REU Site: Brigham Young University Research Experiences in Mathematics

REU 网站：杨百翰大学数学研究经验

• 批准号: 0755422
• 负责人: Michael Dorff
• 金额: $ 33.65万
• 依托单位: Brigham Young University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-15 至 2012-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0755422&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Brigham; Young; University

This award provides funds for an 8 week REU in mathematics at Brigham Young University (BYU) for 12 students during the summers of 2008-2011. The program will consist of 3 research groups each consisting of 4 undergraduate students, 1 faculty mentor, and 1 graduate student assistant. The research topics will be selected from areas related to the PI's expertise and experience. These areas are: area minimization; Steiner problems; minimal surfaces; mathematical physics, and matrix theory. The objectives of this program are: (1) to engage undergraduate students in research in advanced mathematics; (2) to motivate undergraduate students, especially female students and students from institutions with limited research opportunities, to attend graduate school in mathematics; and (3) to prepare participants to be successful in graduate school.The participants will be researching open problems in mathematics. The PIs are successful in conducting research in these areas and in mentoring undergraduates. To help students experience the process and excitement of doing research, students will first be given a series of introductory lectures. Also they will work individually and as a group on challenging research problems with the faculty mentors. Students will write periodic research reports including a final paper and give weekly oral presentations about their research. An objective of this program is to encourage female undergraduates and undergraduates from institutions with limited research opportunities to attend graduate school in mathematics. We will recruit from these groups. Also, we want to provide the students with skills that will help them in their research and in graduate school. To do this, we will offer training sessions in computers, seminars on needed research skills, and discussions on graduate school.

该奖项为2008-2011年夏季期间12名学生在杨百翰大学（BYU）进行为期8周的数学REU提供资金。该计划将由3个研究小组组成，每个研究小组由4名本科生，1名教师导师和1名研究生助理组成。研究主题将从与PI的专业知识和经验相关的领域中选择。这些领域是：面积最小化;施泰纳问题;极小曲面;数学物理和矩阵理论。该方案的目标是：（1）让本科生参与高等数学研究;（2）鼓励本科生，特别是女生和研究机会有限的机构的学生参加数学研究生院;（3）为参加者在研究生院取得成功做好准备。PI在这些领域进行研究和指导本科生方面取得了成功。为了帮助学生体验做研究的过程和兴奋，学生将首先得到一系列的介绍性讲座。此外，他们将单独工作，并作为一个具有挑战性的研究问题与教师导师组。学生将定期撰写研究报告，包括期末论文，并就他们的研究进行每周口头报告。该方案的一个目标是鼓励女本科生和来自研究机会有限的机构的本科生进入数学研究生院。我们将从这些团体中招募人员。此外，我们希望为学生提供技能，这将有助于他们在他们的研究和研究生院。为此，我们将提供计算机培训课程，所需研究技能的研讨会以及研究生院的讨论。