Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 29 Graduation thesis is nothing, SCI papers are a piece of cake!

Teaching building.

It was already noon, but no one in Class 5381 went back for a lunch break; they were all diligently studying.

"Ugh... my head is throbbing!" Suddenly, a voice rang out: "This is so hard! We just learned about differentiation and limits in advanced mathematics, and now we're already using them in aerodynamics, and it's all in English! This is like a book written in heavenly language!"

Everyone looked at the speaker with sympathy and a sense of shared sorrow. You don't understand, and neither do we!

"Zhang Yong, didn't you go to see Qin Liang last night? Didn't you ask him anything?" a voice rang out.

"We asked, but he didn't answer!"

"What?"

"He was called away by the dorm supervisor, who said he had to go to a meeting. Is he still a student in our class 5381? I feel like he's busier than our teachers!" Zhang Yong said, looking annoyed. However, seeing Zhao Xiaoxia talking to him, he added, "Zhao Xiaoxia, could you explain Stokes' theorem to me regarding velocity circulation? I just can't figure it out!"

"I don't understand it either..." Zhao Xiaoxia looked to the side: "Yang Wei, have you completely figured it out?"

Yang Wei waved his hand: "It's under research!"

Once I got to university, I realized how fast the pace of learning was. The teachers would only cover one chapter of the textbook each week! It's only the second week, and they've already moved on to the second chapter. It's as if they had planned this with the advanced mathematics teacher. The foundation for advanced mathematics was laid, and then they started working on this!
"Alas, it's a pity that Qin Liang is so elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon!"

"It's that difficult, even Qin Liang might not know!"

"How about we go ask the class at the end of the hallway? That class is for seniors."

"The senior students are rarely seen!"

"Who said we can't see anyone?" Just then, a voice rang out from the doorway: "Excuse me, are you asking about Stokes' theorem? Come on, let me explain it to you!"

A crowd swarmed around them. Zhao Er was startled, but quickly regained his composure: "Stokes' theorem is a method for calculating the total effect of the curl of all fluids in a flow region. What don't you understand?"

"Senior, this sentence," Zhang Yong handed over the textbook, "generally speaking, the line integral value is related to the integration path from A to B, but in an irrotational flow field, because there is a velocity potential, then... what does this mean?"

Zhao Ergang opened his eyes wide, staring helplessly at the letters on the screen. "Damn it, what's going on? You freshmen are using English textbooks right from the start? Are you here to ask questions, or are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for the seniors? I shouldn't have pretended like this; I can't understand it!"
However... although we can't understand English, we understand formulas, especially since our graduation thesis was on this topic. After Qin Liang gave us some guidance, Zhao Ergang may not understand other things, but he has memorized these concepts!

"That's right. With the velocity potential existing, the integral depends on the difference in velocity potential, which is determined by the characteristics of the vortex field... In this way, the formula is finally derived, and the conclusion is that the velocity circulation around the closed curve containing the point vortex is the point vortex intensity..."

"Yes, I understand! Senior brother, you explained it very well!"

"so so."

"Thank you, senior brother!"

"By the way, where's Qin Liang from your class? Is he here?"

"Senior, do you know Qin Liang?" "Yes, a while ago... with his help, I revised my graduation thesis. I originally used Stokes' theorem, but after his explanation, I realized that using Gauss' divergence theorem is simpler. By the way, call Qin Liang out; I want him to take a look..."

This senior student didn't just happen to be passing by; he came specifically to see Qin Liang! He wanted Qin Liang to give him advice on his graduation thesis!
Everyone was stunned.

Who said Qin Liang doesn't understand aerodynamics? He even knows the later parts and gave his senior some pointers! Qin Liang doesn't need to go to school; he could probably graduate right away! No wonder he skips class!
"Senior, do you know Qin Liang? Isn't he... the son of one of the professors at our school?"

"No, he was recruited by Professor Niu. On his first day here, we met in the cafeteria, and he gave Professor Sha some guidance..."

"What did you say? He gave Professor Sha some pointers?"

"Hmm... Where's Qin Liang?"

Just as Zhao Er finished speaking, he looked inside but didn't seem to see Qin Liang. At that moment, the small loudspeaker in the classroom emitted a few crackling sounds.

"Dear teachers and students, the Northwestern Polytechnical University Broadcasting Station is broadcasting again. Today's main content includes: 1. Under the guidance of Professor Liu, our student Qin Liang has successfully published a paper in an SCI journal entitled 'The Shape Design of Stealth Aircraft: The Aesthetics of Diamonds'..."

"What are SCI journals?" Zhang Yong asked, puzzled. "Are they of a higher level than our Northwestern Polytechnical University's journal?"

"I don't know, but since it has an English name, it must be pretty cool."

“SCI journals are all top-tier international journals,” Zhao Xiaoxia’s voice came through. “Generally speaking, those who can publish papers in them are at the very top level in academia!”

Supervising a college student's graduation thesis is nothing; Qin Liang's thesis has already been published in an SCI journal! Just how amazing is he? Even if it was written under Professor Liu's guidance, it's still incredibly impressive!

I definitely have to go check it out later!
During the first class meeting after the start of the semester, Zhao Xiaoxia wanted to surpass Qin Liang and become number one. Now, she has finally given up. Not to mention surpassing him, she can't even catch up with him!

Northwestern Polytechnical University, school conference room.

"The Department of Aircraft Engineering truly lives up to its reputation as the flagship department of Northwestern Polytechnical University! The higher-ups gave us a requirement a few months ago: to publish one paper within three years. And in just a few months, we've already published the paper. We've accomplished our mission!"

"Thank you for the praise, Principal Ji." Director Luo said with a smile, "This is all thanks to Lao Liu!"

Professor Liu, looking at the envious gazes, spoke with a complicated expression: "Distinguished leaders and colleagues, although Qin Liang repeatedly asked me to keep this a secret, I, Lao Liu, am not one to take credit for others' achievements. I confess to you all, I didn't supervise this thesis at all, because I don't understand it either. The thesis was written by Qin Liang, who hadn't even officially enrolled at the time..."

Everyone was stunned. One of our students published an SCI journal paper?! This Qin Liang…

Director Meng exclaimed excitedly, "Great! He really is a genius! I didn't really believe he promised to get us the 8086 processor, but now I'm just waiting for his good news!"

What? An 8086 processor?
After hearing what happened this morning, everyone was even more shocked.

This student...

“Great! In that case, let’s just call Qin Liang over! Our Northwestern Polytechnical University has produced such a talented person, and I, as the president, have never even met him!” President Ji said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)