| Interested in undergraduate mathematics
research? Then St. Edward's is the place for you!
Every math major at St. Edward's takes the following course
sequence: Research Methods, Undergraduate Research, and
Senior Seminar. In Research Methods, students are introduced
to the current mathematics literature and areas of open
investigation. Students begin reading math articles from
MAA journals. Together with a faculty member, a mathematics
question based on such an article is selected by the student,
who then investigates the question over two semesters in
which s/he meets weekly with the faculty supervisor. In
Senior Seminar, the student presents a 30 minute talk on
the compilation of articles studied together with results
and conjectures generated by the student's own investigation.
Some students also elect to present their talks at student
presentation sections at Mathematical Association of America
meeetings.
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