REU Site: UCSB Mathematics Summer Research Program for Undergraduates

REU 网站：UCSB 本科生数学暑期研究计划

• 批准号: 0852065
• 负责人: Maria Isabel Bueno Cachadina
• 金额: $ 30.53万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0852065&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; UCSB; Mathematics; Summer

UCSB MATHEMATICS SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATESOver the past decade, numerous task forces have documented the shortage of students preparing for careers in mathematics and science, especially among US citizens. This project will motivate and prepare the participants for graduate studies in mathematics by providing them opportunities to collaborate and engage in research with eminent research scientists. It will also enhance the undergraduate mathematical climate at participants' home institutions as they share their enthusiasm for research with their peers. This will make visible that mathematics is more than the textbook problems that define most students' experiences. The eventual publication of students' research is an important educational opportunity and also serves to remind the mathematical community of the viability of such programs. A further goal of the program is to encourage the study of mathematics among women and minorities underrepresented in graduate mathematics. UCSB is among the most diverse campuses in the University of California, providing a broad pool of applicants and an attractive summer option.This new REU Site will disseminate current problems and techniques of modern mathematics to a diverse group of undergraduate students. It is well known that the earlier the exposure of a student to the main structures of mathematics, the deeper is their understanding, and this will then increase their motivation and success in studying advanced mathematics. The students participating in this REU will collaborate with and learn from several active and very successful researchers in the Mathematics Department at UCSB. Engagement in inquiry and research is the most powerful pedagogical tool for preparing future mathematicians. As a whole the project will benefit our society by awakening in undergraduate students the curiosity and interest in the scientific enterprise as a way to improve the world.

UCSB数学夏季研究计划在过去十年中，许多工作队已经记录了准备数学和科学职业的学生，​​尤其是在美国公民中。该项目将通过为参与者提供与著名研究科学家进行协​​作和参与研究的机会，从而激励和为参与者做好数学研究的准备。它还将在与同龄人分享他们的研究热情时，增强参与者家庭机构的本科数学气候。这将使数学不仅仅是定义大多数学生经历的教科书问题。最终出版学生研究是一个重要的教育机会，也可以提醒数学社区此类计划的可行性。该计划的进一步目标是鼓励研究研究生数学中人数不足的妇女和少数民族的数学研究。 UCSB是加利福尼亚大学最多样化的校园之一，提供了广泛的申请人和有吸引力的夏季选择。这个新的REU网站将把现代数学的当前问题和技术传播给多样的本科生。众所周知，学生越早接触数学的主要结构，就越深入地理解，这将增加他们在研究高级数学方面的动力和成功。参加此REU的学生将与UCSB数学系的几位活跃而非常成功的研究人员合作并学习。参与探究和研究是为未来数学家准备的最强大的教学工具。总体而言，该项目将通过在本科生中唤醒我们的社会，从而使科学企业的好奇心和兴趣作为改善世界的一种方式。