Mathematical Sciences: An Accelerated Research and Study Program for Undergraduates in Mathematics

数学科学：数学本科生加速研究和学习计划

• 批准号: 9531387
• 负责人: John Mayer
• 金额: $ 4.85万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9531387&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Mathematical; Sciences; Accelerated; Research; Study

The process of encouraging undergraduates to select or continue career choices in the mathematical sciences must begin as early as possible. In our experience, undergraduates usually choose to major in mathematics early, often at matriculation, and, from that point on, the process is all-too-often one of attrition. Our Fast-Track Program in Mathematics and Statistics is designed to identify potentially outstanding mathematics students as (and before) they enter university, and immerse them in a stimulating research-oriented environment over a five-year period which will keep their interest in mathematics fresh as their competence grows. The principal ingredients in the program are intensive mentoring by faculty who are involved in mathematical research, an independent research/study project each academic term for each student, a challenging mathematics curriculum, seminars in mathematics and the ethics of mathematical research which will emphasize student participant and interaction among students, and small-group work projects. In the process, students will complete the requirements for both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in mathematics, meting all the liberal arts course distribution requirements (core curriculum) of UAB, and will be well-prepared for graduate work involving research in mathematics. The UAB Mathematics Department and NSF share in the support of student participants while they are undergraduates (at most four years). Thereafter, support of the student is the responsibility of the UAB Mathematics Department.

鼓励本科生选择或继续选择数学科学职业的过程必须尽早开始。 根据我们的经验，本科生通常很早就选择主修数学，通常是在入学时，从那时起，这个过程往往是一个自然减员的过程。 我们的数学和统计学快速通道计划旨在在进入大学时（及之前）识别潜在的优秀数学学生，并在五年内让他们沉浸在刺激的研究型环境中，这将使他们对数学保持新鲜的兴趣随着他们能力的增长。 该计划的主要内容是参与数学研究的教师的强化指导、每个学生每个学期的独立研究/学习项目、具有挑战性的数学课程、数学研讨会和强调学生参与的数学研究伦理学生之间的互动以及小组工作项目。 在此过程中，学生将完成数学学士和硕士学位的要求，满足UAB所有文科课程分布要求（核心课程），并为涉及数学研究的研究生工作做好充分准备。 UAB 数学系和 NSF 共同为学生参与者提供本科生（最多四年）的支持。 此后，UAB 数学系负责为学生提供支持。