Sample Project Ideas:

• Berkeley’s DRP Project Ideas list
• UNC’s Project Ideas (click on “Directed Reading Program”)

The information we provide at the DRP mentor orientation also has some specific project ideas for students who are relatively new to mathematics.

Past Projects:

Spring 2024

• An Introduction to the Weyl Algebra and the Dixmier Conjecture
  Book: “A Primer of Algebraic D-Modules” by Coutinho
  Ella Allen, Mentor: Fernando Villegas Negrete
• A Beginner’s Guide to Not-So-Beginner Mathematics
  Book: “A Readable Introduction to Real Mathematics” by Rosenthal, Rosenthal, and Rosenthal
  Catherine Murphy, Mentor: Rena Chu