Past Events

When computing numerical approximations to problems with smooth solutions using regular grids, the error can have additional structure. The historical example of the Euler-McLaurin formula for the approximation of integrals with the trapezoidal rule...

Approximately 300 grades 7, 8 and 9 students will participate.

Over 2000 student participants from grades 4, 5 and 6 are expected.

PIMS is involved in judging and contributing $250 and $100 prize money for projects making major use of mathematics.

A workshop for teachers of K-5 Math.

The Caribou Mathematics Competition is a North America wide online contest that is held on six days in a school year, 2012/13 in its fifth year. On each of these days a contest is offered for each of the age groups of grades 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and...

A Taste of Pi is Back! We are happy to continue our series “A Taste of Pi”. The nineteenth part of this successful series of talks and activities for high school students will be offered this spring by the SFU Department of Mathematics, and IRMACS –...

Computing with Culture From fractals in African architecture to algorithms in First Nations beadwork, simulations of indigenous designs reveal complex concepts and practices that can be mapped onto analogous principles in math, science and computing...

British Columbia has recognized the potential of both conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources from coal-bed gas to tight gas, shale gas, carbon management (carbon sequestration) and conventional energy resources. Extraction...