What is the length of Britain’s coastline? How does a frost crystal grow? How many questions are there in the problem set? Finding an answer to each of these requires some exploration of fractals.
The university experience extends beyond the classroom. It’s not just about coursework and studying, but about the connections and friendships that can last a lifetime.
But for many students, and especially for first-year students, it can be challenging to get over the feeling of discomfort that can accompany trying to meet new people.
As the fall semester begins, the Faculty of Mathematics welcomes six first-year students who have already distinguished themselves academically as recipients of the coveted Schulich Leader Scholarship.
In a superficial sense, mathematics is a human construction. 1+1=2 only insofar as we give meaning to numbers and symbols, in a similar way that we give meanings to nouns and verbs in language.
Just in time for the start of the academic year, a new campus-wide student program is coming online that aims to help students learn about innovation and kickstart their careers.
Researchers from the Cheriton School of Computer Science are working on new systems that increase the correctness and reliability of health-related searches.
Mathematicians and theoretical physicists explore multiple dimensions that go beyond the ones we understand with our common sense.
We can understand the three spatial dimensions as part of our direct lived experience. We can perhaps also understand time as a temporal dimension with some effort, bringing the number of dimensions up to four.
Entrepreneurs are the people who take chances with innovative ideas and business. They make things happen and break new ground.
In the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, the entrepreneurial spirit is in our DNA. Many of our programs link with entrepreneurship. And numerous startups have grown from the work of our students and professors.
Researchers in applied mathematics have made new discoveries on the hydrology of the Yucatan Peninsula. The research has implications for historical understandings of the Maya civilization, the archaeology of the Yucatan and for present-day climate science as well.
