Three subjects at the University of Waterloo rank in the top 50 in the world and eight other subjects rank among the top 100, according to the U.K. firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject.
Subject ranking highlights for the Faculty of Mathematics:
The University of Waterloo team did extremely well in the 2014 Putnam Competition, finishing in 4th place.
Pictured, from left to right: Dean Ian Goulden, 2014 Waterloo Putnam team members Daniel Spivak and Sam Eisenstat, with coach Prof. Stephen New.
The Bernoulli Trials Contest (PDF) was held on Saturday, March 7th.
This is a recreational contest in which contestants are given a sequence of statements, and they must decide (or guess) whether the statements are true or false.
This year, contestants were being eliminated after their third incorrect answer.
The Faculty of Mathematics is partnering with the Student Success Office to invite students to the student portal this term. This new online communications tool is enhancing the student experience by delivering just-enough, just-in-time information for current students.
The portal is mobile-friendly and customizable by each user. It aggregates existing academic and campus information to deliver time-sensitive content such as
What is it? An open and online teaching and learning platform. On-screen text with synchronized audio and interactive investigations teach the concepts from Grade 12 Advanced Functions (Pre-Calculus) and Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors.
The Waterloo International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team, composed of students from the Faculties of Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Applied Health Sciences, won a gold medal for designing Staphylocide. Staphylocide is a synthetic bacterium that is designed to turn off the antibiotic-resistance gene in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), making it responsive to treatment again.
The Big E and Special K contests (PDF) were held on Saturday, November 1. These are mathematics contests for undergraduate University of Waterloo students.
The Special K contest is for first-year students and the Big E contest is for upper-year students.
Both contests consist of six problems, and complete written solutions are required. This year, 40 students participated, and in both contests there was a tie for first place.
The winners of the Big E contest:
The inaugural U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking shows University of Waterloo's computer science at #1 in Canada and 18th globally.
In mathematics, University of Waterloo ranks fourth in Canada and 86th globally.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on schools' academic research and reputation. See the methodology.
From the University of Waterloo Daily Bulletin
This afternoon will see 509 students from the Faculty of Mathematics receive their degrees at the 2:30 pm ceremony, along with graduates of the Faculty of Environment.
Congratulations to University of Waterloo BMath alumnus Martin Wainwright, winner of the 2014 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Award.
The award is presented annually to a young member of the statistical community in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession.
Past Waterloo alumni to receive this honour include Ross Prentice (University of Washington), Nancy Reid (University of Toronto) and Rob Tibshirani (Stanford).