Nazarbayev University and University of Illinois
Mathematics Summer REU Program
June 13 - July 29, 2016
As the culmination of the work by the participants during the past seven
weeks, each of the project groups will give a 40 minute oral presentation
on their project. The students will also showcase some cool (and
educational!) interactive Mathematica animations they have created during
the program and which are expected to be submitted for publication at the
Wolfram Demonstrations Project website.
Click on the above link for a schedule of the Final Presentation Session.
Overview of activities and events
- REU Seminar, Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12 pm - 12:50 pm, 345 Altgeld
Hall.
A series of talks aimed at an undergraduate audience in which senior
graduate students and faculty introduce different areas of research.
See the weekly schedule for speakers,
titles and abstracts.
Lunch will be provided.
First meeting: Thursday, June 16.
- REU Participant Seminar, Tuesdays/Thursdays, 1 pm - 1:50 pm,
345 Altgeld Hall. Presentations by REU participants.
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REU Short Course: Probability in Sports, Finance, Society, and Everyday
Life, Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2 pm - 3:30 pm, 345 Altgeld Hall.
A series of lectures on selected topics at the interface of probability
with combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and analysis, and motivated
by real-world applications in sports, finance, society, and everyday life
and analysis. Click on the above link for a more detailed description.
First class: Thursday, June 16.
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REU Workshops, Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays, 2 pm - 4 pm, 239 or 345
Altgeld Hall.
The workshops cover topics such as Mathematica, LaTeX/Beamer, mathematical
writing and presentations, and GRE preparation.
See the weekly schedule for daily schedules.
Mathematica workshops begin Monday, June 20.
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Career workshop series. Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4 pm, 345 Altgeld Hall.
A series of workshops on applying to graduate programs,
writing cv's/resumes, and personal statements, prepreparing for the GRE,
Workshops begin Tuesday, July 5.
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Project meetings:
Project groups will be formed during the second week of the program.
Each group will hold regular meetings with their mentor.
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Special events: Tours, excursions, company visits, graduate
school information session, etc. will be scheduled as needed.
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(Optional)
Summer Workshop in Linear Algebra,
Mondays/Thursdays 5:30 pm - 7 pm, 145/159 Altgeld Hall.
A workshop offered by Derek Jung, a graduate student in Mathematics, and
aimed at beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Click on the above link for more information.
Day-to-day Schedule of activities. Check this page regularly for current
schedules and updates.
Resources for Mathematica/LaTeX Workshops
Links and Resources
Contacts
- Prof. Richard Laugesen, REU Program
Administrator, 259 Altgeld Hall,
laugesen@illinois.edu.
- Prof. A.J. Hildebrand, REU Program Director,
13 Illini Hall,
ajh@illinois.edu
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Dr. Michael Santana, REU Program Assistant Director,
155 Altgeld Hall,
santana@illinois.edu.
Last modified: Fri 22 Jul 2016 09:42:41 AM CDT
A.J. Hildebrand