A Broad Based Program to Produce Mathematics Professionals

阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校数学系的这个项目将建立一个三管齐下的项目。首先，它将定位有才华的年轻学生直接从高中进入加速大学，在四到五年内获得数学学士学位和硕士学位。其次，它将使学生从本科生顺利过渡到研究生，并日益强调自主研究。第三，它将补充我们数学博士课程的传统教学/研究基础，强调数学的广度，接触另一门科学，以及人际关系和沟通技巧的发展，这将有助于追求数学或数学相关领域的终身职业生涯。这个项目为选拔和指导人才提供了一个模板。从高中毕业的公民和永久居民通过一个广泛的数学职业培训项目。目前，这个国家很少有最有能力的高中毕业生攻读数学学士学位。在这些人中，获得更高学位或从事数学专业的人更少。制定了一项计划，以识别、吸引和留住从高中到博士的未来数学家，并提供广泛的技能培训，这些技能对当今劳动力的运作至关重要。

This project at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Departmentof Mathematics, will establish a three-pronged program. First, it willposition talented young students to move directly from high school into anaccelerated university concentration leading to the B.S. and M.S. inmathematics in four to five years. Secondly, it will smooth the student'stransition from undergraduate to graduate student with increasing emphasison independent research. Thirdly, it will supplement the traditionalteaching/research basis of our mathematics doctoral program with emphasis onbreadth in mathematics, exposure to another science, and development ofinterpersonal and communication skills that will be of use in pursuing alife-long professional career in mathematics or a mathematics-related area. This program provides a template for selecting and guiding talentedU.S. citizens and permanent residents from the high school experiencethrough a program of broad training for a mathematics career. Currently thiscountry sees very few of its most able high school graduates pursue the B.S.in mathematics. Of these, fewer still go on to higher degrees or a profession in mathematics. A plan is established for identifying, attracting and retaining prospective mathematicians, from high school through to the doctorate, and offers broad-based training in skills critical to functioning in today's workforce.