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Senior Research Course
There are a few ways to perform research as a math undergraduate, the most popular being
coursework or through the Undergraduate Research Program.
MATH-4590
Senior Research Course Description:
Either this course or an equivalent research experience is required for a BS in Mathematics.
Undergraduate mathematics projects that utilize
students’ mathematical knowledge will result in formal reports and final presentations.
Examples are research projects or critical in-depth mathematical literature reviews. Information
about projects will be exchanged in weekly meetings. Students wishing to work on research should
make arrangements with faculty in advance. Students already engaged in research may extend and
present their results. Open to mathematics seniors only. To be graded S/U. Fall term annually. 4
credit hours.
This course has been designated by the Institute as communication-intensive. Students need to
complete at least one communication-intensive course in order to meet graduation requirements. The
other communication-intensive Math course is Foundations of Analysis (MATH-4090).
Undergraduate Research Program
The department’s undergraduate research program (URP) offers students real-world, hands-on
research experience.
Students may register for the program during the academic year or over
the summer, and they can receive course credit for their efforts.
To participate in this
program the student arranges to work with a faculty member on a particular project. They make
connections with the faculty by either taking a course from them, or from the listing of
undergradaute research projects on the campus computer bulletin board.
The URP is open to
all undergraduate students. However, because of the nature of the research involved in most of the
mathematics projects, participating students are generally juniors or seniors. Some projects may
require that you have completed certain classes or labs.
For more information, visit the
Institute’s Undergraduate Research Program Web site.
Here is a listing of the potential Undergraduate Research Project Areas/Titles by mathematics faculty:
Here is a partial listing of the URPs supervised by mathematics faculty over the last few years:
| Student |
Faculty Advisor |
Title of Project |
| Spring 2008 |
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| Heather Palmeri |
Margaret Cheney |
Radar Imaging |
| Spring 2007 |
| Michelle Burke |
Mark Holmes |
CSUMS Project |
| Fall 2006 |
| Elena Sebe |
Kristin Bennett |
Mathematical Models for Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis |
| Spring 2006 |
| David Weinstein |
Peter Kramer |
Diffusion Tensors in the Stochastic Immersed Boundary Method
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| Fall 2005 |
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Stanley
Bak |
Daniel Renzi
Joyce McLaughlin |
Fast Sweeping Solvers for Anisotropic Problems |
| Phillip Bloom |
Daniel Renzi
Joyce McLaughlin |
Acoustic Wave Solutions using Non-Reflective Boundary Conditions |
| David Weinstein |
Peter Kramer |
Relative Diffusivity Calculations in the Stochastic Immersed Boundary Method
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| Spring 2005 |
| Lisa Rogers |
Mark Holmes |
Mathematics of Circadian Rhythms |
| Matthew Pelliccione |
Mark Holmes |
Mathematics in Kinetics |
| Summer 2004 |
| Vera Valakh |
Donald Drew |
Mathematical Models for E. coli Cell Division |
| Spring 2004 |
| Ethan Atkins |
Peter Kramer |
Solitons in Random Media |
| Spring 2003 |
| Ethan Atkins |
David Isaacson |
Magnetocardiography |
| Summer 2002 |
| Mikhail Panchenko |
Donald Drew |
Mathematical Models for E. coli Cell Division |
| Spring 2002 |
| Jeff Banks |
Mark Holmes |
Numerical Solution of Conservation laws |
| Scott Brodmerkle |
Kristin Bennett |
Design and implement a Web environment to support the course “Computational Optimization” |
| Joseph Sikora |
William Siegmann |
Poro-Elastic Wave Speed Equations |
| Fall 2001 |
| Jeff Banks |
Mark Holmes |
Numerical Solution of Conservation laws |
| Spring 2001 |
| Joseph Sikora |
William Siegmann |
Wave Speed Equations |
| Fall 2000 |
| Amy Kohler |
Bruce Piper |
Bi-Arc Optimization |
| Joseph Sikora |
William Siegmann |
Wave Speed Equations |
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