Chapter 46: Teacher, I Did My Best

Wang Xianghong brought Xu You to his office.

"How is it, can you keep up?"

"I can keep up, Teacher."

Xu You could easily follow Wang Xianghong's pace without even needing to activate his deep learning state.

"Have you taken courses in math competitions before?"

"No, I've always been self-taught in math competitions. I mainly focused on physics competitions, but now I have the time to dedicate myself to math competitions."

Hearing Xu You's words, Wang Xianghong couldn't help but admire him once again.

This child, with very limited time and purely through self-study, had already approached the national silver level.

If he really focused all his energy on math competitions...

Perhaps, he could even make it into the national training team.

"I've looked at your test paper carefully, and I like your unique approach to solving problems. It's just a pity that there isn't much time left before the national finals start. Otherwise, I'm sure I could train you to the level of the national team."

At that moment, Xu You thought of something.

"Teacher, could you give me some more problems of the national finals level? I want to try them on my own and see if I can make any breakthroughs."

Xu You knew that even if he used all his vitality points on studying for math competitions, he wouldn't be able to catch up.

He might as well try a brute force method of solving as many problems as possible.

Previously, due to limited time, Xu You had indeed only learned the basic theoretical knowledge and a few examples, making his overall problem-solving experience quite limited.

"It's worth a try. But solving these problems directly might not be very effective."

Wang Xianghong put it diplomatically.

Jumping straight into difficult problems without a solid grasp of the fundamentals is like building a pavilion in mid-air; it's impossible to be stable.

But facing Xu You, Wang Xianghong didn't want to be too direct.

So, he let Xu You try it on his own.

"Alright then. You can stay in my office and do them, I have a class to teach. When I come back, you can summarize some questions, and I'll explain them to you separately."

At this point, regular class sessions were of little significance to Xu You.

It would be better to give Xu You some focused tutoring in the next few days, which might even help Ningjiang Province win another gold medal.

"Okay, Teacher, you go ahead to your class."

Xu You was also eager for this.

Having the office to himself was conducive to Xu You working on the problems at full speed.

After Wang Xianghong left.

Xu You activated his deep learning state and began sprinting through the national finals problems.

In the previous selection competition, Xu You scored about half of the total points without using the deep learning state.

If he activated the deep learning state, he could achieve even better results.

"Ah... This is the feeling!"

After activating the deep learning state.

Xu You's attention, energy, and speed of thought all received a boost.

Relative to Xu You, the flow of time in the outside world also seemed to slow down.

However, this state was merely a buff and did not change Xu You's knowledge base.

Therefore, this deep learning state could not lead to a qualitative change.

For example, if you normally score 60 on a test, in this state, you might reach 70 or even close to 80.

But it's impossible to score near perfect.

When the problems do not match your knowledge base.

No matter how good the state or how much time you have, it's completely meaningless.

"It's not working... Some problems cannot be solved with my current approach."

After attempting a brute force approach with his existing knowledge.

Xu You had to admit that the deep learning state was not omnipotent.

Even in the selection competition, using this approach might only solve one more question.

"Let's just do my best."

After trying hard, Xu You had completed two sets of national finals level papers.

For problems he couldn't solve, Xu You had no choice but to set them aside temporarily, waiting for Wang Xianghong to explain later.

When Wang Xianghong finished arranging exercises for his students.

He returned to his office, curious about Xu You's progress.

"Based on his speed, he might have finished two questions by now."

Wang Xianghong remembered that during the selection exam, Xu You had submitted his paper just three hours in.

Upon opening the door and seeing Xu You's dejected appearance.

Wang Xianghong was not surprised.

Even the most talented children can't just solve problems right off the bat.

"Hmm? Xu You, how many questions have you done?"

Approaching Xu You, Wang Xianghong was surprised to find.

The problems he had given Xu You were

 almost all tackled.

That was two sets, a total of six major questions!

In normal time, that would require a whole nine hours.

How long had he been gone? Less than two hours, right?

Although he didn't know how well Xu You did.

This speed was astonishingly fast.

"Teacher, I'm still stuck on some problems, not sure if my approach is correct. But I've tried my best."

Xu You didn't know what Wang Xianghong was thinking, but he was quite dissatisfied with his answers.

Wang Xianghong picked up Xu You's papers and began to read.

It was clear that Xu You's problem-solving process was full of struggles.

Many places showed signs of erasure.

It was obvious that he switched approaches after finding one unworkable.

Some problems were left half-unfinished.

But overall.

The answers were surprisingly good!

Some of the solution approaches Xu You used were even ones Wang Xianghong himself hadn't thought of, and they were completely correct.

On a rough estimate, Xu You had already approached the national gold level.

"Xu You, have you been self-studying again? You've improved a lot since last time!"

"Yes, I spent a day reading at home yesterday."

Wang Xianghong was stunned.

Just one day of reading, and Xu You's level had risen from national silver to national gold?

How is anyone else supposed to study then?

Wang Xianghong didn't know about the eight hours of deep learning from the day before.

Or that Xu You had the benefit of the deep learning state while doing these problems.

"You were a bit too hasty. If you took it slower, maybe it would have been better."

"More time probably wouldn't have helped. Teacher, could you explain them to me? You can go fast, I can keep up."

At this moment, Xu You couldn't afford to be polite with Wang Xianghong.

Somehow, Wang Xianghong felt like he had become passive in front of Xu You.

But Wang Xianghong still involuntarily followed Xu You's request.

Afterward, Wang Xianghong explained the problems to Xu You at his fastest pace.

Xu You was in an excellent state, quickly grasping Wang Xianghong's explanations.

Xu You was amazed to find that this learning efficiency was incredibly high.

(End of Chapter)