Directions for Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates

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Author: Mark A Peterson, Yanir A Rubinstein ISBN: 9789814630337
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: September 29, 2015
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Mark A Peterson, Yanir A Rubinstein
ISBN: 9789814630337
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: September 29, 2015
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

“The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in mathematics is now 25 years old, and it is a good time to think about what it has achieved, how it has changed, and where this idea will go next.”

This was the premise of the conference held at Mt. Holyoke College during 21–22 June, 2013, and this circle of ideas is brought forward in this volume. The conference brought together diverse points of view, from NSF administrators, leaders of university-wide honors programs, to faculty who had led REUs, recent PhDs who are expected to lead them soon, and students currently in an REU themselves. The conversation was so varied that it justifies a book-length attempt to capture all that was suggested, reported, and said. Among the contributors are Ravi Vakil (Stanford), Haynes Miller (MIT), and Carlos Castillo-Chavez (Arizona, President's Obama Committee on the National Medal of Science 2010–2012).

This book should serve not only as a collection of speakers' notes, but also as a source book for anyone interested in teaching mathematics and in the possibility of incorporating research-like experiences in mathematics classes at any level, as well as designing research experiences for undergraduates outside of the classroom.

Contents:

  • Undergraduate Research and the Mathematics Profession (Donal O'Shea)
  • FURST — A Symbiotic Approach to Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (Tamás Forgács)
  • A Laboratory Course in Mathematics (Kathy Lin and Haynes Miller)
  • REUs with Limited Faculty Involvement, "Underrepresented" Subjects in the Undergraduate Curriculum, and the Culture of Mathematics (Yanir A Rubinstein and Ravi Vakil)
  • The Berkeley Summer Research Program for Undergraduates: One Model for an Undergraduate Summer Research Program at a Doctorate-Granting University (Daniel Cristofaro-Gardiner)
  • Fifteen Years of the REU and DRP at the University of Chicago (J Peter May)
  • Why REUs Matter (Carlos Castillo-Garsow and Carlos Castillo-Chavez)
  • Integrating Mathematics Majors into the Scientific Life of the Country (William Yslas Vélez)
  • The Gemstone Honors Program: Maximizing Learning Through Team-based Interdisciplinary Research (Frank J Coale, Kristan Skendall, Leah Kreimer Tobin and Vickie Hill)
  • The Freshman Research Initiative as a Model for Addressing Shortages and Disparities in STEM Engagement (Josh T Beckham, Sarah L Simmons, and Gwendolyn M Stovall)
  • Determining the Impact of REU Sites in the Mathematical Sciences (Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl)
  • The Mathematics REU, New Directions: A Conference at Mount Holyoke College, June, 2013 (Giuliana Davidoff, Mark Peterson, Margaret Robinson and Yanir A Rubinstein)

Readership: Undergraduates, practitioners and teachers in mathematics.

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“The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in mathematics is now 25 years old, and it is a good time to think about what it has achieved, how it has changed, and where this idea will go next.”

This was the premise of the conference held at Mt. Holyoke College during 21–22 June, 2013, and this circle of ideas is brought forward in this volume. The conference brought together diverse points of view, from NSF administrators, leaders of university-wide honors programs, to faculty who had led REUs, recent PhDs who are expected to lead them soon, and students currently in an REU themselves. The conversation was so varied that it justifies a book-length attempt to capture all that was suggested, reported, and said. Among the contributors are Ravi Vakil (Stanford), Haynes Miller (MIT), and Carlos Castillo-Chavez (Arizona, President's Obama Committee on the National Medal of Science 2010–2012).

This book should serve not only as a collection of speakers' notes, but also as a source book for anyone interested in teaching mathematics and in the possibility of incorporating research-like experiences in mathematics classes at any level, as well as designing research experiences for undergraduates outside of the classroom.

Contents:

Readership: Undergraduates, practitioners and teachers in mathematics.

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