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Thursday, May 5th, 2011
WELCOME & INFORMATION SESSION
Presented in order by:
Serge D’Alessio and/or Judy Reidt
Linda Mackay, Riley Metzger, Jeff Henry
Online: www.math.uwaterloo.ca/
Click: Current Students/First Year Students
Congratulations!
For those of you finishing the ELAS program, CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to UW!
For those of you beginning your journey, best wishes on a successful and enjoyable ELAS experience!
Welcome to Waterloo! We are delighted you are here! You are now among over 6000
students who have chosen Math as their subject. The best MATHEMATICIANS in the
Major Topics Counseling Academics
Courses How to succeed HELP! Calculator policy Computer Accounts ELPE
Cheating Academic Offences
Questions Math/ELAS Scholarships MathSoc - Pink Tie Pledge
Counselling Services519-888-4567
ext. 32655adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs
Health Services519-888-4096
healthservices.uwaterloo.ca
Office for Personswith Disabilities519-888-4567
ext. 35082studentservices.uwaterlo
o.ca/disabilities
Police services519-888-4567
ext. 22222police.uwaterloo.ca
Student Resource Office519-888-4567
ext. 32402studentresourceoffice.uw
aterloo.ca
Campus Supports
Counselling Services
Counselling in MC (sign up in NH ext. 32655)
Time Management skills, 1-on-1 counselling, Study Skills Workshops, etc.
Health Services On-site physicians for registered
students Urgent care and first aid – Walk In Verification of Illness Same day appointments drop in or
call 519-888-4096
Introductory Question
For academic advice, which of the following will help you the LEAST,
A) An Academic Advisor.B) Staff in the Undergraduate
Office.C) Your instructor.D) Your friends.
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The Faculty of Mathematics
Consists of five units:• Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics• Combinatorics & OptimizationCombinatorics & Optimization• Pure MathematicsPure Mathematics• Statistics & Actuarial ScienceStatistics & Actuarial Science• Computer ScienceComputer Science
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Plans Available in the Math Faculty
• Actuarial ScienceActuarial Science• Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics• Combinatorics & OptimizationCombinatorics & Optimization• Computational MathematicsComputational Mathematics• Mathematical PhysicsMathematical Physics• Operations ResearchOperations Research• Pure MathematicsPure Mathematics• StatisticsStatistics• Statistics for HealthStatistics for Health• Teaching Option (Math - UW, Education - Queen’s)Teaching Option (Math - UW, Education - Queen’s)
• BioinformaticsBioinformatics• Computing and Financial ManagementComputing and Financial Management• Computer ScienceComputer Science• Bus. Admin. (WLU) & CS (UW) Double-DegreeBus. Admin. (WLU) & CS (UW) Double-Degree• Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering
• Bus. Admin. (WLU) & Math (UW) Double-DegreeBus. Admin. (WLU) & Math (UW) Double-Degree• Bus. Admin. (WLU) & CS (UW) Double-DegreeBus. Admin. (WLU) & CS (UW) Double-Degree• Business AdministrationBusiness Administration• Chartered AccountancyChartered Accountancy• Financial Analysis and Risk ManagementFinancial Analysis and Risk Management• Information Technology ManagementInformation Technology Management• Mathematical EconomicsMathematical Economics
CO-OP vs Regular
To transfer to co-op:1. Take the normal courses for a
student in math.2. Get an average in the high 80s or
more.3. Apply in 1B (next term).
Switching into a Plan
In general,1. CS or Honours Math plans – please
wait until you have completed 10 courses before talking to an advisor.
2. Business Plans (including double degree CS) – please see the appropriate advisor as soon as possible.
Advisors Accounting – pbalka@ Double Degree (Math) – pwood@ Double Degree (CS) – bbabcs@ CFM – thilpert@ Bioinformatics – fjburkowski@ FARM – bmatheson@ Math Business – pbrillinger@ Math Econ – surya.bannerjee@ Teaching - mceden@
Normal Follow Up Courses
ELAS 1A(ELAS Level 3)
1B 2A 2B
X Math 135 Math 136
Math 235
Plan Course
Math 137
Math 138 Stat 230
Math 237/239
Plan Course
X CS 115 CS 116 Stat 231
Plan Course
X Elective Elective
Plan Course
Plan Course
X Elective Elective
Elective
Elective
Enrolment Appointments
Current Term
Term 2 Term 3
Pre-Enrolment Appointment – June 20-26
Enrolment Appointment – June 6 to 11
Why Pre-Enroll?- Allows you to get into courses that will fill up VERY quickly (e.g., ActSci, desirable times or profs)- Lets you plan ahead
Normal Follow Up Courses
ELAS 1A(ELAS Level 3)
1B 2A 2B
X Math 135 Math 136
Math 235
Plan Course
Math 137
Math 138 Stat 230
Math 237/239
Plan Course
X CS 115 CS 116 Stat 231
Plan Course
X Elective Elective
Plan Course
Plan Course
X Elective Elective
Elective
Elective
60 (Sixty)
In most math courses you want a 60, not a 50.
A 50 is a pass but a 60 is often required to progress to the next course.
If you are worried, see your advisor.
Life happens to us all
Many of you will run into trouble while you’re here.
In and of itself, that’s not the end of your being a student.
The real question is not, “will there be trouble?” It’s “how will you respond to it?”
Success! Trouble Prevention
Success is a function “f(x,y,z,…)” of:A) Your HealthB) Your HabitsC) Your Ethos
Your Health
i) SLEEPii) Get out and do some social activities.iii) Eat right! iv) Monitor your physical health.v) Monitor your mental health.
