Kent State Math REU

肯特州立大学数学REU课程的目的是在肯特州立大学数学系的培养氛围中为有才华和有动力的本科生提供实际的研究经验。在2013-2015年夏季，学生将从事教师研究中自然产生的项目。每年夏天，都会有一个统一所有项目的总主题。一些可能的主题是线性代数，凸体理论和群论。一个总的主题为所有项目创造了一个背景，并允许来自不同群体的学生之间更好的沟通。这些项目只需要有限的背景，这将使学生能够在做实际研究的同时扩展他们对该主题的知识。虽然在每一年向学生建议的项目都与一个主题有关，但他们的动机将来自各个领域，包括环理论，李代数，代数几何，编码理论，数论和算子理论。所有项目将处理未解决的研究问题，其中一些将导致在参考期刊上发表。该计划的重点是在项目顾问的密切监督下独立工作。学生将在每周的REU研讨会上谈论他们的进展。也将有一个每周一次的座谈会系列，教师或部门访问者将给予简要的讲座，将介绍学生在数学各种令人兴奋的主题。非正式聚会将是该计划的定期和重要组成部分。其中一个目的是让学生在个人层面上相互了解，并结合成一个有凝聚力的团体，在课程结束后保持联系。有关该计划的进一步信息可以通过访问该计划的网站http://www.math.kent.edu/~soprunova/reu/或通过soprunova@math.kent.edu联系Jenya Soprunova博士获得。

The purpose of Kent State's Math REU program is to give talented and motivated undergraduates an actual research experience in the nurturing atmosphere of the Kent State Mathematics department. In Summers 2013-2015 students will work on projects arising naturally in the faculty's research. Every summer, there will be a general theme that will unify all the projects. Some of the possible themes are linear algebra, theory of convex bodies, and group theory. A general theme creates a context for all the projects and allows for better communication between students from different groups. The projects will require only a limited background, which will allow the students to get right to work extending their knowledge of the subject while doing actual research. Although the projects that will be suggested to the students in each particular year will be all related to one theme, their motivations will come from a variety of fields, including ring theory, Lie algebra, algebraic geometry, coding theory, number theory, and operator theory. All projects will deal with unsolved research problems and some of them will lead to publications in refereed journals.The emphasis of the program is on independent work under close supervision of a project advisor. Students will speak about their progress in a weekly REU seminar. There will also be a weekly colloquium series where faculty members or departmental visitors will give expository lectures that will introduce the students to various exciting topics in mathematics. Informal gatherings will be a regular and important part of the program. One of the aims is that the students get to know each other on a personal level, and bond into a cohesive group that stays in touch after the program finishes. Further information regarding the program can be obtained by visiting the program's website http://www.math.kent.edu/~soprunova/reu/ or by contacting Dr. Jenya Soprunova at soprunova@math.kent.edu.