Experiences of working with undergraduate students on research during an academic year

Jacob, Jobby

doi:10.2140/involve.2014.7.363

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Experiences of working with undergraduate students on research during an academic year

Jobby Jacob

Vol. 7 (2014), No. 3, 363–367

DOI: 10.2140/involve.2014.7.363

Abstract

Over the last three years, I have worked with four undergraduate students on research during the academic year in addition to mentoring undergraduate students at the REU at Rochester Institute of Technology. All four of these students had taken proof-based classes with me. These students had a high level of mathematical maturity with excellent motivation and work ethic. In this paper, I share my experiences working with them during the academic year and share my principles in mentoring undergraduate students.

Keywords

undergraduate research, student mentoring, $L(2,1)$ coloring, ranking

Mathematical Subject Classification 2010

Primary: 97-02, 00A99, 97C99, 97A99

Secondary: 97K30

Milestones

Received: 19 January 2013

Revised: 18 October 2013

Accepted: 19 November 2013

Published: 28 April 2014

Communicated by Darren A. Narayan

Authors

Jobby Jacob
School of Mathematical Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623 United States

Vol. 7, No. 3, 2014