Data-Enabled Science and Computational Analysis Research, Training and Education for Students (DESCARTES) Program
for Undergradaute Applied Math Majors
(click here for the DESCARTES High School Teacher Scholars Program)
The DESCARTES Scholars Program is a four-year research, training, and education program for undergraduate applied math majors, featuring the following:
- Stipend for research activities for three summers starting after the Scholar's first year,
- Research during the academic year with one of the faculty mentors,
- Senior capstone project containing original research and/or new software that will be disseminated publicly,
- Career development opportunities in computational and data-enabled science.
Sample schedule of math courses for students majoring in Applied Mathematical Sciences with emphasis in Computational and Data-Enabled Science.
| Year | Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Math 21: Calculus I |
Math 22: Calculus II Math 50: Introduction to Matlab |
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| 2 |
Math 23: Vector Calculus Math 32: Probability and Statistics Math 52: Introduction to R* |
Math 24: Linear Algebra and Diff. Eq. Math 110: Topics in Scientific Computing* |
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| 3 |
Math 101: Real Analysis Math 131: Numerical Analysis I Math 141: Linear Algebra |
Math 132: Numerical Analysis II Math 146: Numerical Linear Algebra* Math 155: Cloud Computing* |
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| 4 |
Math 125: Intermediate Diff. Eq. Math 140: Optimization Math 181: Stochastic Processes |
Math 122: Complex Variables Math 126: Partial Diff. Eq. Math 150: Mathematical Modeling |
Courses listed above that are marked with a * indicate a new course to be developed.
Eligibility. Applicants must be
- First- or second-year undergraduate students;
- Declared Applied Math majors by the start of Spring Semester, 2017; and
- U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions
Application. Download an application here. Send completed application form to descartes.at.ucmerced.dot.edu. Applications are due Monday, April 3, 2017 by 5 p.m.
Contacts. For further information, email
Director: Prof. Arnold Kim (adkim.at.ucmerced.dot.edu)
Co-Director: Prof. Roummel Marcia (rmarcia.at.ucmerced.dot.edu).
2016 DESCARTES Scholars
Jose Chinchilla, Karina Cuevas, Hamemal Gobezie, Clarista Joy, Richard Mazariegos,
Josue Ramirez Bonilla, Gustavo Rodriguez, Ben Rumbaugh, Katherine Zaldivar
Graduate Student Mentor: Mario Banuelos
2015 DESCARTES Scholars
Victoria Arias, Huiyi Chen, Ekaete Sarah Ibanga, Eshita Nandini, and Timothy Trisnadi
Graduate Student Mentor: Michael Stobb
2014 DESCARTES Scholars
Amy Bower, Cristhian Gutierrez Huerta, and Randall Nguyen
Graduate Student Mentor: Jason Davis
This program is supported by NSF Grant DMS-1331109. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the publications supported by this grant are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
