsed the forum, where a doctoral student was sharing his own affairs:

"There are two things that are very embarrassing in academia. One is that after you graduate with a Ph.D., you still have to bear the name of your original Ph.D. supervisor; the other is that you become a Ph.D. supervisor and you are still the author of the article."

"As long as you think about publishing articles in the name of the teacher who gave you grades, you will never become an independent PI; as long as you still have to write an article, you will not become a qualified instructor."

"I want to continue to cooperate with my original boss until my academic independence is recognized by the industry; I want to make my own work, unless it is a specially invited manuscript for a journal."

Liu Yichen looked thoughtful. This is also an academic atmosphere in China. There are two most common things. One is to stay in school after a PhD and continue to work as a small boss for the big boss, and the other is to compete with students after becoming a boss.

One work.

This is why in the forum, the seniors will earnestly advise the juniors who are studying for postgraduate studies, asking them to investigate clearly first and find a tutor with strong academics and good character, so that you will not be squeezed desperately.

In colleges and universities, it is common for a thesis that you have worked so hard to write only to be rejected by the instructor. I don’t know how many graduate students and doctoral students dare to be angry but dare not speak out. If you disagree, then the instructor will use graduation as a excuse.

Stuck you.

Alas, this kind of bad thing is not just one or two. Many graduate students and doctoral students are unhappy and complain like crazy on online forums. From this, we can also see that academia is not actually a beautiful world. On the contrary

It also has its beauty and ugliness coexisting, perfectly interpreting the Chinese discussion of pros and cons, yin and yang.

Regarding the ranking of the famous papers in the dispute between Yang and Li, maybe everyone will be confused or confused, and then blame one of the parties. In fact, when you learn more about the papers in the academic world, everyone will shrug without comment. This is

Academia is simply child’s play.

Then Liu Yichen closed his laptop. These things always make people feel unbelievable, but unless you become a real boss, you have no say in this kind of thing, because this is a common phenomenon in academia.

, especially when colleges and universities have index assessments for the first paper, under the pressure of the indicators, associate professors and professors will take desperate risks. After all, compared with the school assessment indicators, face is nothing, and conscience is nothing!

Picking up one of his notebooks, Liu Yichen wrote down g2, which was the thesis topic he prepared for Feng Lin.

The concept of 'g2' was proposed by Neil Ferguson, professor of economic history at Harvard University, in an article in the Los Angeles Times on March 5, 2007. The exact definition of 'g2' was

Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in the United States, first proposed it in the article 'Equal Partnership' published in the summer 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine.

In the next few years, the topic related to 'g2' will be a very hot academic hotspot. Feng Lin happens to be majoring in international political economics, so it is quite good as a thesis topic.

This is Liu Yichen’s advantage. He has a general understanding of the development of international politics and economy in the next ten years and combined with current hot topics, it is quite easy to write a water thesis.

For example, Chinese scholars are very excited about 'g2' now, their eyes are shining, thinking that this is a big adjustment for the United States, replacing 'g7' with 'g2', and the two work together to govern...

Anyway, it can be said that it is generally optimistic.

But facts have proven that this is just wishful thinking. The historical development context clearly tells the world that cooperation and competition or competition and cooperation have been the main trend since ancient times.

Therefore, the topic of this paper is also based on looking at the concept of ‘g2’.

"What are you thinking about?" Feng Lin came out after washing the dishes and asked curiously when she saw Liu Yichen writing on the paper.

"I have chosen a thesis topic for you!" Liu Yichen said with a smile.

"You...boring man, you are choosing a paper for me on New Year's Day!" Feng Lin rolled her eyes and said angrily.

Undergraduate students actually only need a graduation project or a graduation thesis. After all, this is what undergraduate requirements are. Only graduate students and doctoral students will pay more attention to thesis.

"You have to become famous as early as possible, otherwise you will regret it later!" Liu Yichen smiled and said: "We will work together on this paper, you will be the first author, and I will be the second author! Maybe with this paper, you will be able to secure your research.

It will be smooth sailing!"

The papers Liu Yichen wants to write are all for SCI papers.

A paper of considerable quality does not require a paper like the one he published to prove Zhou's conjecture. As long as it is a SCI paper with certain research value, you can obtain research qualifications even at Yanda, so you can come directly.

Continuous master's and doctoral studies. If you choose to study abroad after graduating from your bachelor's degree, that will also be a huge bonus.

After all, prestigious overseas schools also value whether students have SCI papers.

"A sci-level paper?" Feng Lin was startled, and then said with some uncertainty: "Isn't it said that sci-level papers are particularly difficult? This is not mathematics, but the field of international politics and economics. We two rookies can handle it.

?I heard that it is difficult for even a doctoral student to complete a SCI paper in one year."

"Believe me, this is not a problem!" Liu Yichen said with a faint smile: "The paper is not as difficult as you think. Haven't I also read your professional books? Although I have only had four classes with you, it is not as difficult as mathematics.

, physics is much easier.”

"Writing according to my framework, we will prepare well to write an article during the winter vacation, and we should be able to submit it to a journal around the start of school." Liu Yichen seemed very confident.

Even if there is no system plug-in in this matter, as a reborn person, he has a very big advantage.

"Okay!" Feng Lin said. Feng Lin was more or less aware of the benefits of having a SCI paper. Not to mention how many awards a SCI paper could get from the school, including excellent evaluations, advanced evaluations, scholarships, etc.

There are advantages.

This semester has not happened yet, but various selections will begin next semester. In addition to academic performance and activities participated in, a big reference factor for this selection is whether to publish a paper, and there is a SCI paper. This is simply

It's the final word.

Although as the daughter of the richest man in Qingcheng, Feng Lin is not short of money, but she will still fight for it because it represents honor.

After basically setting the framework of the paper, Liu Yichen did not give it to Feng Lin. Their focus now is on review and preparation for the upcoming exam week. As for the paper, this is winter vacation work, not now.

The sleet and snow on New Year's Day left the outside completely white. Community staff were clearing the rain and snow on the roads in the park to avoid inconvenience for residents.

It has to be said that Wancheng Huafu is indeed a well-known wealthy area in the capital. The management of the community here is quite high, whether it is security work or other property management, it is all at a high level, and the people who live here, overall,

The quality is quite high and there is nothing messy about it.

Liu Yichen felt that it was a very wise choice to buy here at the beginning. Otherwise, when the rescue plan is finalized next year and the market surges, he will not be able to buy it, and even if he can buy it, he may have to pay half the price.

Therefore, some things really depend on timing. Timing is very important. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to pay double, triple or even more times the price to get it.

The two of them were reviewing with books each. Although Liu Yichen was very sure of his ability, in order to get the best possible score, Liu Yichen still reviewed.
Chapter completed!