On June 22, 2024, the final of the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition was held as scheduled. Jiang Ping, a student from Jiangsu Lianshui Secondary School who previously won the 12th place in the world in the preliminary round, also participated in the finals. People who pay attention to Jiang Ping are looking forward to Jiang Ping's performance in the finals. Before that, Jiang Ping's true ability caused heated discussions on the whole network. Ordinary people think that Jiang Ping, a secondary school student, can be among the best in international competitions, and they begin to question the selection system of Chinese education, and they also praise Jiang Ping. But there are also some people in the mathematics industry who have questioned Jiang Ping's true strength, and even the Olympiad gold medal coach spent 5 million yuan to bet, claiming that Jiang Ping's incident was the result of hype.
In any case, Jiang Ping is now on the cusp, and her performance in the finals affects the direction of public opinion. But in fact, among the many contestants, it is still very difficult for Jiang Ping to get good results.
During this time, Jiang Ping had too much aura, and too much attention from people also brought invisible pressure to Jiang Ping. Therefore, in the finals, Jiang Ping's results are likely to be unsatisfactory. But what the author wants to say is that Jiang Ping, who ranked 12th in the preliminary round, has already brought a lot of surprises to people. Therefore, if Jiang Ping's grades are not satisfactory, I hope everyone will be merciful and not too harsh.
From a secondary school student to the 12th in the world, Jiang Ping can be called a miracle, so how did she complete the counterattack? Let's take a detailed look at Jiang Ping's journey along the way.
In 2007, Jiang Ping was born in Wanmin Village, Hongyao Town, Lianshui County, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, Jiang Ping is only 17 years old this year, but her father is 67 years old, and Jiang Ping has a sister who is 3 years older than her. According to media reports, Jiang Ping grew up with her sister and father.
And Jiang Ping's mother is still a foreigner. After Jiang Ping became famous, a woman on Douyin who claimed to be Jiang Ping's mother also posted a video. It can be seen from the video that this woman is about 50 years old, and if she is really Jiang Ping's mother, she should be much younger than Jiang Ping's father.
Jiang Ping and her mother
Judging from the above, Jiang Ping's father should be an honest person, his family conditions are not good, he has always been very poor, and he only got married when he was almost 50 years old. After marriage, two daughters were born. But for some reason, the couple did not bring up the child together.
When the Jiang Ping sisters were young, the two lived with their grandparents, and their father had been working outside. The father has no culture, he only knows how to let his two daughters study hard, but he never asks about his daughters' grades, and he doesn't know how well his daughters can learn.
Jiang Ping's father
Later, when the old father was old, there was no one to work outside, so he returned to his hometown and became a village patrolman. I usually wander around the fields to see if there is any illegal act of burning straw, and then discourage it. And the salary of this job is only 900 yuan per month.
In the countryside of northern Jiangsu, an old father who is close to 70 years old, plus two daughters who are still in school. As you can imagine, the family is in extraordinary financial difficulty.
As mentioned earlier, the father does not pay much attention to the learning situation of his daughters, so when interviewed by reporters, the father did not mention his daughter's learning.
Jiang Ping's elementary and junior high school were both completed in Hongyao Town. After Jiang Ping became famous, a reporter interviewed Jiang Ping's junior high school math teacher. According to the math teacher's recollection, Jiang Ping's math score was not the best in the class, but only above average. Compared to other subjects, she will do better in mathematics. The deepest impression left on the junior high school math teacher is that Jiang Ping was more interested in mathematics in junior high school, and that's it.
In the summer of 2022, Jiang Ping took the high school entrance examination, and in the end she scored 621 points. It is understood that the total score of the high school entrance examination in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province in 2022 is 780 points. Although 621 points is not a high score, judging from the admission score line of Lianshui County ordinary high school, Jiang Ping can apply for Lianshui's ordinary high school.
After the end of the high school entrance examination, Jiang Ping filled in the volunteer, and for the sake of insurance, Jiang Ping gave up filling in the three-star high school and only filled in the four-star high school. Later, she was also accepted into a four-star high school. and has already registered in high school, but during the opening of military training, Jiang Ping transferred to Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, transforming from a high school student to a secondary school student.
Although the current secondary school students are also allowed to take the college entrance examination, it is limited to a few colleges and universities in the province.
Jiang Ping does costume design
That's right, after arriving at the technical secondary school, Jiang Ping applied for the clothing major, and in an interview with Jiang Ping later, she said that studying the clothing major was the PlanA of her life. Math is PlanB. It seems that this girl has a true love for fashion design, but isn't it too early? In fact, you can still have more choices when you get to university!
So why did Jiang Ping choose a secondary school?
After Jiang Ping became famous, the principal of Lianshui Secondary Vocational School was also interviewed.
The principal was interviewed
According to the principal, the reason why Jiang Ping applied for Lianshui Vocational Secondary School was mainly because her sister was a student of Lianshui Vocational Secondary School, and Jiang Ping's two good classmates also studied at Lianshui Vocational Secondary School, so Jiang Ping went to Lianshui Vocational Secondary School to study.
Although the principal's explanation is well-reasoned, netizens don't buy it, and most people feel that the reason why Jiang Ping applied for the secondary school exam was because of the poor conditions at home.
Jiang Ping's sister is called Jiang Lin, 3 years older than her, she only graduated from Lianshui Vocational Secondary School this year, and also took the college entrance examination.
