RE-C^2: Research Experiences in Community Colleges

RE-C^2：社区学院的研究经验

• 批准号: 1541911
• 负责人: Helena Noronha
• 金额: $ 43.41万
• 依托单位: The University Corporation, Northridge
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1541911&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RE; Research; Experiences; Community; Colleges

Community colleges are often overlooked in efforts to increase the number of students pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences. The RE-C^2 program will engage community college faculty and their selected students in meaningful research experiences led by California State University, Northridge (CSUN) faculty. The program will include both summer and academic year activities. The summer program will include an introductory boot camp and guest speakers, in addition to intensive work in research groups. During the academic year, students and community college and CSUN faculty will continue the research activities and also participate in workshops and conferences. RE-C^2 will identify and recruit talented and highly motivated students from the predominantly Hispanic/Latino area. By involving these students in mathematical research, we expect to increase the number and diversity of students who successfully transfer to universities and receive bachelor's degrees in the mathematical sciences. By engaging both community college faculty and their students in research, RE-C^2 has the potential to positively alter the intellectual atmosphere in the mathematics departments at these institutions. An expected, long-term outcome of this project is that participating community college faculty members will continue their research collaborations with CSUN faculty. RE-C^2 will give community college students the opportunity to grow mathematically through the excitement and challenge of doing research in the mathematical sciences. Selected students will have a strong background in calculus when they enter the program. During the program, students will develop the ability to transition from general coursework to independent study, and acquire the logical and abstract thinking necessary to succeed in university-level mathematics. The research topics include Fractals in Industrial Design, Genetic Algorithms for Scheduling Problems, Markov Chains and Gambling Strategies, Problems Arising from Mathematical Biology, Problems in Number Theory and in Differential Geometry. These topics will provide a rich intellectual environment for the research projects and strengthen the mathematical background of the participating students. During the project, students will be encouraged to present their research work, and community college faculty will be encouraged to continue their research collaborations with CSUN faculty.

社区学院往往被忽视的努力，以增加学生追求职业生涯中的数学科学。 RE-C^2项目将使社区学院的教师及其选定的学生参与由加州州立大学北岭分校（CSUN）教师领导的有意义的研究经验。 该计划将包括夏季和学年活动。 夏季计划将包括一个介绍性的靴子营地和嘉宾演讲，除了在研究小组的密集工作。 在学年期间，学生和社区学院和CSUN教师将继续研究活动，并参加研讨会和会议。 RE-C^2将从主要的西班牙裔/拉丁裔地区识别和招募有才华和积极性高的学生。 通过让这些学生参与数学研究，我们希望增加成功转入大学并获得数学科学学士学位的学生的数量和多样性。 通过让社区学院的教师和学生参与研究，RE-C^2有可能积极地改变这些机构数学系的学术氛围。 该项目的一个预期的长期成果是，参与社区学院的教师将继续与CSUN教师进行研究合作。 RE-C^2将为社区大学的学生提供通过数学科学研究的兴奋和挑战来发展数学的机会。 选定的学生将有一个强大的背景，微积分，当他们进入程序。 在该计划中，学生将培养从一般课程过渡到独立学习的能力，并获得在大学数学中取得成功所需的逻辑和抽象思维。 研究课题包括工业设计中的分形、调度问题的遗传算法、马尔可夫链和赌博策略、数学生物学中的问题、数论和微分几何中的问题。 这些主题将为研究项目提供丰富的知识环境，并加强参与学生的数学背景。 在项目期间，将鼓励学生介绍他们的研究工作，并鼓励社区学院教师继续与CSUN教师的研究合作。