Welcome to Mathematical Dive; a podcast by Math students for Math students. Listen in as we explore the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo with your hosts Josué Kurke (BMath '22) and Ina Wang (BMath '21). Hear what it's really like at Waterloo from our current Math students and alumni. Get information from our expert guests: Professors, Admissions team members, coop advisors, and more! If you love Math and want to listen to our Waterloo experience, then dive on in!
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Join Josué and Ina as they discuss what advice and information Eddie Dupont, a lecturer and co-op advisor at the University of Waterloo, has to share about co-op. https://uwaterloo.ca/co-operative-education/waterloo-experience-accelerate-home
Meet Alex Millar, UWaterloo BCS 11' and co-founder and CTO of Bonfire Interactive (https://gobonfire.com/). Hear what advice Alex has for high school and undergraduate students, stories from his time at Waterloo, and tips for maximizing your university experience!
Have you heard the Legend of the Pink Tie? Wonder why the Davis Centre is so colourful? Learn about the history of our math buildings, as well as what currently goes on within them in this very special episode of Mathematical Dive! Join Josué and Michelle as they take listeners on a virtual tour through the three math buildings we have at the University of Waterloo. Below is a link to a pdf with a tour map so you can see exactly where each tour stop is within the buildings. Happy touring! Tour map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gOW0tQw2pzzVY6LEV7Lvt0ysS6aTpu7c/view?usp=sharing
Join Josué and current student, Kanan Sharma, as they explore Kanan's wide range of involvement in the Faculty of Math at Waterloo! Learn about Kanan's extra-curricular activities through MathSoc and other math clubs, and stay tuned to the end of the episode to learn about the friendly rivalry between Waterloo's Mathematics and Engineering students!
Meet recent alumnus Kyle Adams and the Director of Recruitment and International for the Undergraduate Admissions Office in the Faculty of Mathematics, Meghan McLellan, as Josué and Ina learn about the University of Waterloo's math contests, admissions processes, and life hacks for new and prospective students!
Join Josué and Ina as they interview Academic Advisor Colleen Richter to discuss what it's like to advise and help students in reaching their academic and personal goals in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo!
Josué and Ina meet with Professor Dave Tompkins to talk about his research projects, lecturing in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, and more!
Josué and Ina are joined with upper year students Barbara Virsik and Shrill Ranpura as they discuss their interests in mathematics and their favourite university experiences!
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