REU Site: UCSB Mathematics Summer Research Program for Undergraduates

REU 网站：UCSB 本科生数学暑期研究计划

• 批准号: 0852065
• 负责人: Maria Isabel Bueno Cachadina
• 金额: $ 30.53万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0852065&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; UCSB; Mathematics; Summer

UCSB MATHEMATICS SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATESOver the past decade, numerous task forces have documented the shortage of students preparing for careers in mathematics and science, especially among US citizens. This project will motivate and prepare the participants for graduate studies in mathematics by providing them opportunities to collaborate and engage in research with eminent research scientists. It will also enhance the undergraduate mathematical climate at participants' home institutions as they share their enthusiasm for research with their peers. This will make visible that mathematics is more than the textbook problems that define most students' experiences. The eventual publication of students' research is an important educational opportunity and also serves to remind the mathematical community of the viability of such programs. A further goal of the program is to encourage the study of mathematics among women and minorities underrepresented in graduate mathematics. UCSB is among the most diverse campuses in the University of California, providing a broad pool of applicants and an attractive summer option.This new REU Site will disseminate current problems and techniques of modern mathematics to a diverse group of undergraduate students. It is well known that the earlier the exposure of a student to the main structures of mathematics, the deeper is their understanding, and this will then increase their motivation and success in studying advanced mathematics. The students participating in this REU will collaborate with and learn from several active and very successful researchers in the Mathematics Department at UCSB. Engagement in inquiry and research is the most powerful pedagogical tool for preparing future mathematicians. As a whole the project will benefit our society by awakening in undergraduate students the curiosity and interest in the scientific enterprise as a way to improve the world.

在过去的十年中，许多工作组都记录了准备从事数学和科学职业的学生短缺，特别是在美国公民中。该项目将为参与者提供与杰出研究科学家合作和参与研究的机会，以激励和准备他们的数学研究生学习。它还将增强参与者所在机构的本科数学氛围，因为他们可以与同龄人分享他们对研究的热情。这将使人们看到，数学不仅仅是定义大多数学生经验的教科书问题。学生研究成果的最终出版是一个重要的教育机会，也有助于提醒数学界这些项目的可行性。该计划的另一个目标是鼓励女性和在研究生数学中代表性不足的少数民族学习数学。UCSB是加州大学最多样化的校区之一，提供广泛的申请者和有吸引力的夏季选择。这个新的REU网站将向不同群体的本科生传播现代数学的当前问题和技术。众所周知，学生越早接触数学的主要结构，他们的理解就越深刻，这将增加他们学习高等数学的动力和成功。参加REU的学生将与UCSB数学系的几位活跃且非常成功的研究人员合作并向他们学习。参与探究和研究是培养未来数学家的最有力的教学工具。总的来说，这个项目将通过唤醒本科生对科学事业的好奇心和兴趣来改善世界，从而使我们的社会受益。