We are home to 30 faculty, four staff, approximately 60 graduate students, several research visitors, and numerous undergraduate students. We offer exciting and challenging programs leading to BMath, MMath and PhD degrees. We nurture a very active research environment and are intensely devoted to both ground-breaking research and excellent teaching.
News
Pure Math Department celebrates outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student and Teaching Assistants at awards ceremony
On November 3, the department of Pure Mathematics held its Graduate Teaching and Teaching Assistant Awards Ceremony, an event that celebrates the accomplishments of its remarkable graduate students
53rd annual COSY conference a success
More than 100 researchers and students from across Canada and around the world attended the 53rd annual Canadian Operator Algebras Symposium (COSY), which took place from May 26-30 at the University of Waterloo.
Pure Math Department celebrates undergraduate achievement at awards tea
On March 24, the department of Pure Mathematics held its annual Undergraduate Awards Tea, an event that celebrates the accomplishments of its remarkable undergraduate students.
Events
Computability Learning Seminar
Michael Gregory, University of Waterloo
Basic Universal Algebra Aimed at Isomorphism Problems for c.e. Presentations
We begin with the notions of a universal algebra, homomorphism, congruence, and quotient algebra, and discuss the relationship between congruences and homomorphic images. We then introduce term algebras and varieties, culminating in a statement of Birkhoff's HSP Theorem. To prepare for later computability applications, we briefly review lattices and the congruence lattice of an algebra. Finally, we describe how finitely generated and computably enumerable algebras may be specified by presentations.
MC 5403
Ergodic Theory Learning Seminar
Julius Frizzell, University of Waterloo
Roth's Theorem
We will continue to discuss unitary transformations and generic measures and work towards a proof of Roth's theorem for arithmetic progressions.
MC 5417