Events

Thank you very much for attending March Break Open House 2016!

Please download the slides for the following sessions:

Join us on campus for: 

• Academic sessions - see suggested schedules below 
• Learn about co-op jobs from students in programs you've applied to 
• Get your questions answered from professors, staff, and students at our academic and admissions booth
• Take a student-led tour of the Math Faculty buildings to see where students take classes, study, eat, and hang out. 
• Get insight and tips about how to excel at the Euclid Contest 
• Attend a sample Math and a Computer Science first-year lecture 
• See what life is like at Waterloo

Here are sample schedules of the day's activities

Or download the full schedule of activities for the Faculty of Mathematics (PDF). 

The Faculty of Mathematics' Dean, Stephen M. Watt, invites you to reconnect with your UW alumni, receive university updates, and hear about plans for the Faculty’s upcoming 50th anniversary. This event will be a great opportunity to gather with friends and staff of UW to build your pride in the University of Waterloo.

Join us for a panel discussion on the use of clickers in Math and CS lectures, featuring

• Shane Bauman (Dean's Office)
• Ricardo Fukasawa (Combinatorics & Optimization)
• Diana Skrzydlo (Statistics & Actuarial Science)
• Dave Tompkins (Computer Science)

Panelists will talk about their motivation to try clickers in the classroom, the challenges and the benefits.

The Centre for Computational Mathematics is hosting a public lecture and reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

Everyone welcome! Please register to attend.

Public lecture: Ocean turbulence and global climate variability in the ice-age

Speaker: Professor Dick Peltier, University of Toronto

Please join us and fellow Math alumni for a cold drink and appetizers at Isaac’s Bar & Grill. Professor Stefan Steiner, Chair of Statistics & Actuarial Science, will share exciting updates from the Faculty and Waterloo. 

How I used Math and Software to get into every Fashion House in the world...

Presenting the Art and Science of my Software Business

Dan Wolczuk presents "Active Learning in Math"

It is often said that learning mathematics is not a spectator sport.  Moreover, there is overwhelming evidence that active learning in the mathematics classroom improves students' performance. 

In this session, I will briefly review some of the literature on active learning and discuss options and obstacles for inserting active learning into our classrooms.

It's a countdown to one of our most exciting years since 1967!

Join us at the 2016 Math Reunion to kick off a year of celebrations! Okay...we know the 50th Anniversary of the Faculty of Mathematics doesn't start until January 1st, but what a great way to get things going.