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Information taken from the Math and Statistics website. The Putnam Competition The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, hosted by the Mathematical Association of America, is an annual math contest written by undergraduate students across North America. The top individual prize is $2500 and almost certainly a full scholarship for grad school at any university in the … Read more
Information taken from the Math and Statistics website. UFV’s Annual Math Match Each year during spring break week, the UFV Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosts a Math Match, a competition between two teams to solve and present solutions to some math problems and puzzles. The problems are typically at a level that can be enjoyed … Read more
Information taken from the Math and Statistics website. Ongoing Math Contest Problems February 2013 (solutions due by March 8) Click here to view the problem Previous Math Contest Problems Winter 2013 January 2013 Winner: Cameron Grant Click here to view the problem Fall 2012 November 2012 No correct solutions were received Click here to view the problem … Read more
» UFV Contacts: Ian Affleck and Pat Cruickshanks » Email: math.contest@ufv.ca (Ian or Pat will reply!) » Contest Overview (click to view) » Contest Dates for 2014: Preliminary round: Wed, Apr 2 at participating high schools Final round: Fri, May 2 at UFV Abbotsford campus » Communication about the 2014 Contest: November Letter to Schools (includes Math Challengers and … Read more
Science Advice Centre Are you on track? If you are in a science program, one of our Science Advisors are available for assistance. Make an appointment: Online Form scienceadvice@ufv.ca 604-557-4060
Math Challengers is an inter-school math competition in which students in grades 8 and 9 compete in teams of four or five. Regional competitions are held across BC each year in February, with the top teams from each regional tournament moving on to compete at the annual Provincial competition in March. Beginning in 2014, there will be a … Read more
Rosalie Luymes from Geography and the Environment won the student T-shirt design at the American Geophysical Union meeting in December 2013 in San Francisco. Rosalie and two other UFV students presented posters from their research on the Fraser River.
Mathematics and Statistics Department present Anna Kuczynska and Judy Larsen Faculty, UFV Dept of Math and Stats University of the Fraser Valley DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 TIME: 4:45 – 6:05pm PLACE: Room D215 Abbotsford All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Flipping Your Class Abstract:What would you do in your class if … Read more
Bat disease headed west – “The News” Jan. 31, 2014 by Jason Roessle – Abbotsford News posted Jan 31, 2014 at 3:00 PM A disease afflicting bats across eastern North America has a local veterinarian “dreading” its arrival. White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that kills bats during their winter hibernation period. It … Read more
NEW THIS SEMESTER! CHEMISTRY DROP-IN SESSIONS First-Year (110, 113, 114) Organic (213, 214) Chemistry Classes Tuesday to Thursday in A252 and A254 Starts 2nd week of Winter 2014 Come and work with other students, or get help from a faculty member. During January, there will be three sessions a week for first-year courses, and two … Read more