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Groth, Randall E.; Bergner, Jennifer A.; Austin, Jathan W.; Burgess, Claudia R.; Holdai, Veera – Mathematics Teacher Educator, 2020
Undergraduate research is increasingly prevalent in many fields of study, but it is not yet widespread in mathematics education. We argue that expanding undergraduate research opportunities in mathematics education would be beneficial to the field. Such opportunities can be impactful as either extracurricular or course-embedded experiences. To…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Data Use
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Mayfield, Betty – PRIMUS, 2014
The benefits of including the study of the history of mathematics in the education of mathematics majors have been discussed at length elsewhere. Many colleges and universities now offer a History of Mathematics course for mathematics majors, for mathematics education majors, or for general credit. At Hood College, we emphasize our commitment to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, History
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Ellington, Roni; Wachira, James; Nkwanta, Asamoah – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
The focus of this Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project was on RNA secondary structure prediction by using a lattice walk approach. The lattice walk approach is a combinatorial and computational biology method used to enumerate possible secondary structures and predict RNA secondary structure from RNA sequences. The method uses…
Descriptors: Genetics, Prediction, Microbiology, Epilepsy