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Activity Number:
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175
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Mu Sigma Rho
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| Abstract - #307963 |
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Title:
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Inspiring and Challenging Students in the Mathematical Sciences
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Author(s):
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William Y. Velez*+
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Companies:
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The University of Arizona
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Address:
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Department of Mathematics, Tucson, AZ, 85721,
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Keywords:
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mentoring ; advising ; recruiting
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Abstract:
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Increasing the number of students pursuing advanced mathematical/statistical studies is an important issue that must be addressed by mathematics/statistics departments. How do we convince students that further mathematical studies are to their benefit? Where do we begin to find these students? As opposed to the other sciences, mathematics has a pool of students that arrive every year, the calculus students. Hundreds of thousands of students take calculus each year, yet few of these students decide to pursue further mathematical studies. If departments could convince more calculus students to continue on in mathematics, we would greatly increase the pool of students capable of pursuing graduate studies in mathematics/statistics. This talk will describe the efforts of the mathematics department at the University of Arizona that resulted in doubling the number of mathematics majors.
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