EMSW21-MCTP: A Georgia Tech Plan for Recruiting and Mentoring Undergraduates in Mathematics

EMSW21-MCTP：佐治亚理工学院数学本科生招募和指导计划

• 批准号: 0739343
• 负责人: Michael Lacey
• 金额: $ 73.19万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0739343&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; MCTP; Georgia; Tech; Plan

In the GT-MCTP program, we will use two new programs to recruit well prepared High School students into a strong program for training undergraduate Mathematics Majors. The fist program, the only one of its type that we know, High School students take Georgia Tech Calculus 2 and 3 using real-time video-conferencing technology. These students are physically located in their High Schools, while interacting in real-time with a Professor, and his Calculus class, on the Georgia Tech campus. In the second year of this course, 73 students participated in the program at nine different High Schools, and 41 of these chose to matriculate at Georgia Tech. This program is one that can attract a large number of talented Mathematics Majors. The second program is a High School Mathematics Competition, which in its third year drew 300 students from across Georgia, Alabama, and as far away as Virginia. These students compete in a variety of competitions for Scholarships to attend Georgia Tech. This is also an outstanding program to attract talented Mathematics majors. The School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech has a very strong Undergraduate education program at Georgia Tech. In 2007, 30 Bachelor of Sciences were awarded; 12, that is 40%, of these graduates were placed in Group 1 Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics graduate programs across the country. 2007 also marked the doubling of the Mathematics Majors since 1999. To get the majors to this level of accomplishment, the School of Mathematics has a broad commitment to the educational goals of the School; a diverse, and deep, set of course offerings; and important mentoring programs at different points of the curriculum: REUs incorporated into the degree programs; an award-winning Teaching Development Seminar; and active mentoring of the graduate school application process. This proposal calls for the creation of Scholarships to supplement those already being awarded, targeted to the top 5% of the Mathematics Majors, and an REU. The awarding of this grant will acknowledge the high quality of the program at the School of Mathematics, making it easier to build upon the momentum that is already established for this program.The undergraduates involved in this project will be trained in Mathematics at Georgia Tech, which has a diverse course offering, taught at the highest levels from the Calculus to senior level offerings. The REU students will be engaged in research topics that range from Differential Geometry, to modeling fish populations with sophisticated dynamical models. Training the nation's next generation's scientific workforce is a leading mission of Georgia Tech, and the primary focus of this proposal. This proposal will enhance an already very strong program, and train sophisticated students who will continue their studies at the best graduate programs in Science and Engineering across the country.

在GT-MCTP计划中，我们将使用两个新的计划来招募准备充分的高中学生进入一个强大的计划，以培养本科数学专业。 第一个程序，唯一的一个类型，我们知道，高中学生采取格鲁吉亚技术微积分2和3使用实时视频会议技术。这些学生实际上位于他们的高中，而在实时互动的教授，他的微积分类，在格鲁吉亚理工学院校园。在这门课程的第二年，73名学生参加了九所不同高中的课程，其中41名选择了格鲁吉亚理工学院。该计划是一个可以吸引大量有才华的数学专业。 第二个项目是高中数学竞赛，第三年吸引了来自格鲁吉亚、亚拉巴马和远至弗吉尼亚的300名学生参加。这些学生参加各种奖学金竞赛，参加格鲁吉亚理工学院。这也是一个优秀的计划，以吸引有才华的数学专业。 格鲁吉亚理工学院的数学学院在格鲁吉亚理工学院有一个非常强大的本科教育项目。2007年，30个科学学士学位被授予; 12，即40%，这些毕业生被放置在第1组科学技术工程数学研究生课程在全国各地。2007年也标志着自1999年以来数学专业的人数翻了一番。为了让专业达到这种成就水平，数学学院对学校的教育目标有着广泛的承诺;多样化，深入的课程设置;以及课程不同点的重要指导计划：雷乌斯纳入学位课程;屡获殊荣的教学发展研讨会;以及研究生院申请过程的积极指导。 该提案要求设立奖学金，以补充已经颁发的奖学金，目标是数学专业的前5%，以及REU。该补助金的授予将承认该计划在数学学院的高质量，使其更容易建立在已经为这个计划建立的势头。参与这个项目的本科生将在格鲁吉亚理工学院接受数学培训，该学院提供多样化的课程，从微积分到高级课程的最高水平。REU学生将从事从微分几何到用复杂的动力学模型模拟鱼类种群的研究课题。 培训国家的下一代科学劳动力是格鲁吉亚理工学院的一项主要使命，也是本提案的主要重点。这项建议将加强一个已经非常强大的计划，并培养先进的学生谁将继续在全国最好的科学和工程研究生课程的研究。