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  • Mathematics Quiz evening 2013

    Posted on October 16, 2013

    On Monday evening, 14 October the Department presented an amazingly successful Quiz Evening at Oom Gert se Plek.

  • Maths Quiz Evening

    Posted on October 01, 2013

    It is time for the annual Maths Quiz Evening presented by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in association with Tuks FM. The 2013 event will take place at Oom Gert's on Monday, 14 October.

  • Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics celebrates 100 years!

    Posted on September 25, 2013

    The year 2013 is the centenary year of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and is celebrated on a number of occasions. Small beginnings in 1913 have resulted in the department becoming academically strong and thriving. As part of the fes

  • Southern African Interprovincial Mathematics Olympiad (SAIPMO) 2013

    Posted on September 09, 2013

    Two junior teams (Gr 8-9) and three senior teams (Gr 10-12) consisting of ten members each competed on Saturday, 7 September in the annual SAIPMO against teams from all over Southern Africa.

  • Celebrations and new beginnings for the Department

    Posted on August 27, 2013

    The Department of Mathematics was founded in 1913 and is celebrating its century of existence this year.

  • Rosinger lectures

    Posted on August 23, 2013

    Prof Elem

  • Sign of Honour of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded to Prof Jean Lubuma

    Posted on August 12, 2013

    The Sign of Honour of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was awarded to Prof Lubuma from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Pretoria. He was honoured for his contribution to the development and strengthening of the rese

  • Early Spring Mathematics Morning with Grandmaster Kevin Horsley

    Posted on August 12, 2013

    The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics welcomed the long anticipated change in weather with its Early Spring Mathematics Morning at the start of August. This is the seventh such annual event where the Department opens its doors to visito

  • You are smarter than you think

    Posted on July 23, 2013

    Moving from good to great requires continuous learning, but all the learning in the world is worthless if you cannot recall what you know.

  • Exceptional Achievers Function for best mathematics students of 2012

    Posted on May 22, 2013

    The Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was held on 8 May 2013 in the Sanlam Auditorium. Hearty congratulations to all the prizewinners from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

  • Prof Jean Lubuma: Exceptional Academic Achiever

    Posted on April 30, 2013

    At a function on 24 April, the University of Pretoria has recognised Professor Lubuma for the third time as Exceptional Achiever (2013-2015). At the same occasion Professor Lubuma was also awarded a certificate for his contribution to the research standin

  • Postgraduate end-of-term function

    Posted on March 19, 2013

    On Monday, 18 March postgraduate students and staff were entertained to an end-of-term cheese and wine evening in the garden area of our building. The aim was for students and staff to exchange ideas with one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone en

  • Rosinger Lectures

    Posted on March 18, 2013

    Prof Elem

  • Brains and beauty go together

    Posted on March 06, 2013

    The lovely Jenni de Bruin, first princess to the RAG Queen of 2013 provides evidence that brains and beauty do indeed go together. Bubbly Jenni is a second year Actuarial Science student and loves doing mathematics.

  • Mathematics Experience Day

    Posted on March 01, 2013

    On Tuesday 19 February, the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics hosted a Mathematics Experience Day as the opening event of the Siyanqoba Regional Olympiad Training Programme for 2013.

  • Excellence in Teaching Award

    Posted on December 07, 2012

    A hearty word of congratulations to Dr Jan Harm van der Walt who received the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2012.

  • UP student wins the first ever South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

    Posted on October 12, 2012

    Congratulations go to Henry Thackeray, a final year BSc in Mathematics student at UP who won the first ever South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO 2012).

  • "Our Universe: Accident or Design" by Prof David Block

    Posted on February 21, 2012

    The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will host the astronomer Prof David Block as speaker on Friday, 2 March 2012.

  • Biomath Forum launched

    Posted on November 09, 2011

    Mathematicians and Biologists came together on 8 November 2011 to launch an interdisciplinary initiative called the Biomath Forum. The meeting took place in the New Plant Science building, inadvertently also signifying new beginnings.

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