Directed Reading Program
Information
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Overview
This compulsory course, offered by ELTE University (in the BSM building), develops mathematical academic writing skills, with emphasis on writing proofs. Students work individually with a Teaching Assistant (a PhD student from ELTE or the Technical University), under the supervision of the Course Coordinators, to produce a short mathematical paper in LaTeX. The topic and scope are chosen together with the TA and approved by the Course Coordinators.
Students may choose to enroll in either the Directed Reading Program (DRP) or the Advanced Directed Reading Program (ADRP).
DRP vs ADRP: which one to choose?
Directed Reading Program (DRP)
- • Focuses on consolidating and extending your current coursework.
- • Typical projects include:
- • Working out the details of a proof.
- • Exploring extra-credit or homework problems.
- • Developing useful extensions of material from a class you are already taking.
- • The goal is to deepen your understanding of your ongoing courses through focused writing.
- • Please use the provided template .tex and .bib files available here.
Advanced Directed Reading Program (ADRP)
- • Intended for motivated students who want to pursue a more ambitious project.
- • Projects may be connected to coursework or explore independent mathematical topics.
- • A brief project proposal (title + 2-3 sentences), prepared jointly by the student and TA, must be approved by the Course Coordinators.
- • Outstanding ADRP papers may be published in the public BSM Repository.
- • Please use the provided template .tex and .bib files available here.
Structure
Stage 1: Finding Your TA Mentor (Weeks 1-3)
Each student must be matched with a TA mentor by the end of Week 3. TAs are responsible for specific courses and hold two types of office hours:
- • Dedicated Mentorship Hours – one-on-one meetings (by appointment) focused on your term paper.
- • Open Office Hours – drop-in sessions open to all BSM students for help with any course overseen by the TA. These run throughout the semester, in addition to professors’ office hours.
Drop in or make appointments during weeks 1-3 until you find your TA mentor. Please, note that each TA may mentor up to five BSM students, assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. After choosing a TA, you must request approval from the Course Coordinators.
Stage 2: Writing the Term Paper
Students meet weekly (at least 30 minutes) with their TA mentor during Dedicated Mentorship Hours. The final paper deadline is:
- • Week 8 for the DRP.
- • Final week of the semester for the ADRP.
Recent News
- DRP deadline
Just a friendly reminder: your DRP papers are due by Sunday, November 9th, Midnight. Please, remember to use the template .tex file available here, and submit the final paper to your TA mentor.
- Find your TA
Reminder: by this Thursday everyone needs to choose a TA to work with on the DRP/ADRP project. If you haven’t done this yet, please try to drop by one of the TAs’ office hours, or get in touch with them by email.
- Hello, new semester!
The new semester starts next week, and together with the TAs we’re excited to meet all of you. Take a look at the consultation times in advance, so that next week you can make the most of the office hours.