Xu Yun first put a book about five centimeters thick on the table, then dusted his hands, turned to Xiaomai and asked:
"Maxwell, in which classroom did you take your first undergraduate class?"
At this time, Mai was pouring water into his thermos cup. Hearing this, he stopped, thought for a moment and said:
"holie classroom."
"holie classroom?"
Xu Yun blinked and nodded thoughtfully:
"It seems that our first class will have to be held separately."
Readers who studied at Cambridge University in 1850 will know this.
In 1850, Cambridge University had a small enrollment, so the postgraduate majors were not as detailed as those in later generations.
At present, looking at all the colleges at the University of Cambridge that offer postgraduate courses, there are only the following six categories of postgraduate majors:
Among them, degree examinations in linguistics, philosophy, and humanities are unified into moral sciences.
Physics, chemistry, and biology belong to the natural sciences.
to be honest.
Among all the subjects, Xu Yun's favorite subject is natural science.
Let’s talk to a professional.
Secondly, there is the big boss Faraday in charge.
Unfortunately, Stokes, the cheap tutor, was Professor Lucas at Cambridge, so he could only temporarily defect to the mathematics major to tinker with symbols.
certainly.
Graduate students in the Department of Mathematics also have the opportunity to take natural science and even humanities courses, but the frequency is relatively less high.
In addition, based on the information Xu Yun learned from Lao Tang.
This year, Cambridge University enrolled a total of 227 postgraduate students, who were admitted to 11 colleges.
Among them, Gonville and Caius College, which has the smallest enrollment, has 17 students, and Downing College, which has the largest enrollment, has 38 students, with an average between 25-35.
As for Trinity College...
It's quite average, with only 29 graduate students.
This year, Trinity College offers a total of four majors: theology, mathematics, philosophy, and natural sciences. Languages and humanities are only electives.
The mathematics department that Xu Yun 'chosen' has a total of 12 people, which is considered the largest major in the college.
After all, in the classical education system, mathematics is the most important subject and the most real subject - if you know it, you know it, and if you don't know it, you don't know it.
But today is the first day of school after all, so the content of the first lesson on the timetable is not mathematics, but the history of Cambridge.
Xu Yun originally thought that this was another class for undergraduate and graduate students to take together, but he did not expect that the two classes were actually separate.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal.
First of all, Cambridge University does not have many lecture theaters, and small classrooms are the most common teaching model.
The second thing is...
The number of professors in the humanities at Cambridge University is much higher than in other majors.
If you don't find something to do for some people, it will be like eating free money.
This kind of thing is also very common in later generations, so I won’t go into details.
After sorting out relevant books.
Xu Yun glanced at the clock on the wall, and then left the dormitory with Mai Mai.
The classroom he is going to today is in the teaching building on the left rear side of Trinity Chapel, which is completely opposite to Wheat's holie classroom.
So the two of them left the dormitory building and said goodbye at the entrance of the corridor.
The warm sunshine in winter is very comfortable. The soft light shines through the trees and dapples the pedestrians. It also diffuses the surrounding scenery in the sunshine, transforming it into a quiet and beautiful picture.
But at this moment, Xu Yun's heart was not so happy.
He was staring at the thick mathematics book in his hand, with a certain idea floating in his mind:
Can you find a chain to string this book together and carry it around?
A five centimeter thick book is too damn heavy to hold in your hand...
If you can string it up with an iron chain, you can put it on your shoulders to save some effort, and you can also use it to convince people when you encounter danger...
And just when Xu Yun was muttering in his heart.
A somewhat jerky English sound suddenly came to his ears, which looked like there was a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat:
"Hello, classmate Luo Feng."
Xu Yun turned his head and looked along the sound.
He saw a big man who looked like Li Kui wearing glasses standing four or five meters to his right.
In fact, under normal circumstances, Xu Yun is somewhat face-blind when it comes to European faces.
For example, when searching for resources, I often identify Melody as someone else...
