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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
Date: 27 February 2014 Time: 14:30 PM Place: AfterMath “Will we succeed in addressing the Climate Change Crisis” SUS Talks features the Honourable Stéphane Dion at AfterMath. UFV students are invited to talk with Hon. Dion. Bring questions and concerns about both the climate but also broader questions about the liberal party as well. Contact SUS … Read more
FVWC Lecture Series 7 pm March 20th 201433844 King Road Abbotsford Campus Room: A225 We are very pleased to have Dr. Elizabeth Elle, Professor from Simon Fraser University, speak to us about pollinators. She will cover a brief natural history and talk about how to encourage pollinators in gardens and riparian restoration projects. RSVP appreciated. Light refreshments … 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
Wear your craziest sweater on Thurs, Feb 6. This year UFV is encouraging everyone to layer up, so we can keep our energy use down. Come and get your photo taken from 12-12:15 pm by our intrepid sweater photographer near the Tim Horton’s in Abbotsford, or make an appointment and get your photo taken in … Read more
OIL SANDS AND FISH CELLS WHEN: February 4, 2014 WHERE: Abbotsford Learning Plus Society [hr] Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean, Faculty of Science, UFV A vital part of the oil sands extraction process is reclamation of the affected waters. These reclamation projects require rapid and reliable toxicity assessment, but conventional toxicity tests using whole animals are … Read more