{"id":49,"date":"2016-07-27T18:02:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/mat\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2018-11-28T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:41:31","slug":"research-in-the-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Berea College has a strong and long-standing program of research involving faculty and undergraduate students.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact of Research on Graduate School and\/or Career Decisions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Many students who participate in summer research select graduate programs related to their research projects.<\/li>\n<li>Participating students write a formal final report and make a formal presentation at a professional conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Outreach Activities Related to Research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Department has hosted several conferences and sponsored sessions in professional society meetings related to our various research projects.<\/li>\n<li>The Department&#8217;s FIPSE grant of $76,980 between 1991 and 1994 was used primarily to produce curricular materials to support an experiment in intertwining traditional function topics, curve fitting, mathematical modeling, and computer use in an approach to precalculus.<\/li>\n<li>The 1991-2 RUI project is described in an article which appeared in Newsletter 22 (November 1991) of the Classification Society of North America entitled &#8220;Undergraduate research Participation at Berea College.&#8221; and more recent departmental research is described in the September 1998 issue of the Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, subtitled &#8220;Community Research: Making a Difference.&#8221; In this issue, the article &#8220;Undergraduate Research and Grass Roots Organizations: Addressing Controversial Environmental Issues&#8221; documents the recent work of the Berea College Mathematics Department research program and offers suggestions on how other departments can make research connections with community organizations, particularly in the field of Mathematics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>An Example of Community-Oriented Applied Mathematics Research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Introduction to the Community-Oriented Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/introduction-community-oriented-research\/\">Introduction<br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-50 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2016\/07\/collection.jpg\" alt=\"Community-Oriented Research Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Motivation for Involving Undergraduates in Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/motivation-involving-undergraduates-research\/\">Motivation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Evolution of the Community-Oriented Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/evolution-community-oriented-research\/\">Evolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Example Community-Oriented Research Description\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/example-community-oriented-research-description\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Impact of the Community-Oriented Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/impact-community-oriented-research\/\">Impact on Issue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Research Benefits\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/research-benefits\/\">Benefits<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Whitney Blackburn\u2019s Reflections on Her Research Experience\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/whitney-blackburns-reflections-research-experience\/\">Whitney Blackburn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Srabasti Dutta\u2019s Reflections on Her Research Experience\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/srabasti-duttas-reflections-research-experience\/\">Srabasti Dutta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Brian Moyers\u2019 Reflections on his Research Experience\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/brian-moyers-reflections-research-experience\/\">Brian Moyers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eddie Valaitis\u2019s Reflections on his Research Experience\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/eddie-valaitiss-reflections-research-experience\/\">Eddie Valaitis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"James Blackburn-Lynch\u2019s Reflections on the Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/james-blackburn-lynchs-reflections-research\/\">James Blackburn-Lynch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jan Pearce\u2019s Reflections on Our Research Experiences\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/jan-pearces-reflections-research-experiences\/\">Jan Pearce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Other Community-Oriented Research in the Department\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/community-oriented-research-department\/\">Other Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Funding the Research\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/funding-the-research\/\">Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Research Conclusions\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/research-conclusions\/\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Research References\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/mat\/special-programs-opportunities\/research-in-the-department\/research-references\/\">References<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Berea College has a strong and long-standing program of research involving faculty and undergraduate students. 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