DRP

Directed Reading Program (DRP)

Mission Statement

The primary goal of the DRP is to broaden participation in mathematics, especially among members of underrepresented groups, by increasing individuals’ self-identity as mathematicians, by providing them with mentors close to their age, and by welcoming them into the broader mathematical family. Secondary objectives of the program are to extend the undergraduate curriculum and to provide mentoring experience to graduate students.

Requirements

Student mentees are expected to meet with their mentors for one hour each week and spend about four hours prior to each meeting reading and preparing. The precise details of what the undergraduates should do outside of these meetings can be worked out between mentors and mentees, but could include taking notes and preparing questions, working out exercises, or preparing to present a proof on the board at the next meeting. During the second to last week of classes mentees will give a 15 minute presentation on what they learned.

Organization

The DRP is organized by a committee of graduate students. The committee’s responsibilities include recruiting participants, pairing mentors and mentees, and providing guidance and mediation as needed.

Webpage

The main page for the Directed Reading Program at Syracuse University can be found at this link.

Previous Projects

 

Year Project Student(s) Advisor
2023 Spring
Complex Analysis and Applications to Fluid Flow Nicholas Rubayiza Jesse Hulse
Rank Nullity Theorem Lillian Impastato Des Martin
Lasker-Noether Theorem Connor Ritchie Richard Bartels
Category Theory Zhiyu Miao Ben Kaufman
Relator Games on Groups Xizhe Zhang, Taeheun Lee Henry Potts-Rubin
Knot Theory Hao Yao Jacob Migdail-Smith
Graph Colorings Hanbing Wei Chelsea Sato
Algorithms on Trees Aksel Malatak Marie Kramer
Graph Labelings Juliette Mangon Hannah Kimbrell
Number Theory Sadie Meyer Elana Israel
Basic Applications of Graph Theory Spencer Evans-Cole Karie Schmitz
2022 Fall

Number Theory

Lillian Impastato Elana Israel
Complex Analysis Trevor Knight Jesse Hulse
Combinatorics Elizabeth Ricchetti Hannah Kimbrell
Algebra Lisa Zhang Nicholas Ng
Graph Theory Hanbing Wei Chelsea Sato
Topology Hao Yao Jacob Migdail-Smith
Graph Theory Chance Baggett & Connor Ritchie Marie Kramer
2022 Spring Topology, Topological Properties of the Fundamental Group of the Circle Aksel Malatak Nicholas Ng
The Pumping Lemma and Regular Languages Athanasios Hadjidimoulas Eric Cochran
Topological Space Bei Luo Ralph Xu
Defining a Hilbert Space Chance Baggett Tim Tribone
Knot Theory Hanbing Wei Elana Israel
Surface Integrals and the Divergence Theorem Isaac Lehigh Jesse Hulse
Number Theory Lillian Impastato Chelsea Sato
Combinatorics Mikhail Khramov Hannah Kimbrell
The Residue Theorem Yao Cai Jesse Hulse
Group Operation and Group Action Yuming Jiang Bhargavi Pathasarathy
2021 Fall Introduction to Group Theory Yuming Jiang Kaiyue He
Number Theory Yao Cai Keshab Raj Adhikari
Frenet Fields and Their Uses Arthur “Will” Edwards Paul Makkumba
Maximizing Network Flows Algorithmically Anthony Mazzacane Chelsea Sato
Knot Theory Kevin Nam Jacob Migdail-Smith
2021 Spring Pólya Enumeration Theory Erika Hall Nathan Uricchio
Rolle’s Theorem to the Cauchy Mean Value Theorem Chien-peng Lee Rick Bartles
Matroid Duality and the Greedy Algorithm Kalayaan Raguso Nathan Uricchio
The Joy of X Tongxi Yu Casey Necheles
2020 Fall Introductory Matroid Theory Chenmeinian Guo Nathan Uricchio
Elementary Linear Algebra Juha Schraden Tim Tribone
Worlds beyond metrics Megan Perlman Jacob Migdail-Smith
An Invitation to Algebraic Topology Elahe Samani
Game Theory Caleb Mcwhorter
2020 Spring/Fall Network Flows and the Augmenting Flow Algorithm Bradley Pirie Nathan Uricchio
2020 Spring* Planar Graphs Michael Perry Nathan Uricchio
Mathematical Cryptography Joseph D’Angelo Tim Tribone
2019 Fall Rouche’s Theorem and Applications Austin Church Steven Farnham
2019 Spring Mathopoly: A Game Theory Saga Kevin Aubrey, Emily Dyckman Josh Fenton
An Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Their Cryptographic Applications Samuel Wheeler Caleb McWhorter
Machine Learning Outline: Neural Network and Digit Recognition Yantao Wu Erin Tripp
2018 Fall Gröbner Bases Delong Chen Laura Ballard
Optimal Blackjack Strategy Tighe Gugerty Josh Fenton
The Four Vertex Theorem and its Converse Seif Hejazine Alice Lim
Linear Optimization Theory and Applications Chang Liu Steve Farnham
Fermat’s Last Theorem Xinxuan Wang Caleb McWhorter
Some Fundamental Theorems of Number Theory and their Proofs Brooke Weiss Rachel Diethorn

*Cut short due to Covid-19

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