However, the face in front of him was so recognizable that Xu Yun called out the other person's name without any hesitation:
"Bruch-san?"
Bruh.
His full name is Max Christian Friedrich Bruch.
This person was the German international student who stole the spotlight at the opening ceremony, a future musical master, and the man who later caused Xu Yun to lose a mobile phone.
When Bruch introduced himself, he said that he was 22 years old and a theology graduate student at Trinity College, so it was normal for him to appear here.
In addition, Xu Yun’s pretty good impression of him is...
When he went on stage to introduce himself, Bruch was one of the few people who applauded.
At that time, under the guidance of Bruch, several students around him also clapped politely, so that Xu Yun would not be too embarrassed on the stage.
Whether it’s true friendliness or the ‘elegance’ cultivated by literary thought,
In short, in terms of results, it did help Xu Yun a small favor.
Seeing Xu Yun calling out his name, Bruch seemed very happy and walked up to Xu Yun in a few steps:
"Classmate Luo Feng, what a coincidence. Have you had lunch?"
Xu Yun glanced at the footprints where Bruch originally stood, and did not deliberately point them out, but said along the way:
"After eating, where are you, Mr. Bruch?"
Bruch immediately curled his lips when he heard this, with @... a depressed look on his face:
"I've eaten it, but this damn English black pudding...Ekelpaket!"
Ekelpaket is a German swear word, almost the same as ours.
Hearing Bruch's complaints, Xu Yun couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Hearing the word black pudding, he could guess what the future composer would have for lunch.
Although German food is mainly based on sausages, beer and sauerkraut pork knuckles, the sophistication is actually somewhat different from the presentation of Western food.
But in terms of edibility, it is indeed far ahead of British food.
Anyway, few of the Germans Xu Yun knew in later generations were accustomed to British food.
Then he smiled and said generously to Bruch:
"Student Bruch, if you have a chance in the future, you can come to my dormitory for a few meals."
"Not to mention other things, we Chinese are really worthy of our reputation in cooking."
"For example, fish with scallion oil. Put the marinated fish meat into the pot and steam it for a while. When it comes out of the pot, pour a spoonful of oil on it. The sound of slicing will be accompanied by an aroma..."
"There is also spicy chicken. Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped chicken pieces, and fry until golden brown and the skin is fragrant and crispy..."
"Another example is braised Hokkien. Take an adult Hokkien, wash it and pickle it...Southern Hokkien has a tender texture, while Eastern Hokkien has a chewier texture..."
Xu Yun talked eloquently about a lot of names and recipes of local delicacies, which made Bruch almost stay.
With food as a breakthrough, the two quickly became familiar with each other.
For example, Xu Yun learned that Bruch was born in a middle-class family in Cologne and had been apprenticed to Lenek since he was a child.
Although he is only 22 years old now, he has already received numerous honors. This admission was even an invitation from Cambridge.
Bruch learned that Xu Yun's nickname changed thirty thousand times a day, that he never cooed when writing books, that he even won the honor of being a tentacle monster when he was studying, etc...
The two of them chatted while walking, and the topic soon extended to other aspects.
Although Xu Yun does not have high musical literacy, he has listened to some symphony performances in later generations, and Wang Yiyun is a distinguished vinyl member.
Therefore, some words that pop up occasionally can hit Bruch's point of enjoyment.
"Classmate Luo Feng, your knowledge reserve really surprises me."
After walking through a curve, Bruch showed a trace of emotion on his face and said with a smile:
"As far as I know, after yesterday's experiment, some people in the school thought you were just a porter looking for fame."
"Now it seems that their judgment was obviously wrong."
After finishing speaking, Bruch stopped at the fork in the curve, pointed at a certain building and said:
"Classmate Luo Feng, the first class for graduate students in theology is service and worship. It is in two directions from the school history classroom. Let's separate here first."
Xu Yun nodded and was about to say a few polite words.
Then Bruch stretched out his hand and said:
"Classmate Luo Feng, then we will see you at the dinner party the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, we'll see you then..."
