Beschreibung:
Unsure of where to begin on mathematical research? This volume provides accessible and self-contained research problems designed for undergraduate student projects, and simultaneously promotes the development of sustainable undergraduate research programs. The chapters in this work span a variety of topical areas of pure and applied mathematics and mathematics education. Each chapter gives a self-contained introduction on a research topic with an emphasis on the specific tools and knowledge needed to create and maintain fruitful research programs for undergraduates. Some of the topics discussed include:
Folding Words Around Trees: Models Inspired by RNA.- Phylogenic Networks.- Tropical Geometry.- Chip Firing Games and Critical Groups.- Counting Tilings by Taking Walks in a Graph.- Beyond Coins, Stamps, and Chicken McNuggets: an Invitation to Numerical Semigroups.- Lateral Movement in Undergraduate Research: Case Studies in Number Theory.- Projects in (t,r) Broadcast Domination.- Squigonometry: Trigonomtry in the p-norm.- Researching in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.- Possible Directions for Both Undergraduate Students and Faculty.- Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Epidemiology.