Introduction to Math Research

(1-10 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This is a course where we will examine a number of different problems or big theorems from a variety of different fields of mathematics. Through the semester we will work through a book which covers in each chapter a different problem from a different area of mathematics, and students will read material independently and present to each other in weekly meetings. The style of the work for the course will mimic a directed reading or undergraduate research in mathematics. Any student who wants to know more about what math research might look like, and who wants to learn about various fields of mathematics. Ideally students taking this course will have had either MATH 10850 , MATH 10860 , MATH 20610 or MATH 20630 already, but exceptions can be made. Ideally this course would be a precursor to future directed readings or a senior thesis. Students interested in this class should contact the mathematics department for more information.