Xu Yun subconsciously prepared to shake his hand, but just after saying a few words, his expression froze on his face:
"Eh?"
Looking at the confused Xu Yun, Bruch was slightly stunned, and his face couldn't help but look a little surprised:
"What, Mr. Luo Feng, didn't anyone inform you about the dinner?"
Only then did Xu Yun come back to his senses, quickly shook his head and said:
"Someone has already sent me the invitation letter, but I didn't know that Mr. Bruch was also an invitee..."
Bruch smiled when he saw this and explained:
"Perhaps your contact person thinks this information is not important. There are seven 'interviewers' in total for the dinner the day after tomorrow, and there are only two places for the apostles planned to be admitted."
"There is no grade limit for these two quotas. As long as the interview is passed, both quotas may even be allocated to freshmen."
"So Mr. Luo Feng, you and I should be considered healthy competitors. Let's work together when the time comes."
Looking at Bruch who was talking eloquently, Xu Yun looked thoughtful.
He asked why the future composer was waiting for him on the road.
It turns out that I found out that I was also an interviewer, so I came to show my friendship...
think carefully.
Although Lao Tang's previous words vaguely revealed the meaning of multiple people running for election, he did not give the accurate number of people and names.
But judging from the relationship between Lao Tang and himself.
If he knew this information, it would be impossible for him to deliberately hide it from himself.
Combined with what Lao Tang said, "Some people hold objections"...
It is clear.
Lao Tang is most likely isolated from the decision-making level.
This is actually quite normal.
Because the membership model of the Apostolic Society is a voting system, counting the previous members who may be present at each time, the number of people at an interview meeting may exceed thirty people... Let's take thirty people as an example.
The voting process follows the majority rule, which means that even if there is a relatively extreme vote ratio of 16 to 14, the voting candidate can still successfully become a Cambridge apostle.
This way.
This gives the opportunity for ‘cliques’ to breed.
After all, it is not difficult to see from the voting system of the Apostolic Society that old members who have graduated can also influence the activities of the Apostolic Society.
Nowadays, Lao Tang may be regarded as a figure in the school, but after leaving Cambridge University...or in other words, raising the level from university to society, Lao Tang may not be enough to be seen.
Of course.
Lao Tang is not necessarily so exaggerated as to be isolated and helpless in the society - he is also a candidate for the president of the student union, but he has obviously encountered some rejection.
What can be roughly determined at present is that.
Lao Tang and Aveline are probably from the same line.
Another mysterious person who recommended him may also be a ally.
The person behind Bruch may not necessarily be friendly, but he's probably not an enemy either, and has a higher chance of being neutral.
no way.
Wherever there are people, there is struggle, and this is true everywhere.
In later generations, Xu Yun met a friend who was studying at a third-rate university. The campus philharmonic club was planning to purchase musical instruments. As a result, several vice-presidents went to seven or eight musical instrument dealers, and they were so crazy that they fought for their respective rebates.
This is true for a philharmonic club at an ordinary university, let alone a top club at a top university like Cambridge.
And at the same time Xu Yun's thoughts were diverging.
Bruch on the side seemed to have thought of something again, and his expression began to change dramatically.
A few seconds later.
A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, he looked around for a moment, lowered his voice and said to Xu Yun:
"Classmate Luo Feng, I heard that part of this interview will involve praising poems, and the people in London will be the ones. I don't know how specific it is. You can prepare yourself from this aspect...
..."
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment.
Good guy.
Praise poem?
Co-author: British people also like to play this set?
But think about it carefully...
Hey, it's really...
For example, the famous "God Save the Queen".
This carol used in the British national anthem and royal music was sung by Carey at a banquet in 1740 to congratulate Admiral Edward Vernon who had captured the port of Pitbello from the Spanish.
There is also the title of Lakeside Poet, which was basically exclusive to the royal bastards around 1790...
In addition, Britain's national power was at its peak at this time and it was almost hegemonic, so it was normal for some literary works to be written around the ruling class.
