Chapter 263 Enlightenment

“When studying the issue of star brightness, students can learn knowledge that building a model requires ‘parameter awareness’.”

"Scientists use models to explain phenomena, and all models are inseparable from parameters. The reason why stars can be seen depends on the joint action of two parameters."

"So grasping and adjusting parameters play a vital role in establishing a model."

"Wait...wait, please slow down, I'm a little dizzy."

As Wu Bin continued to talk, Gu Jiaqi finally lost her battle, rubbed her temples and lay on the sofa thinking about life.

"Hahahaha." Pei Jiamin couldn't hold it back and laughed loudly. She looked at Gu Jiaqi and said, "Do you still feel happy doing the papers now?"

"No!" Gu Jiaqi forced herself to sit up straight, "I...I just need to digest it. What Brother Wu Bin said was very interesting."

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Wu Bin asked with concern.

"No, no." Gu Jiaqi waved her hand, "I couldn't keep up with the rhythm. It's okay now. Brother Wu Bin, please continue talking."

Wu Bin: "If you don't understand something, feel free to ask and I can explain it to you."

"Okay." Gu Jiaqi nodded.

"What is the purpose of what I just mentioned? It is to allow children to learn part of the basis of science during the exploration process, that is, to construct a model and set a parameter."

"In this way, when they study in the future, for example, when studying problems such as solar eclipses, they will immediately think of the parameters they need to care about when constructing a model, and modify the parameters based on the observation results."

"Do you have a compass?" Wu Bin suddenly asked Gu Jiaqi.

"Yes! Just wait a moment." Gu Jiaqi ran into the room after saying that.

While Gu Jiaqi was away, Pei Jiamin looked at Wu Bin and said, "Professor Wu has become an expert in astronomy again?"

"I've studied it a little bit." Wu Bin smiled and nodded.

Just when Pei Jiamin was about to complain, Gu Jiaqi ran out happily with a compass and a piece of paper.

"Here." Gu Jiaqi handed the compass and paper to Wu Bin.

"Thank you." After taking the compass, Wu Bin drew a semicircle on the paper.

"To be specific, you need to refine the orbital inclination to adjust your model based on the observed results." Wu Bin clicked on a few positions on the circle as he spoke, "It's the positional relationship between the sun, the ground and the moon."

"emmmmmmm..."

After staring at the circle in the picture and meditating for a long time, just when Wu Bin thought she was feeling uncomfortable, Gu Jiaqi suddenly slapped her forehead and shouted.

"I understand!"

"Pfft hahaha..." Pei Jiamin laughed again and fell on the sofa.

"Why are you laughing? I just understand!" Gu Jiaqi pouted and looked unhappy.

"Tell me, what have you learned?" Wu Bin asked with a smile.

"I know what Brother Wu Bin wants to tell me is that even if we can't teach the children all the complex knowledge of astronomy, we can still teach them scientific methods first, right?"

"That's a very good summary." Wu Bin couldn't help but applaud Gu Jiaqi twice, and looked at the stunned Pei Jiamin and said, "You're still laughing, your sister is much better than you."

"You really listened." Pei Jiamin was very surprised, "I am impressed by you."

"Actually, I was a bit blind." After receiving the praise, Gu Jiaqi suddenly became humble, but the smile on her face showed that she was very happy.

"No need to be modest, you summed it up very correctly. What I just said to you is actually this. Teaching should not just be a list of facts. Scientific methods and the cultivation of scientific vision are equally important."

"Well, I think Brother Wu Bin, you are so awesome. No wonder you taught my sister to teach me." Gu Jiaqi looked at Wu Bin with stars in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, why are you dragging me in all of a sudden?" Pei Jiamin, who was suddenly lying on the ground, expressed dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it." Skipping the topic, Gu Jiaqi asked again: "Brother Wu Bin, which faction do you belong to? Do you support astronomy as an independent course, or do you not support it?"

"Me?" Wu Bin thought for a while after listening, "How should I put it? This is a question determined by the general environment. If we list a separate astronomy class now, I estimate that the teacher of this class will also be a perennial Someone who is troubled and infirm.”

"Ah? What do you mean?" Gu Jiaqi, who didn't understand for a moment, was a little confused, but she quickly realized, "Oh, you mean you will be overtaken by the main teacher, right?"

"Yes." Wu Bin nodded.

"Why? Astronomy should be considered a very important class, right?" Gu Jiaqi expressed confusion.

"Because there will be very few people who will engage in astronomy in the future, but there will be many places where physics, geography, and mathematics are needed. Generally speaking, the current status of astronomy is not much different from that of art and sports. It can only be regarded as a hobby. There are even astronomy companies in China. There are very few universities with this department, which is enough to show.”

"Okay..." Gu Jiaqi was a little disappointed after hearing this, "So among these universities with astronomy departments, which one is better?"

"The University of Science and Technology is pretty good. It is now affiliated with the Purple Mountain Observatory. If you are admitted to postgraduate studies in the future, you can theoretically find researchers from the Purple Observatory as mentors. They can be said to be the most advanced group of people in China studying the stars and the sea."

Gu Jiaqi: "Is this your school, Brother Wu Bin?"

"Yes, if you are really interested, I can tell you the general situation of the Astronomy Department of HKUST."

Gu Jiaqi: "Really!? Then...then I will seriously consider it."

"Wait a minute, Jiaqi, you don't really want to take the astronomy exam, do you?" Pei Jiamin looked at Gu Jiaqi's serious expression and suddenly realized that things seemed to be heading in a direction she had never expected.

"Yes, I'm serious!" Gu Jiaqi nodded.

"I've never heard of you having such an ambition... You can't just focus on this for three minutes. It's a lifetime event." Pei Jiamin's tone was a little urgent.

"Of course I understand the importance, but in fact I have been very interested in galaxies since I was a child. Although I also know that this kind of thing cannot be chosen based on interest, but in the next year, I will try to learn more about astronomy. of."

"Well... I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but before you learn more about astronomy, I think you should first understand the score line of HKUST."

"Oh!" Gu Jiaqi's expression suddenly froze, and then she slowly looked at Wu Bin, and suddenly remembered that this was the school where the top scorer in the college entrance examination went!

"If you include the number of students enrolled...in a sense, it's not simpler than Jingbei." Wu Bin responded to Gu Jiaqi who looked at him.

"tell!"

"No! I will try my best!"