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Encyclopedia > Canadian Mathematical Society

The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in Canada. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mathematics Inter. ...


It was originally conceived in June 1945 as the Canadian Mathematical Congress. A name change was debated for many years; ultimately, a new name was adopted in 1979, upon its incorporation as a non-profit charitable organization. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

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Publications

The main publication of the CMS is the Canadian Journal of Mathematics.


Other publications:

  • Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem

Conferences

The CMS sponsors the bilingual Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held each summer for Canadian undergraduates interested in any area of mathematics. Students may each speak for up to fifty minutes on topics of their choice. The 11th and 12th meetings were held at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, respectively. In particular the Queen's conference attracted an unprecedented 150 participants from across the country. The 13th meeting will be held in summer 2006 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, which was also the location of the original conference. Dalhousie University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ... Kingston, Ontario, with a population of approximately 146,8381 people, is located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ...


See also

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. ... The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on undergraduate mathematics education. ... This is a list of Mathematical Societies by country. ...

External links

  • The CMS website
  • Official website of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference

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