One of the unique experiences of the math major is the senior seminar (Proseminar I & II), whose purpose is to enable students to develop skills in reading mathematics independently and organizing such material for presentation to classmates. In Math 495, all of the students read the same text, and take turns teaching the material to the class, responding to questions and leading the discussion of problems. During Math 496, the student presents progress reports on her independent study of a mathematical topic. Her choice of topic is made with the help of a faculty advisor, who then supports her independent work. The culmination of the senior seminar for each student is a final talk summarizing the major results of her study. She submits in advance a paper on the topic to her examining committee of three faculty readers. Fifteem minutes of questioning follows the presentation. Grades of record are Honors, Pass and Failure.
Proseminar and Senior Comprehensive Project Student Guide
Schedule of talks for the current semester
Forms for Seniors - Fall semester (These areAdobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) files - you can print them out as needed. They are also available on the "Public" server in Microsoft Word format if you would prefer to type the form & print your results.)
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