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More money brings more math to UGA
ANGELA DASHER
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: News
Want to be the next Bill Gates, but confused about where to begin?
The answer is right here in Athens: the University's Math Department.
The math department, which recently received a $3.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation, has become a key place for graduates looking to obtain careers in computer engineering, biological engineering, and physics, as well as careers related to math, such as positions in education and accounting. New research and teaching methods are being discovered by NSF's Vertical Integration of Research and Education program, and top universities for math research are gaining grants that benefit students with a four year, master's, or doctorate degree in math.
It has become an important factor for bringing home the big bucks.
"VIGRE is a very inclusive research program we have in the University's math department," said VIGRE Director Daniel Nakano, who is also professor of mathematics at the University. "The entire faculty from the department is involved in some way, whether it is as a leader, mentor, or participant. The research groups provide undergraduate, graduate, and students with opportunities to receive extensive hands-on learning experiences, and gives them a chance to get to know professors."
VIGRE and the Introductory Virgre Research Group deal with solving problems and finding theories in complex mathematics along with discovering effective ways of teaching math concepts at the middle school, high school, and college levels. VIGRE focuses on Ph.D. research groups and graduate research groups while IVRG is for undergrads.
Research groups are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters. During the summer, seminars and two-week programs take place. To become part of the groups, students do not have to be math majors but be interested and eager to discover more about the field of mathematics. The groups earn students course credit and are possible ways of income for students who are United States citizens. All teaching assistants in the math department are also trained during the summer as a part of VIGRE.
The answer is right here in Athens: the University's Math Department.
The math department, which recently received a $3.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation, has become a key place for graduates looking to obtain careers in computer engineering, biological engineering, and physics, as well as careers related to math, such as positions in education and accounting. New research and teaching methods are being discovered by NSF's Vertical Integration of Research and Education program, and top universities for math research are gaining grants that benefit students with a four year, master's, or doctorate degree in math.
It has become an important factor for bringing home the big bucks.
"VIGRE is a very inclusive research program we have in the University's math department," said VIGRE Director Daniel Nakano, who is also professor of mathematics at the University. "The entire faculty from the department is involved in some way, whether it is as a leader, mentor, or participant. The research groups provide undergraduate, graduate, and students with opportunities to receive extensive hands-on learning experiences, and gives them a chance to get to know professors."
VIGRE and the Introductory Virgre Research Group deal with solving problems and finding theories in complex mathematics along with discovering effective ways of teaching math concepts at the middle school, high school, and college levels. VIGRE focuses on Ph.D. research groups and graduate research groups while IVRG is for undergrads.
Research groups are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters. During the summer, seminars and two-week programs take place. To become part of the groups, students do not have to be math majors but be interested and eager to discover more about the field of mathematics. The groups earn students course credit and are possible ways of income for students who are United States citizens. All teaching assistants in the math department are also trained during the summer as a part of VIGRE.
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Maria Ostridge
posted 3/04/09 @ 3:28 AM EST
Good information. Thanks for the post.
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