Summer Institute in Mathematics for Undergraduates (SIMU)

波多黎各大学乌马考分校的本科生数学暑期学院 (SIMU) 是一个为期六周的数学科学研究项目。 该项目由波多黎各大学乌马考分校的首席研究员 Ivelisse Rubio 教授和洛约拉马利蒙特大学的联合首席研究员 Herbert A. Medina 教授共同指导。 此外，每年夏天，都会有两名教职员工担任 SIMU 的研讨会领导者和研究主任。 2000 年夏天，这些教师是新墨西哥州立大学的 Reinhard Laubenbacher 和杜兰大学的 Victor Moll。 从 2000 年到 2002 年，SIMU 每年将有 24 名本科生参加。每年，一半的学生将是女性。该项目是为有才华的拉丁裔和美洲原住民设计的——这些人是由墨西哥裔和美洲原住民科学促进会 (SACNAS) 服务的人群，该组织与该项目有密切联系——想要从事本科数学研究的本科生。 在SIMU期间，学生将完成数学活跃领域的本科研究项目。 2000 年夏季，学生将学习的数学领域是计算代数和有理函数积分。 学生将在课程结束系列研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，并就他们的工作撰写技术报告。 SIMU 毕业后，学生将在年度 SACNAS 会议和联合数学会议等学术会议上展示他们的研究成果。SIMU 的目标是增加获得研究生学位并从事数学科学研究的拉丁裔和美洲原住民的数量。 Rubio 和 Medina 教授认为，为 SIMU 参与者提供数学活跃领域丰富而深入的研究经验，是激励和准备学生进入数学科学研究生课程和数学科学职业的绝佳方法。SIMU 网页提供有关该项目的更多信息：http://cuhwww.upr.clu.edu。

The Summer Institute in Mathematics for Undergraduates (SIMU) at the University of Puerto Rico -- Humacao is a six-week research program in the mathematical sciences. The program is co-directed by Principal Investigator Professor Ivelisse Rubio, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao, and Co-Principal Investigator Professor Herbert A. Medina, Loyola Marymount University. In addition, each summer two faculty members serve as seminar leaders and research directors for SIMU. In summer 2000, these faculty are Reinhard Laubenbacher, New Mexico State University, and Victor Moll, Tulane University. Twenty-four undergraduate students will participate each year in SIMU from 2000 - 2002. Each year, half of the students will be women.The program is designed for talented Latino and Native American---these are the populations served by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), an organization with which the programs has close ties---undergraduates who want to engage in undergraduate mathematics research. During SIMU students will complete an undergraduate research project in an active area of mathematics. The mathematical areas in which students will work in summer 2000 are computational algebra and integration of rational functions. Students will present their research at an end-of-program colloquium series and write a technical report on their work. After SIMU, students will present their research in academic conferences such as the annual SACNAS Conference and the Joint Mathematics Meetings.The goal of SIMU is to increase the number of Latinos and Native Americans earning graduate degrees and pursuing research careers in the mathematical sciences. Professor's Rubio and Medina believe that providing SIMU participants a rich and intensive research experience in an active area of mathematics is an excellent method for motivating and preparing students for graduate programs and careers in the mathematical sciences.The SIMU web page has more information about the program: http://cuhwww.upr.clu.edu.