Directed Reading Program
The Directed Reading Program (DRP) gives
undergraduates the opportunity to:
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work one-on-one with a graduate
mentor for the semester,
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learn an area of mathematics not
covered in any course, and
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gain valuable presentation skills.
Requirements
The DRP pairs undergraduate students with graduate-student mentors for an independent reading course. Undergraduate participants are expected to:
- meet once per week with the graduate-student mentor,
- work independently for approximately three hours between meetings, and
- give a 10- to 15-minute talk on their project at the end of the semester.
DRP Activities - Spring 2020
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Kick-off event (Jan. 21 at 5pm [mentors] and 5:30 [mentees] - Blocker 220)
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A presentation on "How (not) to give a talk" (Thursday, April 2 at 5pm - * online via Zoom * )
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Final presentations by undergraduate participants (April 20 and 23 and 27 at 5pm - * online via Zoom * )
To participate in Fall 2020, see below.
How to participate (undergraduates) - Fall 2020
We encourage applications from any undergraduate who:
- will be a sophomore, junior, or senior during the semester of the program, and
- has completed a year-long calculus sequence, and
- is interested in learning interesting mathematics outside of the classroom.
To apply to participate in Fall 2020:
Applicants will be notified by April 3, 2020.
How to participate (graduate students) - Fall 2020
To be announced (by email)!
DRP Activities - Prior Semesters
Organizers
The DRP is organized by
Kari Eifler
and
Taylor Brysiewicz,
with faculty mentor
Anne Shiu.
Resources
Project ideas from other DRPs can be found at the websites of the
DRP Network,
the
Maryland DRP,
and the
University of Texas DRP.
Acknowledgment
The DRP is supported by the National Science Foundation (CAREER grant
DMS-1752672), a
Montague-CTE (Center for Teaching Excellence) Scholar grant, and a
DRP Network mini-grant supported by the National Science Foundation (grant IUSE-1740143).
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