IncapacityasProfessorofMathematicsatFudanUniversity?I'mwritingtorecommendMr.Wang?GesintosyourPhDprograminComputerScience.IhaveknownMr.Wangsincehissophomoreyearofcollege?andhaveactedashisthesisadvisorandmentor.Inmyexperience?heisagiftedanddiligentstudent?andanadmirablyhardworker.
Wangisanimpressivestudentbecausehehasbeenforcedtoovercomethesignificantchallengeofaseriousillnessduringhisfreshmanyear.WhenIfirstmetWanginmyDiscreteMathclass?hedidnotappeartobeanythingspecialtome.Whilehisexamscoresweregood?theywerenotashighasIwouldnowexpectofhim.WhatIdidn'tknowthenwasthatduetohisillness?Wangwasattemptingtotakeallofthedifficultearlymathematicscoursesatonetime?includingDiscreteMathematics?AdvancedMathematics?LinearAlgebra?andPossibilities.Whilemoststudentsfoundpreparingforjustonesetoftheseexamsdifficult?Wangwasoverwhelmedbyfourofthem.Butintheend?heachievedanimpressivescoreonthefinalexam?whichmademeconsciousofhisunusualdeterminationhedemonstrateswhenconfrontingdifficultchallenges.
Mr.WangandIhaveoftentalkedaboutavarietyofmathematicsandcomputerscienceconceptsandproblems.Duringthesediscussions?Ialwaysfoundhimtobedelightfullyintelligent.Notonlydoeshequicklyunderstandtheconceptsandproblemspresentedtohim?heisabletoanalyzetheseproblemsandpresentsolutions.ButperhapsmostimportantisthatWang'sthinkingisintenselyrigorous.Whenlookingatanyquestion?hecarefullyscrutinizesitandifhefindsanyuncertainissues?heclearsthemupimmediately.Ibelievethiskindofthoughtisessentialtobecomeanexcellentcomputerprogrammer.
Servingashisthesisadvisor?Ihadafirst-handopportunitytoobservethewayinwhichWang'smindworks.Inhissenorthesis?Mr.Wangmainlydiscussedtwochallengingquestionsinregardsto″ANN″.InourbooksinChina?knowledgeofANNanditsusesareveryrare.FewpeopleinChinahavestudiedthistopicandconsequently?thematerialsthatareavailableonANNarelimited.Workingonthisdifficultproject?notonlydidMr.Wangrisetothechallenge?buthewentaboveandbeyondthecallofdutytoanalyzehissecondarysourcesandtestthemforaccuracyinpractice.Inthisway?hefoundmistakesinthebookthatweuse.Hisdiligenceandhardworkmademeextremelyproudofhim.
Mr.Wangisanintelligent?motivated?andindustriousindividual.Teachingandadvisinghimhasbeenadelightfulpleasure.IknowthatifgiventhechancetostudyabroadinAmerica?hewillarmhimselftobecomeagreatprogrammerhedreamsofbeing.Hehastheintelligenceandbackgroundtoachievethesegoals-nowallheneedsistheopportunity.Iaskthatyoulookuponhisapplicationfavorablyandgranthimachancetostudyinyouruniversity.
Yoursfaithfully，
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