Just like later generations of authors licking their readers, they are not shabby.
And the other side.
Looking at Xu Yun who looked thoughtful, Bruch looked like he was hesitating to speak, opening and closing his mouth repeatedly.
But in the end he gritted his teeth and said slowly:
"Um...Mr. Luo Feng, the spicy chicken you mentioned before..."
Xu Yun blinked, and after regaining consciousness, he immediately patted his chest:
"Harm, these are all trivial matters, take care of them all on me."
"Let's go to my dormitory on Sunday. I'll cook you a delicious meal then."
"My dormitory is quite big. You are welcome to come and play in my dormitory. You can go to bed when you are full. No problem."
Bruch was delighted when he heard this and wiped the corner of his mouth:
"Then it's settled, classmate Luo Feng, it's getting late, I'll go to class first."
Seeing Bruh trotting away, Xu Yun's expression was a little subtle.
One meal gave me a secret that even Lao Tang didn't know. It was a real profit.
The power of Greater China’s food is truly terrifying...
Xu Yun then brought his mind back to reality, humming again, carrying the textbook and rushing to the classroom.
The layout of Cambridge University in 1850 was still somewhat different from that of later generations. Some buildings and roads had simply disappeared or been renovated in later generations.
Therefore, it took Xu Yun more than ten minutes to find the classroom where he was attending class.
This classroom is much smaller than the lecture theater where the opening ceremony is held, and can accommodate about a hundred people.
When Xu Yun came to the door, there were already more than forty students sitting in the classroom.
Among the more than 40 people, there are mostly boys and very few girls—considering that there are no transgender or gender fluid people these days, this statement should not be a big problem.
It is not difficult to see from the badges on the chests of these students that they are from the same four seminaries as they were at the opening ceremony.
The class hasn't started yet, so the students' sitting postures are relatively casual:
Some are chatting with friends around them.
Some simply sat down on the table, shaking their thighs irregularly.
A few others simply started fighting in the classroom.
Generally speaking, about 1/3 of the students can see directly the back door of the classroom.
So when Xu Yun's figure appeared.
There was no need to communicate, and the sound in the classroom immediately became much quieter.
Some students who were reading thought the teacher was coming, so they looked up at the podium, and when they found that no one was there, they shifted their gaze to the back door.
Swish——
There were another twenty or thirty salutes of attention.
However, compared to the opening ceremony, this round of attention ceremony is much gentler now.
Although there is still a look of suspicion and even hostility among them.
But most of them are neutral, curious and even friendly.
Xu Yun ignored these looks and was about to find a seat at the back of the classroom to sit down when he saw a boy with a freckled face waving to him:
"Hey, classmate Luo Feng, sit here!"
Xu Yun quickly scanned the Trinity College emblem on this man's chest, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards him.
The freckled-faced boy was obviously satisfied with Xu Yun's choice. He pulled out the stool before Xu Yun could get closer, stretched out his hand and said:
"Classmate Luo Feng, my name is Hubert Airy. Nice to meet you."
Xu Yun politely thanked him, shook hands and said:
"Hello, I am Luo Feng."
After taking a seat.
Xu Yun glanced at the lonely Hubert Airy and tentatively asked him:
"Classmate Airy, I wonder if Mr. George Bedell Airy is..."
When Hubert Ally heard this, he smiled with a complicated expression, mixed with pride and helplessness:
"That's my father, I'm the second son in the family."
Xu Yun nodded with some understanding.
George Bedell Airy.
This was also a well-known British scientist in the 19th century. He made an important contribution in establishing Greenwich on the prime meridian. He is a scholar whose name and general contribution can be remembered.
He is also a well-known alumnus of Trinity College and even served as Lucasian Professor for one year.
But George Bedell Aire’s reputation in 1850 was not very good:
Le Verrier calculated the position of Neptune in 1846, but the data he used were all the observations of George Bedell Airy.
Therefore, the British have been criticizing George Beadle Airy in recent years, believing that it was precisely because of his slowness that the British lost the opportunity to discover Neptune.
