Mathematical Sciences: REU - Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics

9531561 Maki这个REU Site奖将为全国范围内招收的10名数学专业本科生提供一个研究主题和研究环境，考虑到学生S的背景，研究主题和研究环境将尽可能接近在职数学家的水平。每名学生将与一名教职员工一起工作。样本主题有：根系和Weyl群、经济学中的建模不确定性、平面链接的拓扑学、带图的逻辑和计算机语音识别。学生们将每周与他们的教师顾问私下会面两到三次。在整个八周的时间里，学生们将经常向小组报告进度。该项目最重要的方面之一是学生之间的互动。对于一些人来说，这将是他们第一次有机会结识其他有类似数学兴趣和能力的学生。这种互动将以多种方式得到鼓励。学生们将一起住在一间宿舍里，在同一个自助餐厅用餐。数学系将有一个房间，学生们可以在那里聚集在一起工作。在过去的一周里，学生们将就他们所做的工作进行演讲。他们还将编写关于其工作的书面报告。这些将被收集到一个单独的装订卷中。

9531561 Maki This REU site award will provide ten undergraduate mathematics majors, recruited nationwide, with a research topic and a research environment which is as close to that of a working mathematician as is possible, given the student s background. Each student will work with a single faculty member. Sample topics are: Root Systems and Weyl Groups, Modeling Uncertainty in Economics, Topology of Planar Linkages, Logic with Diagrams, and Speech Recognition by Computers. The students will meet privately with their faculty advisors two to three times a week. Throughout the eight weeks the students will give frequent progress reports to the group. One of the most important aspects of the program is the interaction among the students themselves. For some this will be their first opportunity to get to know other students of comparable mathematical interest and ability. This interaction will be encouraged in a number of ways. The students will be living together in a single dormitory and eating in the same cafeteria. There will be a room in the Mathematics Department in which students can gather to work. During the last week the students will give lectures on the work they have done. They will also prepare written reports on their work. These will be collected into a single bound volume.