1. 達文西密碼與你 葉永烜 June 8, 2006 Math Dept. NCU

3. Leonardo da Vinci

6. Mona Lisa

11. You are better than Da Vinci.

13. Why Da Vinci Code?

17. The Holy Grail ( 聖杯 )

20. 你有沒有找到ㄧ個聖杯 ? 你有沒有找到中大密碼 ? 你有沒有找到學習密碼 ?

21. 什麼是學習 ?

22. 子曰：學而時習 之，不亦樂乎。

23. 牛頓 : On the shoulders of giants….. 楊頓 : and the shelf of many calculus books.

24. Sir Issac Newton

27. Cambridge University

30. Newton did everything by himself in his PhD study when he was 23.

31. 你呢 ?

32. Newspaper clipping

33. 大一 大二 大三 大四 研二 研一 博班

38. Guide for PhD students aiming for a successful career in science 1.Choose a supervisor whose work you admire 2. Get involved and take responsibility for your project 3. Work hard 4. Play hard 5. Read the literature Extract from “What makes a good PhD student?”, Nature, vol 441, 11 May(2006), p.254 by Georgia Chenevix-Trench

39. 6. Plan your days and weeks very carefully 7. Keep a good lab book, and write it up every day 8. Be creative 9. Be active, not passive, in your approach to research 10. Go to as many seminars as you can and all of them in your general area 11. Make the most of any opportunities to attend a conference or workshop 12. Practice your writing in any way you can 13. Plan to work abroad at some point

40. 14. Take a notepad and write down the action items when you meet with your supervisor 15. Buy yourself a lap top if you can possibly afford it 16. Make the most of any opportunities to talk about your work 17. Look ahead 18. Set yourself deadlines and try to keep them 19. Think very early and very carefully about what you plan to do after your PhD 20. Start collaboration 21. Take courses which you need extra help in

41. 22. Get involved in institute or department events 23. Work out if you are a good collaborator, or more suited to working alone Ultimately, to be a successful research scientist you need to be at least four of the following: 1. extremely motivated 2. creative 3. very smart 4. very hard working 5. very skilful in the lab or at the computer 6. very lucky

42. The stories of Da Vinci and Newton tell us that your success depends 95% on yourself and only 5% on your professors!

43. 你呢 ?

45. 你在大學的生命： L = Learning ( 學習 ) I = International Experience( 國際經驗 ) F = Friendship ( 友誼 ) E = Ethics ( 道德倫理 )

46. General Education – all round person, learning to read widely Language Skills – fluent English plus one other foreign language Information Technology Skills – learning to learn, life- long learning Specialization – top job, leadership, creativity, save the World 通識教育 外語能力 資訊技能 專業知識

47. The Key to the NCU Code

48. 謝謝