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The Directed Reading Program (DRP) gives undergraduates the opportunity to:- work one-on-one with a graduate mentor for the semester,
- learn an area of mathematics not covered in any course, and
- 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 - Fall 2020
- Kick-off event (Aug. 25 at 4:45pm [mentors] and 5:00 [mentees] - * online via Zoom *)
- A presentation on "How (not) to give a talk" (Date/time TBA - * online via Zoom *)
- Final presentations by undergraduate participants (Mon. Nov. 16 [5:00pm], Tues. Nov. 17 [5:45 pm], and Mon. Nov. 23 [6:15 pm] - * online via Zoom *)
- Alex Behne (mentor: Tolulope Oke)
- Alexis Foster (mentor: Jennifer Zhu)
- Michael Grantham (mentor: James O’Quinn)
- Callie Lansing (mentor: Alexander Ruys de Perez)
- Yeojoon Moon (mentor: Priyanga Ganesan)
- Mark Olvera (mentor: John Weeks)
- Nicole Peltier (mentor: Zhengye Zhou)
- Robert Todora (mentor: Mansi Bezbaruah)
- Tanvi Vishwanath (mentor: Lauren Snider)
- Jackson West (mentor: Konrad Wrobel)
To participate in Spring 2021, see below.
How to participate (undergraduates) - Spring 2021
We encourage applications from any undergraduate who:- has completed a year-long calculus sequence, and
- is interested in learning interesting mathematics outside of the classroom.
To apply to participate in Spring 2021:
- complete the application for undergraduate students (Deadline: October 30, 2020), and
- register for Math 285 (Directed Studies), section 503, for 1 credit-hour.
How to participate (graduate students) - Spring 2021
To be announced (by email)!DRP Activities - Prior Semesters
- See here
