The Goal of VIGRE: to develop innovative research programs in which
 undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty work
 together.

Summer Involvement: I was selected to take part during the summer of 2001 to work with a small group of students (below) in an investigation.  We worked for 20 hours a week for four weeks.  At the end of the research period, we were expected to turn in a report of our investigation and results.

Our Goal: To investigate the N-Body problem through Maple VI, a computer program, mathematics, and physics.  Ultimately, we would prioritize animating the few known solutions of this puzzle using Maple VI.
The A-Team: Cathy Pascasassi; Doug Doblar; Amanda Marston; Justin Johnson; Malcolm Adams; Victoria Baraumidze; Bree Ettinger; BJ Cooley; Rebecca Parker
Positives Outcomes of My Involvement:  I developed a greater confidence in my abilities to learn and help others learn mathematics.  I enjoyed working with different students who had different motivations for studying mathematics.  I experienced a more in depth investigation of the research side of the Math Department.  I left the program so mathematically charged that I became a Math Major in addition to my Secondary Education Degree.

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