UP SIAM Chapter Events

2023

International Day of Mathematics 2023

You are cordially invited to the celebration of the International Day of Mathematics hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and the UP Maths Club. 

You will find us around the big chess board (look for the big chess pieces -- you won't miss it!), on the south west side of the Old Arts Building, near Pure Cafe, next to the Aula Lawn. 

We will showcase the beauty of mathematics through arts and crafts, programming, and other exciting things, including the Mathematics Trivia Game!

See you on 14 March 2023! We will be there from 12:00-14:00. Follow the UP Maths Club on Instagram: @mathematics_up

Check out our previous online celebrations on the UP Maths YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI8cckiv7Df4AbV3o7IeEA5rqK-kke6Ye

2022

 
Postgraduate Get Together
 
The SIAM Student Chapter at UP organised an end-of-semester social event on Friday, 1 July 2022 to celebrate the first semester of students coming back to campus. Although mainly intended for postgraduate students, we invited staff members as well as final year students of the undergraduate programs in mathematics at UP. The main aim of the social event was to bring together students and staff in a return-to-campus life after two years of social isolation caused by the pandemic; in hope to increase communication, create friendships, and future collaborations. 
 
 
 

2016

 
Letter from previous President of the UP SIAM Chapter
 
"This last July I had the incredible privilege of being part of the 2016 SIAM Annual Meeting in Boston. It was an amazing week, providing opportunities to learn more about advanced mathematics in your field or get some ideas about other fields, to get advice as to what your next step after student-life could look like, and to meet new people and become part of the SIAM community.
 
I particularly enjoyed the guest speakers, who excellently communicated really fascinating work at a level that was easy to grasp even for people who work outside those fields. The job panel discussion and meetings were also really helpful to get a feel for what mathematics in industry could look like in a first-world country where companies actually employ mathematicians to do mathematics.
 
Being able to meet other students was fantastic, and the student social activities (organised bu SIAM or by the students themselves) provided opportunities to do that. However, some things that really stood out were being able to join SIAM leadership in a focus group to discuss how to progress in third-world countries and to be part of a luncheon where you got a chance to chat with the guest speakers and other leading mathematicians. These helped me realize that I was an appreciated part of the SIAM community.
 
Also, the funding always helps.
 
With gratitude
Gray Manicom
 
 

2015

On Friday, November 13th, we tested our luck as Professor Sauer ran a PresentMath workshop, encouraging and guiding students to present well and how to go about it. It was a very informative discussion and all who attended benefitted. If anyone would like Prof. Sauer's slides containing his tips, then please email UPStudentChapterofSIAM@gmail.com. The talk was followed by an great discussion as students discussed mathematics in general.

 

On November 9th members of the SIAM UP committee met with undergraduate students studying fields related to mathematics. We hung out, ate popcorn, and discussed why we study mathematics and why we love what we do. It was awesome seeing them begin to understand that mathematics is both beautiful and useful, and we look forward to continuing this process with them into the future. Hopefully, some mathematicians were born

 

18th September 2015: Movie & pizza night

 

April 2015: WriteMath Workshop

 

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