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July 2023

Bridges Math and Art Family Day

July 30, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Halifax Central Library

AARMS would like to invite everyone to the Bridges 2023 Math and Art family day!  This exciting event is part of the Bridges 2023 conference on Math and Art, and will be held at the Halifax Central Library on Sunday, July 30 from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm.  Family day incorporates hands-on workshops, mathematical poetry reading, a short film festival, and a mathematical art exhibition in the nearby Medjuck Building on Dalhousie's Sexton Campus.

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November 2023

University of New Brunswick Data Challenge 2023

November 24, 2023
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton Campus) Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada + Google Map

The UNB Data Challenge 2023 will bring together two competitive tracks, Data Visualization (8th Annual), and Data Analytics (4th Annual) on Nov. 24, 2023, in a virtual format! Take up the challenge and demonstrate the power of data. Participants and teams will have the chance to showcase their ability to tell a story driven by data in unique competitive formats. Teams can participate in both tracks. It is an ideal setting for citizens to get engaged, meet leaders in academia,…

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February 2024

AARMS Seminar: EDI in STEM with Dr. Lisa Willis

February 22, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

While EDI has become an often referred to issue in academia and society, it remains a challenging topic to discuss, especially for people in STEM fields. Fear of making a mistake or not knowing what to say results in people disengaging from the conversation. Additionally, the multitude of initiatives and obligations in the EDI space, few of which seem to be making a real difference, is leading to EDI fatigue. In this talk, we will discuss how we as imperfect…

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2024 Integration Competition

February 29, 2024
Saint Francis Xavier University, 4130 University Avenue
Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2W5 Canada

The Integration Competition (held 4 times in the past at this university, funded by AARMS), is a head-to-head competition, in which all first-year calculus students are eligible to compete. Integrals of increasing difficulty are projected, and two students work head to head, to solve it first. The winner moves on, and the other student is eliminated. This process moves through successive rounds until only 2 students are left, solving a challenging problem in integration. This generates excitement about mathematics among…

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March 2024

Acadia Math Buffet

March 4, 2024
Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia Canada + Google Map

Acadia's Math Buffets are a chance for students in grades 9- 12 in Hants, Kings and Annapolis counties to explore new and interactive topics in mathematics. In these 2-hour sessions, students will learn about a variety of math topics, such as networks, Google page rank, cryptography, problem solving and how to win at darts.

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Integration Tournament for UPEI students

March 14, 2024
University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada + Google Map

Integration Tournament and Pi day event for UPEI Undergraduate Students.

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May 2024

39th Annual New Brunswick Mathematics Competition

May 10, 2024
5 Locations in New Brunswick New Brunswick + Google Map

The provincial New Brunswick Math Competition is a bilingual math competition that takes place in May each year. Students in grades 7-9 from across the province (approximately 1,100 students) attend one of five university locations to simultaneously write the one-hour math competition. There are three competition papers according to grade; each available in both English and French. Following the competition in the morning, students attend enrichment activities held at the universities; awards are distributed at all locations late afternoon. The…

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CMS-UPEI-AARMS Regional Math Camp

May 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024
University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada + Google Map

The School of Mathematical and Computational Science (SMCS) is once again organizing the UPEI-CMS-AARMS Regional Math Camp, to be held at UPEI between May 10 – May 12, 2024. We anticipate hosting some of the most talented grade 10 and grade 11 math students from across the Island. This year, we expect to invite 20-25 students. We offer students an opportunity to participate in challenging, intellectual activities with their peers, guided by the UPEI SMCS faculty members. The students will…

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Blundon Seminar Math Camp

May 23, 2024
Memorial University (St. John’s Campus) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada + Google Map

The Blundon Seminar is an annual math camp for senior high school students from Newfoundland who are interested in mathematics and demonstrate consistently good performance in mathematics competitions. Participation in the math camp is by invitation only based on the results of preceding Blundon, COMC, Euclid, Fermat, and Cayley contests. Usually we invite 35 - 50 students. During the seminar the students attend talks given by mathematics professors on various mathematical topics and applications in science and engineering. There are…

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UNB CMS Math Camp

May 24, 2024 - May 26, 2024
University of New Brunswick (Fredericton Campus) Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada + Google Map

With support from the Canadian Mathematical Society and the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) hosts a three-day, two-night Math Camp. The camp gives a select number of Grade 10 students who are keenly interested in mathematics the opportunity to come stay on the Fredericton Campus, meet fellow students from across the province who share a love of mathematics, and enjoy solving challenging problems together,…

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