General Information:
The Directed Reading Program (DRP) is a program in the math department that pairs interested undergraduates and graduates students for independent study projects. Selected undergraduates will work with graduate students to read a particular math book or paper over the semester.

Why should you do this program?

  • Gain one-on-one mentoring from a current graduate student.
  • Get to know other students and mentors at DRP social events.
  • Learn some cool math outside the standard curriculum.
  • Learn background material for future reading course or research project.
  • Develop a topic for junior paper or senior thesis.

Spring 2024 Program Dates:
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 25th by 5pm.
We will start pairing as many undergraduates and graduate students as possible on Friday, January 26th.

Students who applied by the deadline should recieve an email with further details by Wednesday, January 31st, and plan to have their first meeting in the next week.  We will hold a DRP welcome event on Thursday, February 1st at 6:00pm.  We will be in touch in mid-February to check if you and your mentor have found a mutually agreeable project.

The date of our end-of-semester symposium will be determined: Undergraduates will have the option to give a short (15 minute) presentation on their project.

Final reports will be due by the end of the semester.

 

If you have any questions, then email us at mathdrp@g.harvard.edu.