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May 2019
New Brunswick Mathematics Competition
The New Brunswick mathematics competition is held in May every year for grade 7, 8 and 9 students from across the province. This mathematics competition is jointly organized by the University of New Brunswick and the Université de Moncton, and the participating students write the mathematics contest at one of the University of New Brunswick or Université de Moncton campuses. The competition is held in the morning, and in the afternoon the students go to a number of talks and…
Find out more »AARMS-Girl Guides Event: “All SySTEMs Go” 2019
The Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) is hosting a camp for the Girl Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers of Nova Scotia in Halifax at Dalhousie University and Saint Mary's University on May 11-12, 2019. During this event, over 500 girls aged 11-17 will participate in mini-workshop sessions aimed at increasing awareness and engagement in Science - Technology - Engineering - Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Find out more »Blundon Seminar Math Camp
The Blundon Seminar is an annual (since 1982) three-day 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. During the seminar the students attend two one-hour talks given by professors from MUN on various mathematical topics and applications in science and engineering. There are several…
Find out more »STFX Math Camp
The StFX-AARMS-CMS Math Camps are two and half days camp which begins at 9:00 am on a Friday and end by 11:30 am on Sunday. There are several presentations by professors to expose the participants to exciting topics and applications in the mathematical sciences. In addition there are several sessions on math trivia, math relays, and team problem solving to help inspire the participants about the breadth and applicability of the mathematical sciences. It is anticipated that students who attend…
Find out more »July 2019
Valley Math and Computer Science Camp
In July of 2019, Acadia University plans to launch the first junior math and computer science camp in Nova Scotia. This is an opportunity for young students in the Annapolis Valley to participate in a week of fun and enriching science-based activities, and develop their curiosity and enjoyment of math and computer science.
Find out more »AARMS-CMS-Dal math camp for high school students
During the second (or third) week of July, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University hosts the annual math camp for high school students, whose goals were to identify, stimulate and encourage mathematical talent among Nova Scotia high school students. To select the participants we sent invitations to all of the schools in the province asking to nominate two best students from each school, then we have selected 20 best students from this pool of qualified nominees, based…
Find out more »November 2019
Discovery Days: Beyond Puzzling
The second installment of AARMS collaboration with the Discovery Centre in Halifax took place on Sunday, November 24. The activities included an enhanced experience of the exhibit "Beyond the Rubik's cube"; a selection of puzzles to be completed by the visitors; polyhedral nets to construct 3D objects by folding paper; coloring tessellations; a library of books with puzzles and riddles for all ages.
Find out more »May 2020
StFX-AARMS-CMS Math Camp – CANCELLED
The StFX-CMS Math Camp is a two and a half day camp which begins at 9:00 am on a Friday and end by 11:30 am on Sunday. There are several presentations by professors to expose the participants to exciting topics and applications in the mathematical sciences. In addition there are several sessions on math trivia, math relays, and team problem solving to help inspire the participants about the breadth and applicability of the mathematical sciences. It is anticipated that students…
Find out more »May 2021
Blundon Seminar Math Camp
The Blundon Seminar is an annual (since 1982) three-day 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. During the seminar the students attend two one-hour talks given by professors from MUN on various mathematical topics and applications in science and engineering. There are several…
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