Claremont Colleges Mathematics REU Site

五个本科克莱蒙学院，克莱蒙麦肯纳，哈维穆德，皮茨，波莫纳和斯克里普斯，将共同赞助这个研究经验的本科生网站。每年夏天，五个克莱蒙教师将从事10名本科生在一个为期8周的计划，数学研究和其他数学和社会活动，旨在使他们接触到专业的职业生涯在数学。学生将以3或4人为一组，与一名或两名教师一起进行原创研究项目。每年夏天将从不同的数学领域中选择两到三个主题，如低维拓扑学、纽结理论、组合学、群表示、数论、统计学、动力系统、数学建模和计算机体系结构中的优化问题。每周的数学活动将包括研讨会，研究相关技能的研讨会（如图书馆研究，TEXnical写作，口头报告和计算方法），以及数学职业机会的讨论。频繁的社交活动将允许参与者与其他克莱蒙教师和参与暑期研究项目的非REU克莱蒙学生进行互动。学生将对他们的项目进行最后陈述，制作一份可能适合出版的书面论文，并在夏季结束后，鼓励他们在数学专业协会的会议上介绍他们的工作。将提供专门用于这一目的的资金，并将在全国范围内挑选参加者。每年的课程将根据当年的主题选择而有所不同。特别鼓励妇女、少数民族和其他传统上在专业数学中代表性不足的群体申请。

The five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona,and Scripps, will jointly sponsor this Research Experiences for Undergraduates site. Each summer,five Claremont faculty will engage 10 undergraduates in an 8-week program of mathematicsresearch and other mathematical and social activities designed to expose them to professional careersin mathematics. Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 with one or two faculty advisorson an original research project. Two or three topics will be selected each summer from differentareas of mathematics such as low-dimensional topology, knot theory, combinatorics, group representations,number theory, statistics, dynamical systems, mathematical modeling, and optimizationproblems in computer architecture. Weekly mathematical activities will include seminars, workshopsin research related skills (such as library research, TEXnical writing, oral presentation, andcomputational methods), and discussions of career opportunities in mathematics. Frequent socialactivities will allow participants to interact with additional Claremont faculty and non-REUClaremont students also involved in summer research projects.Students will give a final presentation of their project, produce a written paper possibly suitablefor publication, and, after the summer is over, be encouraged to present their work at a meeting ofone of the mathematics professional societies. Funds specifically for this purpose will be available.Participants will be selected nationwide. Prerequisites will vary each year with choice of topicsfor that year. Women, minorities, and other groups traditionally underrepresented in professionalmathematics are especially encouraged to apply.