A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4704-4934-6
Verlag: American Mathematical Society

Buch, Englisch, 211 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: Classroom Resource Materials

A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research is a complete how-to manual on starting an undergraduate research program. Readers will find advice on setting appropriate problems, directing student progress, managing group dynamics, obtaining external funding, publishing student results, and a myriad of other relevant issues. The authors have decades of experience and have accumulated knowledge that other mathematicians will find extremely useful.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Why should undergraduates do research?
- A beginner's guide to mentoring undergraduates in research
- Choosing appropriate research problems
- Choosing students and managing group dynamics
- Helping students communicate their results
- How to write a successful grant proposal and get funding for undergraduate research
- Summer REU programs
- Assessment of undergraduate research programs
- The future of undergraduate research: Enhancing curricula, building partnerships, launching careers
- Appendix A: Sample grant proposals
- Appendix B: Acronyms
- Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Allison Henrich, Seattle University, WA.

Lara Pudwell, Valparaiso University, IN.