EMSW21 MCTP: Transition Points for High School and Undergraduate Mathematics Students

EMSW21 MCTP：高中和本科数学学生的过渡点

• 批准号: 0739412
• 负责人: Susan Geller
• 金额: $ 148.47万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Research Foundation
• 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: 2008-04-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0739412&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; MCTP; Transition; Points; Undergraduate

AbstractGellerEMSW21 MCTP: Transition Points for High School and Undergraduate Mathematics Students This project for the MCTP program supports summer programs in 2008-2012 targeting the following four transition points which have been impediments for students as they progress through their studies in the mathematical sciences. I. The transition point at which high school students decide on a major in college. II. The transition point from basic freshman and sophomore courses to upper-level undergraduate theoretical and applied mathematics courses as well as REU-style seminars III. The transition point after the junior year of deciding to go to graduate school in mathematics IV. The transition point of entering graduate students from smaller colleges and universities with mostly undergraduate focus to graduate school in mathematics. To address these transition points, Texas A&M will act as the host institution for the following summer camps, bridge programs, and mentoring activities: A. A talent search during the academic year and a two week high school summer camp involving 20 participants designed to entice high schoolers to consider mathematics as a major. B. A five week summer pre-REU program for 20 freshman and sophomores. Participants will be exposed to enrichment topics in mathematics and work on projects under the guidance of faculty and graduate students mentors. C. A five week summer bridge program for 15 juniors and 15 entering graduate students in mathematics to address weaknesses in algebra and real analysis. The program will be run at two different levels so as to fill holes in each student's background. This program will encourage the juniors to continue on to graduate school in mathematics as well as increase the likelihood of success in first year graduate classes at whatever graduate school the beginning graduate students enroll in. The two programs will be run together so that advanced juniors may participate in the more advanced courses and less prepared beginning graduate students may fill in their holes in the beginning material. Although participants will be recruited from all over the country, priority will be given to participants from the following schools who have agreed to partner in this effort: the University of the District of Columbia, Fayetteville State University, N. Carolina State A&T, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and San Jacinto Junior College, institutions which enroll a high percentage of under-represented groups.

AbstractGellerEMSW21 MCTP：高中和本科数学学生的过渡点 MCTP 计划的该项目支持 2008-2012 年的暑期课程，针对以下四个过渡点，这些过渡点一直是学生在数学科学研究中取得进展的障碍。一、高中生选择大学专业的转折点。二.从大一、大二基础课程到本科高年级理论和应用数学课程以及REU式研讨会的过渡点三．大三之后的转折点，决定去读数学IV研究生。从以本科为主的小型学院和大学进入数学研究生院的过渡点。为了解决这些过渡点，德克萨斯农工大学将作为以下夏令营、桥梁项目和辅导活动的主办机构： A. 学年期间的人才搜寻和为期两周的高中夏令营，涉及 20 名参与者，旨在吸引高中生将数学作为专业。 B. 为 20 名大一和大二学生提供为期五周的夏季 REU 预科课程。参与者将接触数学丰富主题，并在教师和研究生导师的指导下开展项目。 C. 为 15 名大三学生和 15 名即将入学的数学研究生提供为期五周的夏季桥梁课程，以解决代数和实分析方面的弱点。该计划将在两个不同的级别上运行，以填补每个学生背景上的空白。该计划将鼓励三年级学生继续攻读数学研究生院，并增加在研究生就读的任何研究生院第一年研究生课程取得成功的可能性。这两个计划将同时进行，以便高级三年级学生可以参加更高级的课程，而准备不足的初级研究生可以填补入门材料中的空白。虽然参与者将从全国各地招募，但将优先考虑来自以下同意合作的学校的参与者：哥伦比亚特区大学、费耶特维尔州立大学、北卡罗来纳州立大学、德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校和圣哈辛托初级学院，这些机构招收了高比例的弱势群体。