Directed Reading Program

What:

The Directed Reading Program (DRP) is a semester-long pairing of an undergraduate student (any major or university) with a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher in mathematics (from Louisiana State University) for an informal independent reading course (it will not appear on a transcript) outside the usual mathematics curriculum.

Who:

• Open to all undergraduate students from any major.
• All levels of mathematical backgrounds are welcome.

Why:

• Gain one-on-one mentoring from a graduate student.
• Learn some cool math outside of the standard curriculum.
• Learn background material for future readings and research.

Expectations:

• Meet with your graduate mentor for one hour each week.
• Commit approximately 3 hours each week to reading for the DRP.
• At the end of the semester, deliver a brief presentation on what you have learned. (Optional, but strongly encouraged.)

Sign Up:

Sign up at https://forms.gle/S9zBkwqNbtHJCDAX8.

Disclaimer:

The DRP is organized by volunteer graduate students in the LSU Math department. It is an unofficial program and will not appear on a transcript. However, you can add it to your CV.

Questions:

Contact Laura Kurtz (lkurtz2@lsu.edu) if you have any questions.