A Project-Based Guide to Undergraduate Research in Mathematics: Starting and Sustaining Accessible Undergraduate Research (Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030378551 ISBN 13: 9783030378554

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 2021

Synopsis

This volume provides accessible and self-contained research problems designed for undergraduate student projects, and simultaneously promotes the development of sustainable undergraduate research programs. The chapters in this work span a variety of topical areas of pure and applied mathematics and mathematics education. Each chapter gives a self-contained introduction on a research topic with an emphasis on the specific tools and knowledge needed to create and maintain fruitful research programs for undergraduates. Some of the topics discussed include:

• Disease modeling

• Tropical curves and surfaces

• Numerical semigroups

• Mathematics Education

This volume will primarily appeal to undergraduate students interested in pursuing research projects and faculty members seeking to mentor them. It may also aid students and faculty participating in independent studies and capstone projects.

About this title

About the Author

Pamela E. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Erik Insko is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.

Aaron Wootton is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.

From the Back Cover

Unsure of where to begin on mathematical research? This volume provides accessible and self-contained research problems designed for undergraduate student projects, and simultaneously promotes the development of sustainable undergraduate research programs. The chapters in this work span a variety of topical areas of pure and applied mathematics and mathematics education. Each chapter gives a self-contained introduction on a research topic with an emphasis on the specific tools and knowledge needed to create and maintain fruitful research programs for undergraduates. Some of the topics discussed include:

• Disease modeling

• Tropical curves and surfaces

• Numerical semigroups

• Mathematics Education

This volume will primarily appeal to undergraduate students interested in pursuing research projects and faculty members seeking to mentor them. It may also aid students and faculty participating in independent studies and capstone projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030378551
• ISBN 13: 9783030378554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 335
• Editor: Harris Pamela E., Insko Erik, Wootton Aaron