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The Brown University Symposium
for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences is, as the name
implies, to be a conference directed at math and science interested
undergraduates. It is designed to foster greater undergraduate
interest and scholarship in mathematics by demonstrating the
ubiquity of mathematics throughout the sciences. This idea of an
undergraduate symposium is also to be an attempt to introduce them
to what the National Science Foundation calls
the "mathematization" of science - the full utilization of
mathematics as a tool in the sciences. By celebrating mathematics
in this way, we hope to broaden the conceptions of this subject in
the minds of our undergraduate audience.
The next symposium, which is scheduled for March 8 of
2008, will feature intriguing faculty lectures from the fields of
Pure Mathematics and Economics. It will also feature
presentations where undergraduates showcase their various research
activities to their peers.
Although the target audience of the symposium is
math and science interested undergraduates, we would also like
other members of the academic community to attend. We're certain
that the presence of high school students and teachers, college
professors, humanities students and our close neighbors can only
enrich the overall learning experience, so we are pleased to invite
them as well. Hence, we affirm our belief that knowledge of and
excitement for the mathematical sciences should extend far beyond
university walls.
This web site is meant to provide all necessary
information about Brown SUMS to those interested in participating.
It is the one place where everyone must come to submit the required
registration form. Your registration is important to the smooth
functioning of the symposium so that we can more accurately
estimate such things as lecture seating space. You will also find a
more detailed description of the conference, a past schedule with post-conference resources,
a list of frequently asked questions and information on getting to
and around Brown. If you should have any unanswered questions,
please utilize the contact information provided on the contact
page.
We thank you for your
interest.
Funding for SUMS 2008 provided by NSF grant DMS-0536991 through
the MAA Regional Undergraduate
Mathematics Conferences program and the Clay Mathematics Institute. Additional funding is provided by the
Brown University Department of Mathematics, the Office of Institutional Diversity, the Division of Applied
Mathematics, and the Department of Economics. |
