Past Events | PIMS - Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Math Mania is a math education event which presents a variety of interactive demonstrations allowing students to learn math concepts in a fun and engaging way.

Math Academy for incoming Indigenous Nursing Students. We will be working on basic skills to get them ready for their math course which starts in September.

This camp is taking place at SFU Burnaby Campus between July 4-29, 2016. The application process is closed. Twenty-six students have accepted our invitation to participate in the 2016 SFU Academic Summer Camp for Aboriginal Students. They will come...

Registration for this conference is free and optional, but would help with organizing. Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM to attend this event.

During the workshop, we will do reading, research, reflection, and writing about issues of undergraduate mathematics education. Participants will get exposed to a variety of literature from various publications relating to mathematics education, as...

The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...

A SNAP math fair is a non-competitive event that gives teachers an opportunity to have their students do problem solving with a particular goal in mind. The math fair can be adapted to almost any curriculum and set of standards, and has been shown to...

On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, a team from PIMS (UVic, UBC and UManitoba) will present Math Mania at Cedar Elementary School in Campbell River. They will be assisted by students from Carihi Secondary school in Campbell River.

On Monday, May 2, 2016, a team from PIMS(UVic, UBC and U. of Manitoba) will present Math Mania at Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School in Tahsis, a remote community on Vancouver Island. This will be the second visit for Math Mania. The first...