I-Math: An Interdisciplinary Math Training Platform

这个项目的目标是开发一个跨学科的数学(I-Math)项目，将数学专业的教育和研究结合起来，培养下一代应用数学家，为学生提供强大的跨学科背景。该项目提供了一个新的平台，通过跨学科合作促进本科生的数学培训，为容纳大量学生并跨越他们大学生涯的大部分时间建立基础设施。学生将通过拟议的计划获得知识、解决问题的技能、实践经验和严格的研究培训。该项目的成功将为大规模跨学科数学教育和研究培训提供一种潜在的变革性模式，可在区域和国家高等教育机构中广泛采用和实施。I-Math项目涉及四个核心领域：生物数学、计算机数学、数据数学和工程数学，以满足学生广泛的兴趣。每个核心代表着数学和另一个系之间的合作伙伴关系，并有一对匹配的教员来领导培训工作。该团队的教职员工在跨学科研究和教育方面拥有丰富的经验，他们将把自己的专业知识和研究成果融入到创新课程和研究项目的开发中。培训工作将以学生参与、激发学生兴趣、提高毅力和学术能力为中心，培养知识渊博、负责任的21世纪应用数学家。

The goal of this project is to develop an interdisciplinary math (I-Math) program that integrates education and research for mathematics majors and trains the next generation of applied mathematicians, furnishing students with a strong interdisciplinary background. This program provides a new platform to promote undergraduate mathematics training through an interdisciplinary collaboration, establishing the infrastructure that accommodates a large number of students and spans most years of their college careers. Students will gain knowledge, problem-solving skills, hands-on experience, and rigorous research training through the proposed program. The success of this project will provide a potentially transformative model for large-scale interdisciplinary mathematics education and research training that can be widely adapted and implemented in regional and national higher educational institutions. The I-Math program involves four core areas: biological math, computer math, data math, and engineering math, to accommodate a broad range of student interests. Each core represents a partnership between Mathematics and another department, with a matched pair of faculty members to lead the training efforts. The faculty members on this team have extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and education, and they will incorporate their expertise and research findings into the development of innovative curricula and research projects. The training efforts will be centered on student engagement, stimulating student interest, and improving persistence and academic competence, to prepare knowledgeable and responsible 21st-century applied mathematicians.