REU Site in Mathematics at Louisiana State University

路易斯安那州立大学REU成立于1993年，面向来自全国所有人口群体的高级本科生。通过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，我们的REU代表了在帮助缓解当前和预计的全国科技工作者短缺的努力中迈出的一小步。REU将专注于数论，几何和拓扑（特别是辫子，结和链接）的当前研究课题。2001年夏季课程的主题是：数论、几何和拓扑学中的计数问题和ζ函数。更多的细节可以在我们的网站上找到：http://www.math.lsu.edu/REU/.The计划是在夏季设计的八周，12名学生分为三名教师导师。REU的一些基本特征包括：路易斯安那州立大学校园内学生公寓的集群住房和每天的下午茶，以促进互动和促进群体凝聚力；在最初的两周内，学生们将自己分成四人一组，在导师的指导下进行个人但密切相关的项目。数学的交流是培养非正式和正式的口头项目描述，在夏季早期和最后的口头和书面报告。

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.