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The Faculty of Science offers Science Rocks! camps every year in July and August. The day camps are designed especially for young people going into Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the Fall. These camps are a great fun and an awesome learning opportunity for campers. Each camp week is organized by UFV students … Read more
Have you thought about Graduate School? The Faculty of Science, in consultation with the Advising Centre, are hosting a Graduate School Information Session for students in the science fields. Guest speakers will discuss their experiences with Graduate School, and information will be provided on typical application processes, as well as any other questions pertaining to … Read more
Who’s who in Science … Dr. Ben Vanderlei joined UFV’s Mathematics and Statistics Department in August 2011. He teaches first-year and upper-level courses in both math and statistics. Interview: Personal I grew up on a farm in rural South Dakota. My parents continue to own and operate the farm today, producing mostly corn and soybeans. … Read more
Please welcome the new Math Mania Team! Judy Larsen, Theresa Mulder, and Karin Loots Math Mania Events October 7th, 2015 – Upper Sumas Elementary February 3rd, 2016 – Promontory Heights Elementary School May 25th, 2016 – Chilliwack Central Elementary School Math Mania is a popular evening event that has been running for over six years. … Read more
What is MATH Challengers? MATH Challengers is an inter-school team-based math competition with a “Grade 8 and under” category and a “Grade 9 and under” category. Schools register up to 3 teams in each category, with up to 5 members on each team (so an individual school may potentially register up to 30 contestants). Teams … Read more
Residence Services is now taking applications for our summer 2016 and fall/winter 2016/17 Applications available: Front Desk Assistants and Residence Assistant The job postings are also open on CareerLink. Each job posting includes a job description, an application package and a reference form. Deadline to apply is February 19, 2016. Looking for students who are … Read more
Job Description The Faculty of Science is seeking an enthusiastic science educator to organize science outreach programs for winter semester 2016. The job will involve primary responsibility for organizing and executing the Science Rocks in the Libraries and Schools program (outreach to local elementary schools), support for the Science Rocks summer camps (including promoting the … Read more
Dr. Ian Affleck was on Sabbatical from the Math & Stats Department at UFV for 2014-2015 and he has generously provided a great overview of his new open textbook. “Calculus for Everyone”: Developing an Application-Based Open Textbook for First Year Calculus At UFV, as at many post-secondary institutions, the first-year calculus courses required in Science … Read more
“An Introduction to the Mathematics of Data Assimilation” Guest speaker Dr. Sam Pimentel, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics (TWU). Wednesday, November 18 Room A 402 4:30 pm Refreshments will be provided. “Data assimilation refers to a group of methods that seek to improve forecast skill by combining available observations with a … Read more
Great turnout at Science Social 2015! Big thank you to all of the Student Groups and Associations and various UFV departments. Math Club/Putnam Club BCSA – Bio & Chem Student Assoc. GUS – Geography Student Association PSA – Physics Student Association Pre-Med Student Alliance Pre-Dental Club Computing Student Association SEA – students for Environmental Advocacy … Read more