Chapter 30 I still want to give money back
Under Zhang Kun’s speech, students from the School of Materials also expressed various words and expressions of exclamation and congratulations.
After all, this matter is indeed very unexpected. No one would have thought that a freshman student could suddenly write a paper.
The School of Materials not only majors in materials, but also includes several majors such as material molding, material physics, and functional materials. The total number of students in the class of 2009 is more than 300, which makes the atmosphere in the group unprecedented. of enthusiasm.
Ning Chen felt that Zhang Kun posted this message in the group, on the one hand, to enhance the confidence of the students in the School of Materials, and on the other hand, it was also an affirmation and motivation for himself.
Fortunately, Zhang Kun did not mention that he received a reward of 10,000 yuan. Otherwise, his roommates would probably have to treat him to dinner.
"Brother Chen, if you publish a paper in a journal, how much royalties will the journal give you?" Chen Tianpeng asked.
"There is no manuscript fee. I still need to pay the journal's page fee. The page fee for this paper alone is fifteen hundred US dollars!"
"What? Are you here? Do you have to pay money to publish a paper in their journal?"
Chen Tianpeng was a little disappointed and very confused by this rule.
"Hey, that's how it is in academia. It's probably because the subscription volume of academic journals is too low. If you don't charge publishing fees from authors, the journals won't make money."
"Then publish in academic journals What is the use of papers? How can we, poor students, have the money to pay for publication fees?”
Fifteen hundred US dollars is equivalent to about 10,000 Chinese dollars. In 2010, this amount of money was enough for many college students for a year. living expenses.
"Of course I can't afford it. My tutor helped me pay it, so the laboratory should be able to reimburse it." Ning Chen answered truthfully.
“Ah, this is better. As long as it doesn’t cost money, there are still benefits to publishing a paper. At least there will be no problem in maintaining research.”
At this time, Yang Yan interjected:
"As far as I know, although there is no royalties for publishing papers in academic journals, the school will give rewards. One of my graduate students..."
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Ning Chenxin said that Yang Yan's information was really well-informed, so he had to give up the struggle.
“Okay, okay, Brother Chen, then let’s go eat pancakes stewed in an iron pot?”
"Okay, if there's no problem, let's go on Friday night." Ning Chen agreed.
Ning Chen would not hesitate to pay a few hundred yuan. Going out to eat with everyone occasionally is also a good way to adjust.
Due to the cumbersome review and approval process for this paper award, it will take some time for Ning Chen to receive the money.
However, Ning Chen has saved a lot of money as a tutor before, so Ning Chen still has no financial pressure now.
My parents did not listen to Ning Chen’s persuasion and continued to pay Ning Chen for living expenses every month. Ning Chen had no choice but to save the money first.
He Sheng has already helped Ning Chen submit the second paper, and the journal selected is still the last "Progress in Calculus of Variations".
If nothing else happens, this paper will be successfully published, but it will still require a long review time.
Ning Chen would not be anxious about this. After all, there are too many things that he needs to do now, such as studying physics and chemistry courses, further studying the Sine-Gordon equation, etc.
In his regular study life, Ning Chen continued to absorb knowledge from various subjects, and his subject experience and energy were also rapidly accumulated.
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On this day, something attracting attention happened in the Chinese mathematics community.
Professor Qiu Chengtong, a famous Chinese mathematician and Fields Medal winner, launched the first "Qiu Chengtong College Student Mathematics Competition". Talking about the original intention of founding this college student mathematics competition, Qiu Chengtong hopes to reform the mathematics education of Huaguo University and give those college students who have not been able to enter China's top universities due to various reasons a fair competition opportunity.
After learning the news, many students from prestigious schools such as Shuimu and Yan University were eager to participate in this competition.
"Brother Chen, I heard that the registration for the first Qiuchengtong College Student Mathematics Competition is about to begin. Do you want to register?" Chen Tianpeng asked.
Naturally, Ning Chen also learned the news, but Ning Chen had not yet made a final decision on whether he wanted to participate in this competition.
Now Ning Chen is very clear that although his mathematics level has been improved to Level 1, looking at the country, he may not be considered a top college student in mathematics.
Ning Chen has never had any experience participating in mathematics competitions before. If he starts to prepare from now on, he will basically start from scratch without any advantage.
Of course, as long as Ning Chen is willing, Ning Chen is confident of getting a good ranking even if he starts from scratch.
“It’s not decided yet, I’ll think about it again.”
"Brother Chen, what are you thinking about? Just sign up. With your ability, can you still be inferior to those students from Shuimu and Yan University? I have never seen any of them who can be so awesome in their freshman year. It’s a paper!”
“Yes, Brother Chen, if you don’t participate, no one in our school will be able to participate.”
Faced with Chen Tianpeng and Yang Yan's praise of him, Ning Chen remained calm.
Ning Chen knew clearly that with the strength of Shengzhou University, it was really difficult to get a ranking in a competition of this level. Even if he participated, he would most likely be a foil to other schools.
Whether Shengzhou University will organize students to participate in this competition is also a question.
Two days later, while Ning Chen was studying on her own, she saw a missed call from He Sheng and a text message from He Sheng.
"Ning Chen, call me back if you see it."
Ning Chen didn't think much and immediately called He Sheng.
"Teacher He, are you looking for me?"
"Ning Chen, do you know about Qiuchengtong College Student Mathematics Competition? How is it? Are you interested in signing up?"
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Ning Chen didn't expect that He Sheng would actually contact him because of this matter. He thought for a while and replied:
"Teacher He, I know about this matter, but to be honest, I have never participated in any If you participate in competitions such as mathematics, you may have to start from scratch.”
“Ning Chen, don’t think so much. Our school will organize training and assessment first. I think you have the ability. , just feel free to participate. Before finalizing the list of participants, you can make your choice at any time according to your own situation.”
The School of Mathematics at Shengzhou University also knows the abilities of its students. In the competition, the school does not set any rigid goals for the team members. Everything is still based on participation and training.
Ning Chen’s original plan was to focus on studying physics and chemistry during this period, but hearing what He Sheng said, Ning Chen couldn’t refuse directly.
Ning Chen felt that the best option was to take part in the training first. Anyway, through the training process, he would definitely learn something.
At this time, He Sheng continued:
"Of course, it would be better if we could get some ranking. Although there is no prize money in this competition itself, we at Shengzhou University Generous bonuses will be given to students who get the ranking.”
(End of this chapter)