Your Habits
i) Starting homework EARLY.ii) (Study)∞
iii) GO TO CLASS!iv) Go to extra help sessions, office hours,
math tutorial center and tutorials when available!
v) DO your assignments AND pick them up!
Your Ethos
• Ask for help when you are unsure• Tell instructors when and how you
worked with others• Do your own work• Don’t loan your homework to a friend
(you’ll BOTH get in trouble).• When in doubt, ASK YOUR INSTRUCTOR,
or ASK AN ADVISOR!
Sources of help
InstructorsWe’re paid to help! It’s our job!After class, office hours, by email, by
appointment
TAs, tutorsMath Tutorial Centre (free! MC 4066)CS Tutorial Centre (free! MC 4065)Tutors in Mackenzie King Residence
Counseling Services:
• Counseling in MC (sign up in NH)
• They have: Time management courses, 1-on-1 counseling, study skills workshops, etc.
• FREE
Sources of help
First-year advisors (MC 4023)
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/currNavigation/firstyear.shtml
Office for Persons with Disabilities (NH 1132)
Residence Dons
Sources of help
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Quick Canned Advice
• The following slides contain very The following slides contain very simplistic advice that may help simplistic advice that may help you. you.
• In general, In general, SEE AN ADVISORSEE AN ADVISOR if if you have any difficulties…you have any difficulties…
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Lesser of Two Evils
• Drop or Fail…?Drop or Fail…?• A drop is “better” than a fail. A drop is “better” than a fail.
Please Please see an advisorsee an advisor to discuss to discuss your options.your options.
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SLOW DOWN!!!!
• In many plans (In many plans (see your advisorsee your advisor) ) there is no rule stating you have there is no rule stating you have to have 5 courses a term. to have 5 courses a term.
Calculator Policy
Calculator policy is online at: www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/calculatorpolicy.shtml
Only calculators approved by the math faculty sticker can be used on first year exams.
Computer / Email Accounts
Macs: see MFCF Consultants in MC 3011 to get your password.
Unix: see www.math.uwaterloo.ca/mfcf/undergrad/
Email A uWaterloo email identity is issued to
all students; you can forward to another account
(such as gmail) Simplest access to e-mail via
www.mywaterloo.ca
ELPE
Why take the ELPE test? All Math Faculty students must satisfy the “First-
Year English Writing Skills Requirements” before being able to choose classes for term 2B
Passing ELPE: quickest way to satisfy this requirement
Next ELPE: September Bring: your Watcard and pen or pencil! Visit: http://elpe.uwaterloo.ca
ELPE (continued)
What if you fail ELPE? Recommendation: Enroll in UWaterloo Writing Centre (PAS Room 2081) Free 3-on-1 tutoring for 8 weeks Passing the program = passing ELPE Enroll early – bring your WatCard and schedule
Other options: Earn a mark of at least 60% in certain approved ENGL
courses; ENGL 109, 129R, 210E, 210F, ESL 102RNOTE: ENGL 119 not equivalent to passing ELPE!
Arrange special sitting of ELPE any time (costs $50) by contacting ext. 32837
Cheating – Academic Offences
Avoid trouble Cheating on exams, assignments, work
term reports, quizzes, etc. Impersonating another students, or having
another student impersonate you on exams, tests, etc.
Plagiarism Fraudulent health claims
Disciplinary penalties are outlined in Policy 71http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm
You can collaborate, up to limits
Working with friends on a Math assignment and discussing how to solve each problem and what the answers are is not an academic offence if: Each student composes his/her own
written solution, and Each student acknowledges (names) the
student who contributed ideas
The Legend of the Pink TieThe Legend of the Pink Tie
Professor Ralph Stanton, the visionary behind the Faculty, also dreamed of ties. Striped ties. Dotted ties. He loved outlandish ties and his colleagues favoured his pink one. The pink tie soon came to be the unofficial symbol for Math at Waterloo. Sadly, Professor Stanton passed away May 2010, but know that it is because of him that every Waterloo Mathie wears a pink tie.
When the Math & Computer Building celebrated its official opening in 1968, a giant 85 foot pink tie appeared on the outside of the building as a tribute to Professor Stanton and his valued contributions. Every year, Math Frosh learn to worship the tie and all it symbolizes.
Mathies sometimes find it difficult to hang the tie right side up.
Unfortunately, the pink tie has been subject to sabotage and kidnapping over the years. The Tie Liberation Organization stole the math’s icon in 1984 and travelled across Ontario, snapping photos of it in Sudbury, Ottawa, and Toronto.
A second pink tie was destroyed during an attack by some engineering students in 1986. They launched a barrage of paint bombs at MC, covering the pink tie with gallons of white paint.
Thus, the Tie Guard came to be. These intelligent, courageous, and loyal subjects have a specific job: to protect the sacred pink tie.
The Tie Guard is now a permanent fixture every Frosh Week and has evolved into a central information point for incoming math students.
These students take the legend of the pink tie very seriously and some 1500 pink ties are distributed during
Frosh Week to new Mathies. Over the years, the tie has seen various styles, ranging from an historical wide version
popular in the 60s, to the skinny style favoured during the 80s. A collection of photos and pink tie memorabilia can be
viewed in the MathSoc office.
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Half Windsor Knot
Step One:Place the tie around
your neck and cross the broad end of the tie in
front.
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Step two:Bring the wide end around and behind the narrow end and then bring it up.
Step Two:Bring the wide end
around and behind the narrow end and then
bring it up.
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Step Three:Pull the wide end
through the loop and to the right.
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Step Four:Bring the wide end
around front, over the narrow end from right to
left.
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Step Five:Again, bring the wide
end up and through the loop.
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Step Six:Bring the wide end
down through the knot in front.
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Step Seven:And using both hands – tighten the knot carefully
and draw it up to the collar.
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