REU Site: Mathematics REU at UConn

康涅狄格大学的数学研究中心每年将招收大约9名学生，研究数学和数学教育的几个活跃领域的问题。在纯数学中，典型的项目将包括使用计算工具或动手组合论证来研究基本例子的性质，这些基本例子有望阐明理论的一些更大的部分。具体项目每年都会有所不同，可能包括代数几何、随机过程、分形和无序空间分析以及外来度量几何等问题。数学教育项目将根据学生的兴趣而有所不同；可用的具体主题包括对有效教学所需的内容知识以及如何将其转化为有效教学法的关键问题的研究，以及在大班教学中评估教学技术使用的方法。REU的主要目标是通过吸引来自主要非博士学位授予机构的不同群体的本科生进行研究，产生可发表的成果，制作会议演讲和海报，并鼓励学生攻读数学和数学教育的研究生和职业，为数学和数学教育的人力资源发展做出贡献。除了研究经验外，该项目还将为学生提供写作和展示工作的实践，教他们如何使用数学软件（例如Mathematica， Matlab）和数学写作软件（LATEX），通过每周系列研讨会让他们接触广泛的数学主题，并包括如何申请研究生院和科学研究伦理的讲习班。

The Mathematics REU at UConn will involve a small group of students, approximately 9 per year, in research on problems from several active areas of mathematics and mathematics education. In pure mathematics typical projects will involve using computational tools or hands-on combinatorial arguments to investigate properties of basic examples that are expected to illuminate some larger part of the theory. Specific projects will vary from year to year, and may include problems from algebraic geometry, stochastic processes, analysis on fractals and disordered spaces, and exotic metric geometries. The projects in mathematics education will vary depending on student interest; specific topics that are available include research on key questions about the content-knowledge needed for effective teaching and how it can be translated into effective pedagogy, and methods for evaluating the use of instructional technology in large classes.The main goal of the REU is to contribute to the development of human resources in mathematics and mathematics education by engaging a diverse group of undergraduates from primarily non-PhD granting institutions in research that yields publishable results, produces conference talks and posters, and encourages the students to pursue graduate studies and careers in mathematics and mathematics education. In addition to research experience the program will give students practice in writing and presenting their work, teach them how to use software for mathematics (e.g. Mathematica, Matlab) and for writing mathematics (LATEX), expose them to a broad range of mathematical topics through a weekly seminar series, and include workshops on how to apply to graduate school and the ethics of scientific research.