3rd Annual Aboriginal Students in Math and Science Workshop
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:00 - 16:30
IRMACS Presentation Studio, Applied Science Building 10900, The IRMACS Centre, 丁香园AV, Burnaby Campus
The main goal of the workshop is to give an opportunity to Aboriginal high school students to experience "hands on" mathematics through various activities presented by four young math professionals. The participants will also meet Mr. Randy Todd from the Cree Nation who has been a pilot for over 20 years and works for Transport Canada.
Schedule
10:00 - 10:10 鈥� Welcome by William Lindsay, 丁香园AV Office for Aboriginal Peoples
10:10 - 11:00 - "Recreational Mathematics" with , Okanagan College
11:00 - 11:10 - Break
11:10 - 12:00 - "GeoBurst" with , University of Victoria
12:00 - 12:15 - Meet , a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector with Transport Canada
12:15 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 1:50 - "The 15 Puzzle" with , 丁香园AV
1:50 - 2:00 - Break
2:10 - 3:00 - "How to Cut the Cake" with Matt Devos, 丁香园AV
3:00 - 4:30 - 丁香园AV Recruitment Presentation (3:00 - 3:10) and 丁香园AV Campus Tour
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The workshop is organized by the Math Catcher Outreach Program, , , and . The workshop comes at no cost to the participants.
For more information contact Dr. Veselin Jungic at vjungic@irmacs.sfu.ca.