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A Mathematician’s Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research
 
Michael Dorff :  Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Allison Henrich :  Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Lara Pudwell :  Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-4934-6
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A Mathematician’s Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Michael Dorff :  Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Allison Henrich :  Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Lara Pudwell :  Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-4934-6
Product Code:  CLRM/63
List Price: $59.00
MAA Member Price: $44.25
AMS Member Price: $44.25
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5393-0
Product Code:  CLRM/63.E
List Price: $55.00
MAA Member Price: $41.25
AMS Member Price: $41.25
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-4934-6
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-5393-0
Product Code:  CLRM/63.B
List Price: $114.00 $86.50
MAA Member Price: $85.50 $64.88
AMS Member Price: $85.50 $64.88
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  • Book Details
     
     
    Classroom Resource Materials
    Volume: 63; 2019; 211 pp
    MSC: Primary 97

    A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research is a complete how-to manual on starting an undergraduate research program. Readers will find advice on setting appropriate problems, directing student progress, managing group dynamics, obtaining external funding, publishing student results, and a myriad of other relevant issues. The authors have decades of experience and have accumulated knowledge that other mathematicians will find extremely useful.
    This book is published in cooperation with the Council on Undergraduate Research.
    Readership

    Researchers interested in supervising undergraduate research.
  • Table of Contents
     
     
    • Chapters
    • Why should undergraduates do research?
    • A beginner’s guide to mentoring undergraduates in research
    • Choosing appropriate research problems
    • Choosing students and managing group dynamics
    • Helping students communicate their results
    • How to write a successful grant proposal and get funding for undergraduate research
    • Summer REU programs
    • Assessment of undergraduate research programs
    • The future of undergraduate research: Enhancing curricula, building partnerships, launching careers
    • Appendix A. Sample grant proposals
    • Appendix B. Acronyms
  • Additional Material
     
     
  • Reviews
     
     

    • Compared to other books on the market, this one stands alone as a complete 'how to' guide to create a URP from scratch, including the benefits and challenges of doing so (the only thing it is missing is an index). Other books on the market are more limited in scope: some simply summarize the myriad benefits of a URP as a high-impact practice; others give specific examples of open problems in mathematics that are accessible to undergraduate students; yet others help students navigate their way through the undergraduate research experiences, as well as introduce higher levels of mathematics as a 'boot camp' to help students jump in. This book alone offers complete support to faculty in establishing a new URP, including a wide variety of useful examples and links to more information.
      J. W. Gaberdiel, MAA Reviews

    • This book is a wonderful resource for those interested in engaging undergraduates in research. The authors' extensive experience in mentoring undergraduates in research is evident throughout.
      Joseph A. Gallian, Director of the University of Minnesota Duluth REU, Former President of MAA, Former Director of MAA Project NExT

    • You do not need to be a mathematician to appreciate “A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research”. The book is filled with useful information, advice, and ideas for faculty engaging in undergraduate research based on the most successful ideas from the undergraduate research community.
      Julio Rivera, Emeritus President of the Council on Undergraduate Research

    • A remarkably entertaining compendium of useful information for anyone interested in mentoring undergraduates in mathematical research. With wisdom gathered over their collective decades of experience, the authors provide a complete starter kit for successful undergraduate research groups in the mathematical sciences.
      Kathryn Leonard, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Occidental College
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    Review Copy – for publishers of book reviews
    Accessibility – to request an alternate format of an AMS title
Classroom Resource Materials
Volume: 63; 2019; 211 pp
MSC: Primary 97

A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research is a complete how-to manual on starting an undergraduate research program. Readers will find advice on setting appropriate problems, directing student progress, managing group dynamics, obtaining external funding, publishing student results, and a myriad of other relevant issues. The authors have decades of experience and have accumulated knowledge that other mathematicians will find extremely useful.
This book is published in cooperation with the Council on Undergraduate Research.
Readership

Researchers interested in supervising undergraduate research.
  • Chapters
  • Why should undergraduates do research?
  • A beginner’s guide to mentoring undergraduates in research
  • Choosing appropriate research problems
  • Choosing students and managing group dynamics
  • Helping students communicate their results
  • How to write a successful grant proposal and get funding for undergraduate research
  • Summer REU programs
  • Assessment of undergraduate research programs
  • The future of undergraduate research: Enhancing curricula, building partnerships, launching careers
  • Appendix A. Sample grant proposals
  • Appendix B. Acronyms

  • Compared to other books on the market, this one stands alone as a complete 'how to' guide to create a URP from scratch, including the benefits and challenges of doing so (the only thing it is missing is an index). Other books on the market are more limited in scope: some simply summarize the myriad benefits of a URP as a high-impact practice; others give specific examples of open problems in mathematics that are accessible to undergraduate students; yet others help students navigate their way through the undergraduate research experiences, as well as introduce higher levels of mathematics as a 'boot camp' to help students jump in. This book alone offers complete support to faculty in establishing a new URP, including a wide variety of useful examples and links to more information.
    J. W. Gaberdiel, MAA Reviews

  • This book is a wonderful resource for those interested in engaging undergraduates in research. The authors' extensive experience in mentoring undergraduates in research is evident throughout.
    Joseph A. Gallian, Director of the University of Minnesota Duluth REU, Former President of MAA, Former Director of MAA Project NExT

  • You do not need to be a mathematician to appreciate “A Mathematician's Practical Guide to Mentoring Undergraduate Research”. The book is filled with useful information, advice, and ideas for faculty engaging in undergraduate research based on the most successful ideas from the undergraduate research community.
    Julio Rivera, Emeritus President of the Council on Undergraduate Research

  • A remarkably entertaining compendium of useful information for anyone interested in mentoring undergraduates in mathematical research. With wisdom gathered over their collective decades of experience, the authors provide a complete starter kit for successful undergraduate research groups in the mathematical sciences.
    Kathryn Leonard, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Occidental College
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