This kind of situation converged on Hubert Airy, and that complicated smile appeared.
I am proud of my father's abilities, but helpless at my father's situation.
Then Xu Yun paused and asked Hubert Airy:
"Student Airi, which major did you choose as a graduate student?"
Upon hearing this, Hubert Ally leaned back and revealed the mathematics book placed in the drawer:
"Mathematics major, classmate Luo Feng, I remember you also majored in mathematics, right?"
Xu Yun nodded and said with a smile:
"That's right, we will be classmates from now on."
Hubert Ally scratched his hair and shook Xu Yun's hand again:
"Please take good care of me."
Xu Yun and Hubert Ally chatted quietly, so although everyone else around them had their own thoughts, they didn't show any obvious abnormalities.
A few more minutes passed.
A white-haired little old man walked in.
The little old man wore a black robe, a pair of glasses with very small lenses on his nose, and a judicial wig on his head.
It looks like an elf from Gringotts.
The little old man walked slowly to the podium, slowly opened the book, coughed lightly and said:
"Dear classmates, I am Professor Gregory Barker, majoring in humanities, and the chief public lecturer in Cambridge history."
"I personally hold public lectures in the Deity classroom every Wednesday and Friday. Students who are not majoring in humanities can sign up at their own expense. The tuition fee is 4.3 pounds for an academic year..."
Xu Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.
Mentioned before.
In this changing timeline, one pound in 1850 was approximately equal to 800 Chinese coins in later generations.
4.3 pounds, which is almost 3,500 yuan.
3,500 a year is almost as much as the tuition fees of some universities in later generations.
Even in 1850, £4.3 was not an amount that many families could easily afford.
Although this price is not cheap among Cambridge universities, it is not the ceiling either.
The ceiling for elective courses in 1850 was Hale Fadel's Classics, which cost £6.80 per academic year.
Think about it from this perspective.
The policy of compulsory education and financial allocation of public universities in later generations of China was actually a great benevolence that lasted for a long time.
After advertising himself, Gregorian Barker slowly began to teach:
"Dear classmates, according to the list I got, 64% of all the people present are freshmen admitted to Cambridge University from outside schools."
"So the first lesson you need to take as a graduate student is to understand the long history of Cambridge University."
"The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 AD by a group of teachers who fled Oxford University to escape a fight..."
"During its more than six hundred years of history, Cambridge University has produced a large number of outstanding alumni, such as John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University today..."
"In a few decades, Xu Zhimo of China will write "Farewell to Cambridge" at Cambridge University, and it will be included in the Chinese language textbooks of later generations..."
Gregory Barker spoke a lot of things eloquently and eloquently, which made people sleepy.
Two hours later.
Xu Yun and Hubert Ally yawned and slowly walked out of the classroom.
"hetui!"
I saw Hubert Airy spitting at the retreating figure of Gregorian Barker and saying disdainfully:
"At this level, paying 4.3 pounds per academic year, are you crazy about money?"
Although he has an astronomer father, there are three brothers in the family, so the education expenses shared equally are not much.
£4.30.
It was enough for him to take two natural science courses - and the lecturer's reputation was excellent.
Xu Yun then changed classrooms with Hubert Airy and listened to the first professional course taught by Stokes.
At this time, Stokes had not yet evolved into a complete form, and was relatively immature in terms of teaching.
This is roughly the kind of situation where you jump to the summary above within a few seconds of writing a solution.
I understand, but the students are confused...
Therefore, the professional courses in the Department of Mathematics are relatively boring. Even Xu Yun, a time traveler, has a hard time following Stokes' circuit.
that's all.
in a variety of courses.
Two days passed by quickly.
The day of interview for the Apostolic Society has officially arrived...
.......
Note:
Can anyone tell me the difference between heatstroke diarrhea and cold diarrhea? I don’t know whether I should take Kedi or Norfloxacin...
It’s the end of the month. I haven’t asked for monthly tickets for a long time. Please give me some monthly tickets.
