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VIGRE Heartland REU

The University of Iowa Department of Mathematics offers a summer program of research experience for undergraduates. VIGRE Heartland REU is designed for well-prepared students who have completed two years of college, but younger or more advanced students also may be admitted. Preference is given to students from Heartland Mathematics Partnership schools.

The eight-week program begins with a choice of introductory workshops followed by work in a small research group with a faculty member. Students choose one workshop from linear algebra, graph theory, and orthogonal polynomials. The subsequent research projects are connected to background developed in the workshops.

Students participate in hands-on introduction to mathematical writing in LaTeX; experience using computer systems such as Maple, Mathematica, or MatLab; and talks and panels about subsequent research opportunities, graduate school, the Graduate Record Examination, and career opportunities. The program also offers cultural and social activities.

Instruction is provided by Department of Mathematics faculty members, Heartland Mathematics Partnership instructors, VIGRE trainees, and staff members from the University's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Summer Program.

VIGRE Heartland REU is supported by the National Science Foundation program Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences. For more information visit the VIGRE Heartland REU web site.

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