After taking the college entrance examination, Jiang Lin went out to work as soon as possible, according to the villagers, Jiang Lin had to work three jobs a day, and after Jiang Ping became famous, Jiang Lin was still working in Lianyungang.
After entering Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, Jiang Ping's high school entrance examination score was almost the highest in the whole grade, so she also got a scholarship from the school. After entering the school, Jiang Ping usually only needs to learn three main courses in addition to the number of languages, plus professional courses in clothing. Therefore, in terms of class scheduling, secondary schools are still very relaxed.
As a result, Jiang Ping has more time to pursue hobbies. After arriving in high school, Jiang Ping was very active in math class, and her math grades were also very good. But for Jiang Ping, high school math seems to be a bit simple, and she can learn it as soon as she learns it, so in her first year of high school, Jiang Ping found a math teacher, hoping to let her learn some more difficult math knowledge.
Jiang Ping and Wang Yanqiu
Jiang Ping's math teacher is named Wang Yanqiu.
According to the information, Wang Yanqiu graduated from Jiangsu University in 2020 and obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Jiangsu University.
As early as when he was in graduate school, Wang Yanqiu showed his desire to participate in the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition. He mentioned this matter to his brothers and sisters many times.
After graduating from Jiangsu University, Wang Yanqiu applied for a job at Lianshui Vocational Secondary School and became a mathematics teacher. After becoming Jiang Ping's math teacher, he found that Jiang Ping had outstanding math results, so he felt that he should help Jiang Ping.
Since the beginning of high school, Wang Yanqiu has given Jiang Ping a textbook of advanced mathematics published by Tongji University and asked her to study on her own.
In the process of self-study, Jiang Ping was exposed to calculus, number series, linear algebra, etc.
The author of the college entrance examination mathematics in the 130 points, the first contact with advanced mathematics in college is also very confused, although sitting in the first row to listen to the lectures, but the high mathematics learning is still a mess, at least, the first few classes are like listening to the book of heaven, if you want to ask college students what subjects are the most difficult, I think most people will say that it is advanced mathematics.
Jiang Ping, on the other hand, slowly learned about advanced mathematics through self-study, and solved one higher mathematics problem after another. Just like Jiang Ping herself said, she likes to prove step by step, to get what she wants to prove, she likes this process, so it is her interest that allows her to get a high attainment in mathematics.
On March 14, 2024, the registration for the 2024 Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition officially opened.
The Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition was launched by Jack Ma in 2018, and its prize money is relatively high, and there is no restriction on the identity and occupation of the applicant, so whether you are a delivery person or a university professor, you can sign up.
Therefore, compared with other large-scale global mathematics competitions, although the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition has not been established for a long time, it attracts top talents in mathematics from all over the world every year.
Wei Dongyi, a mathematics teacher at Peking University, once participated in the Alibaba Mathematics Competition and won the gold medal.
And Jiang Ping's teacher Wang Runqiu has also signed up for the event many times, and this time, Wang Runqiu decided to sign up with Jiang Ping.
The Alibaba Mathematics Competition is divided into preliminaries and finals, and the preliminaries will be held from 8 a.m. on April 13, 2024 to 8 a.m. on April 15, 2024. Lasting 48 hours, the competition is an open-book exam, candidates can flip through books or use the Internet, and only need to answer the questions within 48 hours.
On June 13, 2024, the results of the preliminary round of the 2024 Alibaba Mathematics Competition were announced, and Jiang Ping, a 17-year-old secondary school student from Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, won the 12th place in the world. The label on her body, coupled with excellent grades. Jiang Ping quickly appeared on the hot search on the whole network, and for a while, she was talked about by people.
It was revealed that when the insiders learned that they saw the report card, everyone still didn't believe that a secondary school student could get such a score, so some staff came to Lianshui Secondary Vocational School. They also gave Jiang Ping a few questions on the spot, and asked Jiang Ping to do the questions on the blackboard on the spot.
After confirming Jiang Ping's true strength, the Ali Damo Academy officially announced the results of the preliminaries.
However, later, Ali Damo Academy denied the rumors that Jiang Ping asked questions on the spot.
But judging from the documentary released by the Ali Dharma Academy, Jiang Ping did do math problems on the blackboard. But because of this short frame, Jiang Ping was questioned by mathematics professionals.
Among them, Zhao Bin, a master of Peking University, posted an article, saying that 99.99% of Jiang Ping does not understand advanced mathematics, and he believes that the Jiang Ping incident is completely the result of hype. And Jiang Ping's board book on the blackboard is also full of problems, even the formula is wrong, and some people even say that the notebook in Jiang Ping's hand is not her own, but her teacher Wang Yanqiu's.
It is allowed to raise reasonable doubts when encountering things, but what Jiang Ping has to do is to break these doubts. But let's be honest, the questions in the finals will only be more difficult, and the finalists will only take the competition more seriously. If you want to prove yourself in the finals, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for Jiang Ping. So no matter what the outcome is, I hope everyone will show mercy to this 17-year-old girl.
Up to now, no matter what Jiang Ping's results are in the finals, the author prefers to believe that Jiang Ping has always been really interested in advanced mathematics, and her preliminary results are also the play of her true ability, and there is no cheating method, unless those who question it come up with strong evidence, otherwise the doubt will become slander.