Past Events
Industrial, Lunchbox Lecture
Using the Aurora in Space Studies
December 1, 2011
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary has been an international leader in developing experiments that involve imaging the aurora. At present, UofC has more than 50 instruments deployed across the Canadian Arctic. This network takes images and other measurements...
Educational
JUMP Math: Vancouver - How to Reach and Teach Every Child
November 23, 2011
University of British Columbia
Join Liz Barrett in an introductory workshop which will discuss JUMP Math as a method and philosophy aimed at eradicating math anxiety and enabling students to reach their full potential in mathematics. New work in cognition has shown that...
Industrial, Lunchbox Lecture
Stiffness analysis of cardiac cell models: implications on real-time heart simulation
November 22, 2011
University of Calgary
The electrophysiology in a cardiac cell can be modelled as a system of ordinary differential equations. The efficient solution of these systems is important because they must be solved billions of times as sub-problems of organ-level simulations. The...
Educational, Workshop
A taste of Pi
November 12, 2011
Simon Fraser University
Educational
Aboriginal Perspectives Mathematics Workshop
November 5, 2011
University of Regina
We are looking for ten grade six Regina teachers to participate in a workshop that focuses on incorporating Aboriginal perspectives into mathematics lessons. Participants will receive copies of lessons, which are linked to the grade six mathematics...
Educational, Conference
SNAP Math Fair Conference
November 4, 2011
University of Alberta
Industrial, Lunchbox Lecture
Pi - History, facts, world records, and more!
November 1, 2011
University of Calgary
Humankind's fascination with the mathematical constant pi goes well beyond practical need. In fact, even though over five trillion decimal places of pi has been calculated, a mere four decimal places are sufficient for the design of the world's...
Industrial, Workshop
GEOMED 2011: An international, interdisciplinary workshop on geomedical systems and the analysis of spatial data
October 21–23, 2011
University of Victoria
GEOMED brings together statisticians, geographers, epidemiologists, computer scientists, and public health professionals to discuss methods of spatial analysis, as well as present and debate the results of such analyses. For further information...
Industrial, Conference
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols
October 17–20, 2011
Vancouver, BC
Educational
Math Mania
October 13, 2011
University of Victoria
Mathmania takes place from 6:30-8:00pm at Lochside Elementary School, 1145 Royal Oak Drive Saanich BC.