PRISM: UCI Interdisciplinary computational and applied mathematics program

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。主要研究人员(PI)为加州大学欧文分校(UCI)的低年级本科生提出了计算和应用数学方面的研究体验计划。通过这一经历，私人投资促进学生对数学和计算机科学的兴趣，并在学生接受大学教育的早期为他们提供积极的指导。UCI的智力优势在于为UCI的一年级和二年级学生开发了一个数学和计算机科学相结合的综合教学和研究计划。该计划中的项目摘自当前信息科学和机器学习的研究，应用于信号处理、互联网搜索、协同过滤和博弈论。该计划包括指导积极参与本科生教学和咨询的博士后研究员和研究生。本科生应该培养创造性思维和编程技能，为他们在高年级取得成功和追求更高的学位做好准备。该计划基于在线资源，其课程是可移植的。早期激发和培养本科生的数学兴趣，是提高本科教育整体质量，加强国家培养年轻一代科技、工程、数学人才的关键一步。大学教育初期基于计算机的数学学习和研究，为学生在现代生活背景下进行创造性数学思维奠定了坚实的基础。这将激发他们在初中和高中学习数学、科学和工程方面的高级课题的兴趣，并在未来过渡到创新的科学家和工程师。拟议的计划旨在在促进发现和理解方面产生广泛影响，同时促进博士后研究员和研究生职业培训、本科生学习和研究。该计划努力实现学生多样性，并应积极从当地高中和UCI现有的少数族裔学生项目中招收少数族裔学生。项目成果将在国家会议上传播，并在网上向广大公众传播。早期以计算机为基础的数学学习将为我们的社会培养出新一代富有创造力和准备充分的科学家，使其在未来几年受益。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The principal investigators (PIs) propose a research experience program in computational and applied mathematics for lower-division undergraduate students at UC Irvine (UCI). Through this experience, the PIs seek to stimulate student interest in mathematics and computer science, and provide positive mentoring to students early in their college education. The intellectual merit is in developing an integrated teaching and research program at the interface of mathematics and computer science for freshman and sophomore students at UCI. The projects in the program are extracted from current research in information sciences and machine learning with applications in signal processing, internet search, collaborative filtering and game theory. The program involves mentoring of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students who actively participate in teaching and advising of undergraduate students. Undergraduate students shall develop creative thinking and programming skills which prepare them well for success in upper division classes and pursuit of advanced degrees. The program is based on on-line resources and its curriculum is portable. Early stimulation and nurturing of mathematical interest of undergraduate students is a key step in improving the overall quality of undergraduate education, and strengthening the nation's output of talented young generations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The computing based mathematics learning and research in early stage of college education lays the solid foundation of creative mathematical thinking for students in the context of their modern daily life. This will stimulate their interest in learning advanced topics of mathematics, science and engineering in junior and senior years, and transition to innovative scientists and engineers in the future. The proposed program aims to generate broad impact in advancing discovery and understanding while promoting postdoctoral fellow and graduate student career training, undergraduate student learning and research. The program strives for student diversity and shall actively recruit minority students from local high schools and existing minority student programs at UCI. The project results will be disseminated at national conferences and on-line to a broad range of audience in public. The early computing based learning of mathematics will bring out a new generation of creative and well-prepared scientists for our society to benefit for years to come.