Even when Dr. Miranda Holmes-Cerfon was an undergraduate honours student at UBC, she knew she wanted to use mathematics to tackle problems typically studied in other disciplines.“People in other disciplines talk a different language,” Dr. Holmes-Cerfon says. “They might be talking about the… read more
When you talk to mathematician Dr. Lindsey Daniels, there’s no doubt you’re talking to one of UBC Science’s new professors of teaching. She radiates excitement for her subject, combined with an affable and down-to-earth approach—which will be an advantage for the incoming Science One and… read more
A matrix is an abstract data structure, kind of like a simplified representation of a road network or a friendship network — like on Facebook. We were interested in proving that such structures are very limited if they have to avoid certain small-scale features. For example, that’s kind of like… read more
Mathematics is a powerful tool for solving practical problems and a highly creative field of study, combining logic and precision with intuition and imagination. It is more than just numbers and rules for calculating with them. The basic goal of mathematics is to reveal and explain patterns -… read more
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