I enjoyed working on a team during the (AM)^2 REU. All of my teammates from this experience were absolutely fantastic! They were all great to get along with, and we worked well as a team.
It was grand getting some hands-on experience with mathematical modelling. My mentor walked me through how to use differential equations to track the rate populations catch COVID-19 and recover from it, with and without a vaccine. In spite of the fact that I have not yet taken a course of differential equations, he explained it very well and I caught on quickly.
I gained some valuable skills with how to program a mathematical/scientific presentation using LaTeX Beamer.
I am glad this experience is remote, because I cannot travel to the campus at this time.
Thanks to this experience, my team and I are working on publishing an article based on our research to SIURO!
What I wish was different
The REU was really great. I cannot think of anything that I would change.
Advice
Be prepared to devote a lot of time to this research experience. Our team would often meet for twelve hours a day Monday-Friday.
