REU Site in Mathematics at Louisiana State University

路易斯安那州立大学的REU成立于1993年，面向所有国家人口群体的高级本科生。我们的REU代表了努力帮助缓解当前和预计的国家科技工作者短缺的一个适度的步骤，为所有人口群体提供参与当前数学研究的兴奋和挑战的机会。REU将专注于数论，几何和拓扑学（特别是辫子，结和链接）的当前研究课题。2001年夏季的主题是：数论、几何和拓扑学中的计数问题和zeta函数。 更多细节可在我们的网站：http://www.math.lsu.edu/REU/.The计划是专为八个星期在夏季与十二名学生分为三个教师导师。 REU的一些基本特点包括：在LSU校园的学生公寓集群住房和每天下午茶，以促进互动和促进群体凝聚力;在前两周，学生们将自己分成四个学生小组，与导师一起工作，进行个人但密切相关的项目。 数学的交流是促进非正式和正式的口头项目描述给出了在夏季初和最后的口头和书面陈述。

Founded in 1993, the REU at Louisiana State University is intended for advanced undergraduates from all national demographic groups. Our REU represents a modest step in the effort to help alleviate the current and projected national shortage of scientific and technological workers by providing access for all demographic groups to participate in the excitement and challenge of current mathematical research. The REU will focus oncurrent research topics in number theory, geometry and topology (particularly braids, knots and links). For summer, 2001, the theme will be: Counting problems and zeta functions in number theory, geometry andtopology. Further details are available on our web site: http://www.math.lsu.edu/REU/.The program is designed for eight weeks during the summer with twelve students divided among three faculty mentors. Some basic features of the REU include: cluster housing in student apartments on the LSU campusand daily afternoon teas to foster interaction and promote group cohesion; intial introductory lectures and individual meetings with the mentors during the first two weeks, after which the students group themselves into cohorts of four students working with a mentor on individual but closely-related projects. Communication of mathematics is fostered both informally and formally with an oral project description given early in the summer and final oral and written presentations.