REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research (SUMaR) at K-State

在2010年至2012年的每个夏天的八个星期，12名本科生将有机会访问K州，并在数学系教师的指导下开展研究项目。这个REU的目标是来自西部堪萨斯社区学院的学生，他们可能没有机会体验数学工作并考虑研究生学习，以及准备数学研究生学习的学生。由于我们计划招收的学生中有一半或更多的人处于学习初期，因此预计他们对数学证明的经验有限，因此雷乌斯将由哲学系教授进行一系列关于数学认识论和命题逻辑的讲座。REU的目标是：-帮助学生成为独立的研究人员;-提高他们对基础数学和他们自己项目所涉及的领域的理解;- 培养“健全”的数学推理意识;-在REU学生和我们自己的学生和教师之间创造一种社区感。REU还将提供关于研究生院和如何申请的小组讨论，以及我们目前为我们自己的数学专业提供的研究生入学考试（GRE）准备研讨会。 这个REU的附加功能是每周一次的参与者会议，讨论他们的进展，最终导致一个闭幕会议，其中学生介绍他们的结果，并提供一个“浮动trophilhooter。“我们所有的数学家导师都有指导本科生研究的经验;经常，并根据学生的投资，导致出版物，奖项，并在第一组研究生课程录取。社会活动将与同期物理和生物雷乌斯和全校暑期本科生研究机会计划（SUROP）共享。PI将利用NIH拨款“堪萨斯通往未来的桥梁”的人力资源，在堪萨斯西部招募参与者，并与多元文化工程项目合作，协助招募美国土著学生。

During eight weeks each summer of 2010-2012, 12 undergraduate students will have the opportunity to visit K-State and carry out research projects under the mentorship of the mathematics department's faculty. This REU targets a mixed population of students from community colleges in Western Kansas who might otherwise not have an opportunity to experience mathematics work and consider graduate studies, and students preparing for graduate studies in mathematics. Since half or more of the student population we plan to recruit will be early in their studies, and hence expected to have limited experience with mathematical proof, the REUs will feature a series of talks by Philosophy faculty on epistemology of mathematics and propositional logic.The goals of the REU are to:- Help students to be independent researchers;- enhance their understanding of basic mathematics and the areas involved in their own project;- develop a sense of "sound" mathematical reasoning;- create a sense of community among the REU students and our own students and faculty.The REU will also offer panels on graduate school and how to apply, and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prepping workshops that we currently offer to our own math majors. Added features of this REU are a weekly meeting of participants to discuss their progress, eventually leading to a closing conference in which the students present their results, and the availability of a "floating trobleshooter." All our mathematician mentors have experience directing undergraduate research; often, and according to the student's investment, leading to publications, awards, and admission in Group I graduate programs. Social activities will be shared with the concurrent Physics and Biology REUs and the university-wide Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (SUROP). The PIs will use the human resources of the NIH grant "Kansas Bridges to the future" to recruit participants in Western Kansas, and a collaboration with the Multicultural Engineering Program to assist in recruiting Native American students.