The Mathematics Directed Reading Program (DRP) at UCSC pairs experienced graduate students with motivated undergraduates to meet weekly and discuss a topic of their choice. This is a valuable opportunity for undergraduate students to learn material not offered in classes, and for graduate students to contribute their expertise and gain experience in outreach and mentoring.
At the end of the quarter, undergraduate students give a 15-20 minute talk about their work. We expect graduate students to help their mentees prepare for this talk – communicating knowledge is just as important as acquiring it!
Future plans for the program include securing further funding from external sources to broaden participation, as well as connecting with other DRPs in the Bay Area to provide more speaking opportunities for undergraduate math majors.
The DRP is funded through the UCSC Department of Mathematics as well as the DRP Network. The current organizers are: Graduate Students Deewang Bhamidipati, Nathan Marianovsky, and David Rubinstein.