Summer 2011 REU: Groups, Graphs, and Geometry

This page will help program participants keep up with ongoing activities.

Information concerning LaTeX:

Getting started with LaTeX: where to find the software you need online
The basics of mathematical typesetting: a LaTeX-created PDF document with many useful math symbols
The basics of mathematical typesetting (raw code): the .tex file corresponding to the previous .pdf file
Using LaTeX to typeset math papers: a LaTeX-created sample math article
Using LaTeX to typeset math papers (raw code): the .tex file corresponding to the previous .pdf file
Including graphics in LaTeX documents
Slides for an oral presentation, created using the Beamer environment.
Slides for an oral presentation (raw code): the .tex file corresponding to the previous .pdf file
Links to free LaTeX compilers:
- MiKTeX (for PCs)
- MacTeX (for Macs)
Link to a free LaTeX text editor: Texmaker (this editor is cross-platform, suitable for both Mac and PC)
Link to a very helpful on-line guide for using the Beamer environment to create nice presentation slides (written by Rouben Rostamian, UMBC): A Beamer Quickstart.
Here are some tips for delivering math talks.
Finally, here is a guide on writing abstracts.

First-week activities (summary):

Monday, June 6th.
- Set Theoretical Preliminaries, to get the mathematical ball rollin'!
- Graph Theory, Part 1: getting a start on graph theory!
- Graph Theory Definitions, for you to investigate for Wednesday.
Tuesday, June 7th.
- Reference Scavenger Hunt, for testing your ability to use MathSciNet!
- Graph Theory, Part 2: more on graphs!
- Metric Geometry, a different but related topic.
Wednesday, June 8th.
- Graph Theory, Part 3: the saga continues...
Thursday, June 9th.
- Peer review guidelines, to help you master the subtle art of providing one another with useful and respectful feedback.
- Graph Theory, Part 4...and maybe some open problems, too!
- Eigenvalues: why do we care?

Second-week activities

Visiting scholars and speakers

Thursday, June 16th: Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger and Chris Warnick, College of Charleston
Thursday, June 23rd: Neil Calkin, Clemson University: What is experimental mathematics? A case study
Tuesday, July 5th: Amanda Ketner, Elon University: The effect of coalitions on the Banzhaf power index
Thursday, July 7th and Friday, July 8th: 2nd Southeast REU Symposium, featuring plenary speaker Jane Hawkins, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Thursday, July 14th: Ryan Therkelsen, Bellarmine University: From Weyl groups to Renner monoids

Information concerning the faculty participating in the program:

Please feel free to visit websites of the past years of the program.

For more information about UNC Asheville itself, please visit this link. For information about Asheville itself, you may visit this link.