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August 2018
Diversity in Mathematics
We propose a multi-year, multi-level approach to promoting diversity and inclusivity in STEM. The annual two-week program will include a summer school for top undergraduate women from across Canada and the northwest United States, currently specializing in mathematics or a closely related STEM field, such as computer science, physics and statistics. The program will show them the many possibilities of math and science as a career, and encourage them to consider graduate studies, an arena where women are seriously under-represented.…
Find out more »September 2018
AAC minicourse by Professor Matej Bresar
During the week of September 9 to September 15, 2018, Atlantic Algebra Centre organizes a mini course “Functional Identities and Zero Product Determined Algebras" by Prof. Matej Bresar. Functional identities are an important combinatorial tool applicable to problems in noncommutative and nonassociative algebra, linear algebra, and operator theory. They have been used in an essential way for the solution of the well-known Herstein's Lie map conjectures, which remained open for three decades. Matej Brešar was one of the authors of…
Find out more »The Ken Ireland Public Lecture: What is a Smart Village?
What is a smart village? Using mathematics for rural prosperity V. Kumar Murty (University of Toronto) We conceive of a smart community as one in which static social inequality is minimized. Modelling this mathematically and translating it into a development strategy is one of the big global challenges of our time. When implemented, it will affect 3 billion people, or about half the world's population. About the speaker: Kumar Murty received his BSc from Carleton University and his PhD in…
Find out more »October 2018
Science Atlantic Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Conference
The annual Science Atlantic, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Conference, will be hosted by Université de Moncton (UdeM) on October 12-13, 2018. This annual gathering provides an opportunity for promising undergraduate students to attend what is often their first academic conference, participate in a competition (mathematics or programming), present on a research topic, attend talks by fellow undergraduate and graduate students, and learn about graduate school opportunities. The conference features three plenary speakers, awards, and a banquet. It is also…
Find out more »Annual AARMS Outreach Meeting
This year's annual Outreach Meeting will take place on Saturday, October 20 from 10:00-14:30 at the Learning Center of Dalhousie Mathematics and Statistics Department, located at the first floor of the Chase Building at the main Dalhousie campus. As in previous years, the goal of the meeting is to assemble university faculty, postdocs, graduate students and preschool-Grade 12 teachers who have an interest in mathematical outreach activities. Participants will get a chance to let each other know about what kind…
Find out more »December 2018
Canadian Mathematics Society Winter Meeting 2018
The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) invites the mathematical community to the 2018 CMS Winter Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia from December 7-10. All meeting activities are taking place at the Sheraton, Vancouver Wall Centre (1088 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R9). Four days of awards, prize lectures, plenary speakers, and scientific sessions.
Find out more »January 2019
Mini-course “Representations of simple finite dimensional and affine Lie algebras”
This mini-course will focus on Representation Theory of simple complex finite dimensional and affine Lie algebras. We will start with the introduction to the theory of infinite dimensional weight representations. Though the classification of irreducible representations is still open beyond the sl(2) case in general, in some subcategories this problem can be managed successfully. In particular, we will discuss the theory of Gelfand-Tsetlin modules and their generalizations in the finite dimensional case. A comparison will be given with the representations…
Find out more »Integration Challenge at StFX
The integration challenge, modelled on an annual version at MIT, is a one-night event where first-year calculus students sign up to compete head-to-head solving integrals. The competition will run like a tournament in single-knockout format, and integration problems increase in difficulty through each round. Information about mathematics as a choice of major, and research opportunities are also planned at the event. Prizes and certificates are awarded to the top 3 finishers.
Find out more »February 2019
StFX Integration Challenge 2019
The Integration Challenge is a competition for solving integrals. Two participants compete head-to-head on an integration question, with the first correct response declared the winner of the round; the opponent is knocked out. With each successive round, the competitors are narrowed down by a factor of 2 until only two remain (plus one consolation round to determine 3rd and 4th place). The event is designed to encourage increased engagement in first-year calculus, and also to provide an avenue to promote…
Find out more »March 2019
Girls STEM Up
Girls STEM Up is the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, focused on empowering the next generation of female leaders in the fields of science, technology, math, and engineering.The conference will be a stimulating day that will connect current and future women paving the way in the STEM industries of Atlantic Canada. Our speakers will include current women in the STEM fields that will focus on enlightening young women about the power of their voice and how they can…
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