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Student Life 101 Honours Math Programs
Serge DAlessio Director of First Year Math July
21, 2007
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Welcome and Congratulations!

• Over 1,100 first-year students
• Among the best in the

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The Faculty of Mathematics

• Consists of five units
• Applied Mathematics
• Combinatorics Optimization
• Pure Mathematics
• Statistics Actuarial Science
• Computer Science

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The Faculty of Mathematics

• Offers the degrees
• BMath
• BCS
• BCFM (Arts Faculty)
• BSc
• BBA (WLU)
• BSE (Engineering Faculty)
• BEd (Queens)

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Programs Available in the Math Faculty

• Actuarial Science
• Applied Mathematics
• Bioinformatics
• Bus. Admin. (WLU) Math (UW) Double-Degree
• Business Administration
• Chartered Accountancy
• Combinatorics Optimization
• Computational Mathematics
• Computing and Financial Management
• Computer Science
• Mathematical Physics Mathematical Sciences
• Operations Research
• Pure Mathematics
• Software Engineering
• Statistics
• Teaching Option (Math - UW, Education - Queens)

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Some Careers in Math CS

• Health informatician
• Animation tool designer
• Marketing specialist
• Professor
• Chartered accountant
• Epidemiologist
• Software engineer
• Business systems analyst
• Quality engineer
• More that wouldnt fit on the screen

• Financial analyst
• Software designer
• Actuary
• Teacher
• Meteorologist
• Biostatistician
• Systems analyst
• Network security specialist
• Cryptographer
• Survey methodologist

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Math Clubs
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Math Clubs
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Student Publications
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MathSoc the student society

• Visit their web page at
• http//www.mathsoc.uwaterloo.ca

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Your Classes this September

• You have selected 2 Math courses
• Algebra MATH 135 or MATH 145
• Calculus MATH 137 or MATH 147
• And 1 Computer Science course
• CS 125 or CS 133 or CS 134 or CS 135

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Your Classes this September

• For changes to your courses please contact
• The Math Undergrad Office
• MC 4022 (closed today)
• Phone [phone] ext. 33905
• Fax [phone]
• Email mathuo_at_uwaterloo.ca

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Plus Two Non-Math Courses
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Course Delivery

• Lectures
• Assignments
• Projects
• Labs
• Tutorials
• Exams

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Remember School Comes First!Time commitment
(hours per week)
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Recipe for Success

• Effective time management
• Attendance!
• Begin early
• Budget time for
• - fun
• - sleep
• - exercise
• - social activities

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Lots of Help is Available from

• Professors
• Teaching Assistants
• Tutors
• Advisors
• Friends Peers
• Residence Dons
• Counsellors
• Parents

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Calculator Policy

• Calculators allowed on tests and exams
• SHARP EL-531W, CASIO fx-300MS and
• TI-30X II (S or B)
• (available at CampusTech TechWorx)
• Purchase a computer or laptop?
• Not necessary
• Any computer / laptop lt 2 years old will do
• See First Year in Math booklet

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Looking Forward to Orientation Week

• ELPE
• Math Readiness Test
• Single Sexy
• Toga Party

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Following this presentation

• For questions about St. Jeromes go to ?
• Feel free to tour classrooms in MC
• Next feature presentation begins at 1130 am
• in the PAC
• Mathematics Preparation Manual for sale at booth
  in DC until 1215 pm for 14 (no tax)
• List of textbooks calculators available at
  booths in MC DC
• First Year in Math booklet posted online at
• http//www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/
• Current/firstyearmath.shtml

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Thank You!

• Enjoy the rest of your day
• Questions?