Events

Bridges Lecture - Mathematics, Music, and Visual Art

The Bridges lecture series are public lectures connecting Arts, Science and Mathematics.

The Platonic solids as Tiffany lamps, art objects and stepping-stones to higher dimensions.

With Hans Schepker and Carlo Sequin 

Take a faculty tour, visit the residences you're interested in, attend program information sessions, learn about key campus services, and meet with academic and co-op experts.

A printed Fall Open House guide will also be available when you arrive on campus.

Registration

Main Events:

If you haven't already, you can register to let us know you'll be attending.

Students who have received an Offer of Admission to Waterloo, and their family, are invited to join us on this special visit day to meet with current students, speak with professors, and tour the residences.

First - congratulations! You made it.

We're excited that you're here and we're going to start your first year at the University of Waterloo with a bang.

To get you #UWREADY and help you make lasting connections with your fellow #mathies, we've put together a variety of sessions and activities to get you set up on the right path for success.

New for Friday night…its Alumni vs Students in the ultimate LOOP Elimination Tournament.  Battle through your classmates in quick 4 minute games of LOOP pool.

The incredible explosion in the power of artificial intelligence is evident in daily headlines proclaiming big breakthroughs. What are the remaining differences between machine and human intelligence? Could we simulate a brain on current computer hardware if we could write the software? What are the latest advancements in the world's largest brain model?

Participate in the discussion about what AI has done and how far it has yet to go, while discovering new technologies that might allow it to get there.

Complimentary tickets are required for this lecture.

This is your chance to:

• Learn about the Faculty of Mathematics and all its programs
• Chat with professors and students who have already been there
• Attend a sample first-year lecture
• Learn about co-op
• Get tips on how to prepare for a math contest
• Take a campus tour and visit our residences

You can plan your day ahead of time with our Fall Open House Schedule.

In all creative endeavors, we are inspired by the work of others to move the frontiers of our intellectual interests forward. Our experiences, in work and life alike, challenge us to grow and evolve. This process allows us to realize the quintessential goal of education: to change ourselves.