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A 15-year-old girl was invited to participate in the World Laureates Forum, but after quickly becoming popular, she behaved very low-key, politely declined the CCTV interview, leaving only one sentence: Don't let my mother see it, and left. Who is she and what secrets are behind it?
A genius girl, a childhood like no other
Tan Fanglin was born in 2004, her father is a professor at a well-known university, and her mother is an educator. It may be an innate talent for mathematics, or it may be the result of her father's study of mathematics, and she has loved learning mathematics since she was a child.
When she was in elementary school, she was very sensitive to numbers, counting quickly and accurately, and always remembered some numerical content.
In Tan Fanglin's growth trajectory, the father Tan Shengli found that his daughter's preferences were very similar to his own, and both of them had a passion for mathematics.
When her father was working on math topics at home, Tan Fanglin would always sit quietly and stare intently at the complicated mathematical formulas. However, these advanced mathematics are too profound and advanced for Tan Fanglin, who has only just come into contact with primary school knowledge.
In daily life, she would follow her father and ask him about math problems, and she was very active in the discussion and had unique insights.
While other children were still playing happily, Tan Fanglin could already devote herself to learning mathematics without being disturbed by the outside world. Although both parents are intellectuals, they have never put any pressure on their daughter to study, but have encouraged and praised her for independent learning.
However, as parents, deep down they don't want their daughter to be under too much pressure, but want her to be able to enjoy a carefree childhood and play to her heart's content like other children.
While Tan Fanglin was immersed in a sea of math knowledge, her parents were worried about her health and often reminded her to go out to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
Because of her love for mathematics, in the face of her parents' persuasion, Tan Fanglin was unmoved, she sincerely said that she liked to learn mathematics very much, did not like to play, and took the initiative to ask for more knowledge.
When she was in junior high school, she was admitted to Yan'an Junior High School in Shanghai, which has excellent educational resources.
When faced with difficult problems that plagued other students, Tan Fanglin, with her excellent mathematical talent, was always quick to provide satisfactory answers to the teacher. The teacher also solemnly suggested to Tan Fanglin's parents that they should focus on cultivating her mathematical ability so that her talent can be fully displayed.
When she learned that her math ability was praised by her teacher, she did not become complacent, but strengthened her determination to delve deeper into math and put it into action to devote more time to math learning.
Because of her special talent and talent in mathematics, her teachers admired her.
At home, his father would tutor Tan Fanglin in high school mathematics, and even explain more advanced knowledge in an easy-to-understand manner. This is so that she can delve deeper into the mysteries of mathematics and further explore her talents.
Break out of your comfort zone and take a new leap in mathematics
Although Tan Fanglin has shown extraordinary talent in mathematics, her performance in other subjects has been unremarkable, especially in English.
However, Tan Fanglin's parents believe that each child has unique strengths and weaknesses, and should respect their own ideas and give them the space to grow freely, and do not interfere too much with her learning.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, learning mathematics is very boring, even a kind of torture, but in Tan Fanglin's eyes, it is a huge treasure that has infinite attraction to her.
Gradually, the knowledge of higher mathematics could no longer be satisfied with her. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the cutting-edge knowledge of mathematics at that time, she began to study the American Mathematical Monthly, which has a process of suspicion and verification of mathematical problems from many mathematicians.
One day in 2013, Tan Fanglin was browsing the information in the monthly magazine as usual, when suddenly, a Canadian professor's rough formula for calculating the number of Bezu broke into her sight and aroused her deep interest.
In her opinion, although this formula is very ingenious, there are still fly in the ointment. She was very excited and immediately began to consult a large amount of information, ready to overcome this problem.
This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for her, who has poor English skills. But with a strong interest in mathematics and a thirst for knowledge, she decided to give it a try.
At first, her mother didn't think that she could solve the problem of the century, after all, many math gurus had not been able to solve it, and she was still just a child, no matter how talented she was in mathematics, she might not be able to solve the world's problems.
Faced with a lot of very difficult English literature, Tan Fanglin began to break through her comfort zone and work hard to learn English knowledge. Every time I research a topic, I keep an English dictionary close to me and think about difficult problems while looking at them word by word.
After a period of exploration, based on Professor Rankin's research, she cleverly linked the Fibonacci sequence with the estimation of the Bezu number, thus further refining the estimation range of the Bezu number. In the end, through unremitting efforts, the mathematical formula was optimized.
Her father, a university professor, was impressed by the results of this research. Since then, she has not only focused on her studies, but also devoted herself to the study of mathematical topics, and even began to solve some world-class mathematical problems, showing extraordinary talent and perseverance.
After the successful solution of this project, her ability to read all English literature in international mathematics journals has also been greatly improved.
Keep your original intention and be alone in Vanity Fair
Tan Fanglin won the first prize in the "33rd Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition" with the topic "Estimation of Beizu Number", which won her numerous praises and recognitions, and she received continuous applause.
In October 2019, the second World Laureates Youth Forum was held in Shanghai as scheduled.
In this forum, not only well-known experts and scholars from the academic community participated, but also outstanding scientists from all over the world gathered together to exchange ideas and learn from each other.
Not only that, the forum also specially invited a group of young people with great potential to participate, most of whom are post-00s. Among the many talented and distinctive participants, Tan Fanglin, who is only 15 years old, is undoubtedly the most eye-catching young star.
As the forum kicked off, she quickly rose to prominence on the web as the youngest participant.
It is worth mentioning that this is the second time that she has been included in the World Laureates Forum. As early as when she was in the third year of junior high school in Yan'an, Shanghai, she had already participated in the first grand event.
After becoming popular, she received a lot of praise, everyone called her "someone else's child", but she did not lose herself because of everyone's praise.
In Tan Fanglin's own opinion, she is just an ordinary person, with a stable life, studying mathematics that she loves very much, and does not want to be the focus of others' eyes.
She knows very well in her heart that whether it is fame on the Internet or exaggerated praise in life, she will only make herself go against her heart and get farther and farther away from the original intention of studying mathematics.
Therefore, she refused the CCTV interview, leaving only one sentence, she didn't want to be seen by her mother, so she disappeared from everyone's sight and continued to ponder her favorite mathematics.
At that time, she wanted to focus on her high school studies, not be disturbed by the outside world, and maintain a stable pace of life and a pure love for mathematics.
In the face of the temptation of Vanity Fair, she stuck to her original intention and came from the prosperous world, but she was not moved by the glitz and resolutely left.
The academic path is what Fang Lin wants, and it is a very long and arduous road, although in the eyes of the outside world, she may be just a flash in the pan.
It is very valuable to talk about Fang Lin's low-key and indifferent to fame and fortune. It is precisely because of her character that she can achieve so much in mathematics.
If she is like Fang Zhongyong, relying on her innate talent, instead of enterprising, she is deeply trapped in Vanity Fair and can't extricate herself, picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, and in the end she can only "ignore everyone".
I have to say that Tan Fang Lin's thinking is indeed very advanced, although he is young, he is sober. For her, compared with the unimportant prosperity of the outside world, what is more important is the continuous pursuit of progress. Only the character of indifference to fame and fortune can always persist on the road of scientific research.