Program Overview
Applications, if they are open, are available on the homepage.
The goals of the program are:
- to enable undergraduates to engage with mathematics in more depth and breadth than is typically possible in a classroom,
- to foster relationships between undergraduates and graduate students, and
- to provide a valuable opportunity to practice presenting mathematical ideas.
In consultation with graduate student mentors, the undergraduate participants each choose a project at the beginning of the semester. The students then work through the chosen text independently and meet weekly to discuss it with their mentors. The DRP culminates at the end of term in a mini-conference at which students have the opportunity to present on their projects.
Each pair should meet for at least one hour each week, but mentees and mentors are welcome to meet for more than an hour per week if desired. Students should expect to commit at least 4 hours a week working on their DRP individually. This time can be spent reading, solving problems, or preparing for weekly meetings. Each mentor/mentee pair will decide on specific expectations for weekly preparation and study at the beginning of the semester.
At the end of the program, mentees each either write a paper or give a short presentation on some aspect of what they have learned.
This is the basic standard, but there are always students who want to do more, and we welcome that. If you want to study for more than four hours a week, or do a paper and a presentation, or write a pop song about the Yoneda lemma, go right ahead.