The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Symposium

Posted on November 16, 2015

The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics hosted a Symposium on Friday 13 November, organized by Prof Eben Maré. Talks included Dr F van Dyk, ‘Insights into hedge fund risk & return characteristics: novel measures to augment traditional performance measures’; Rene...

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics SAMS Achievements

Posted on November 10, 2015

A large number of researchers from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics participated in the 58th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematics Society (SAMS). This year the event was hosted by WITS and held from 4 to 6 November in Johannesburg.

South African Mathematics Team Competition 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015

The 2015 Southern African Mathematics Team Competition was held on 12 September. This is the yearly event where the top mathematical high school learners compete against each other on provincial level. Teams are decided on the ground of learner achievements in the second round of the SA Maths...

The South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

Posted on August 27, 2015

The South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO) took place on the 22nd of August 2015. The Olympiad was written by a total of 47 undergraduate students who will each received a certificate.

Bringing the BIOMATH Network Experience to South Africa

Posted on August 24, 2015

The BIOMATH2015-S International conference was organised and hosted by the SARChI Chair M3B2 and the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from 13 to 17 July 2015.

The Mathematics Midwinter Morning - Andrew Einhorn

Posted on August 13, 2015

The Mathematics Midwinter Morning was held on Friday 7 August 10:30. Andrew Einhorn gave a talk entitled 'From Harvard to Khayelitsha'.

Best Mathematics students of 2014 recognised

Posted on May 20, 2015

The Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was held on Friday, 8 May 2015 in the Sanlam Auditorium. A hearty word of congratulations to the three prize winners from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.

Mathematicians share ideas

Posted on April 15, 2015

The 39th Symposium of Numerical and Applied Mathematics (SANUM) was successfully hosted this year by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. The symposium has a long standing tradition as an event in the scientific life in South Africa and took place from 30 March to 1 April 2015.