REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics at California State University - San Bernardino

加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校是最大的公立大学系统的23个校区之一，也是指定的拉美裔服务机构，主办了这次数学REU。该项目为八名本科生提供了机会，他们主要来自数学方面代表性较低的群体，在住宿环境中开展有指导的独立和协作研究。在2002至2004年的每个暑假期间，参与者将通过完成精心设计的研究项目来提高他们的数学独立性水平。CSUSB数学REU的目标是让本科生积极参与和热衷于数学研究，推动学生走向数学独立和成熟，并鼓励参与者在学术界或工业界从事数学职业。有效的招聘是实现这些目标的关键，参与者的最低要求包括组合数学或离散数学课程，以及需要证明的课程。参与者将在每年的3月份选出，该计划将从6月下旬持续到8月中旬。研究项目将选自组合学和纽结理论的主题，每个领域都有一组学生。在一个特定领域内的项目将被选择，以便在同一领域工作的学生之间发生显著的数学互动。此外，参与者将与经验丰富的教师导师密切合作，完成与其主题相关的背景阅读，就相关材料发表演讲，并开始撰写一篇期刊式的论文。随着暑假的进行，学生们将进行自己的文献搜索，做出独立的发现，并进行创造性的数学研究。除了常规的报告和论文作业外，每个学生还将制作一张海报来描述他们的结果，向CSUSB的校园社区做20分钟的期末报告，并完成一篇关于他们项目的日记风格的论文。因此，参与者将拥有全面的研究经验，并通过视觉、口头和书面交流数学。已安排实地考察，向参与者介绍数学方面的职业和研究生院。还将进行娱乐旅行，努力使道德最大化，最大限度地减少单调乏味。完成这一课程后，学生将积极体验数学研究，提高他们的数学成熟度，并已被介绍到涉及数学的职业道路。其结果是学生更好地准备在数学领域追求职业生涯，并更多地意识到可用的职业选择。如需有关南加州大学数学专业REU的更多信息，请通过电话联系约瑟夫·查韦斯博士，电话：(90988805363)，电子邮件：jchavez@csusb.edu，或访问网站http://www.math.csusb.edu/reu.

California State University, San Bernardino, one of 23 campuses of the largest public university system and a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, hosts this REU in Mathematics. The program provides the opportunity for eight undergraduate students, primarily from groups underrepresented in mathematics, to carry out guided independent and collaborative research in a residential environment. For eight weeks during each of the summers of 2002 through 2004, participants will increase their level of mathematical independence by completing well-designed research projects. The objectives of the REU in Mathematics at CSUSB are to Get undergraduates actively involved in, and enthusiastic about, mathematical research, Move students towards mathematical independence and maturity, and Encourage participants to pursue careers in mathematics in either academia or industry.Effective recruitment is essential to achieving these objectives, and minimum requirements for participants include a course in Combinatorics or Discrete Math as well as a class that requires proofs. Participants will be chosen in March of each year, and the program will run from late June through mid-August. Research projects will be taken from topics in Combinatorics and Knot Theory, with a group of students working in each field. Projects within a given field will be chosen so that significant mathematical interaction occurs between students working in the same field. Moreover, participants will work closely with experienced faculty advisors to complete background reading related to their topic, give presentations on relevant material, and begin writing a journal-style paper. As the summer progresses, students will perform their own literature searches, make independent discoveries and conduct creative mathematical research. In addition to regular presentations and paper assignments, each student will create a poster describing their results, give a twenty-minute final presentation to the campus community at CSUSB, and complete a journal-style paper about their project. Thus participants will have a comprehensive research experience, as well as having communicated mathematics visually, verbally, and in writing.Field trips that introduce participants to careers and graduate school in mathematics have been scheduled. Recreational trips will also be taken in an effort to maximize moral and minimize monotony. Upon completing this program students will have actively experienced mathematical research, increased their level of mathematical maturity, and have been introduced to career paths that involve mathematics. The result is a student that is better prepared to pursue a career in mathematics and more aware of the available career options.For further information regarding the REU in Mathematics at CSUSB contact Dr. Joseph Chavez by phone at (909) 880-5363, via e-mail at jchavez@csusb.edu, or visit the web site http://www.math.csusb.edu/reu.