MATH 489 (Research Interactions in Mathematics)
| DESCRIPTION |
Undergraduate students register for Research Interaction
Teams under
this number, for 1-3 credits. The student participates in a vertically
integrated (undergraduate, graduate and/or postdoctoral, faculty)
mathematics
research group which meets regularly. Format varies but the basis of
grading
must include constructive participation in the research interaction
team,
including oral and written presentations.
Before a student can register for Math 489, the student and
supervising
faculty member must agree to a written contract, which must be approved
by the associate chair for undergraduate studies in the mathematics
department.
The contract for a typical student commitment for three
credits would
include the participation in the regular meetings, a description of
some
mathematics to be learned, a (not necessarily exhaustive) list of
presentations
to be made by the student, and a description of a project or projects
on
which the student would work. A project should involve some active
investigation
by the student in an area of interest to the research group. For
example,
a project could be investigation of a mathematical problem, with
presentations
of specific related work; or it might be production of specific
computer
simulations or demonstrations. The project should include specific
activities.
At the conclusion of the semester, the student should submit
to
the supervising faculty member a brief report summarizing his/her work
and activities, and addressing the fulfillment of the original
contract. After approving the student's report, the faculty member
should submit it to the associate chair for undergraduate studies in
the math department.
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| PREREQUISITES |
Consent of the instructor. |
| LINKS |
Current
MATH/STAT/AMSC RITs
Undergraduate
Research Opportunities in Mathematics.
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