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AARMS Summer School at UNB-Fredericton
During a four week period every summer AARMS invites highly regarded faculty from around the world to deliver graduate courses in the mathematical sciences and their applications. Our goals are to broaden the education of graduate students and to encourage promising undergraduates to continue their study. While, in a given year, a good number of students come from Canada, our School continues to bring to Atlantic Canada students from around the world. Indeed, the multicultural, international flavour of our School and the possibility of forming lifelong friendships and collaborations amongst people of different backgrounds and cultures is one of our School's strengths.
Each course consists of 5 ninety minute lectures per week. Grades are assigned and certificates of completion are issued to successful students. Since our courses are University of New Brunswick graduate courses, we hope that students' home institutions will offer transfer credit for AARMS summer courses. Certainly, we are prepared to help students achieve local credit in any way possible.
Given that our students have diverse backgrounds, courses are taught at the entry level of a typical Canadian graduate programme. Our courses cover a broad spectrum of mathematics. Each student must register for two courses, but in order to increase the value of the programme and the overall educational experience and to the extent that this is possible, just one of these should be in a familiar subject.
Information about the courses to be offered in Summer 2010, as well as in past years, can be found here.
- Summer 2010
- Summer 2009
- Summer 2008
- Summer 2007
- Summer 2006
- Summer 2005
- Summer 2004
- Summer 2003
- Summer 2002
Our summer school is modelled after that organized by the "Scuola Matematica Interuniversitaria" (Inter-University Mathematics School) at the University of Perugia in Italy. We encourage students who have enjoyed an AARMS Summer School to consider applying to Perugia another summer.
Intended Audience
Graduate students and upper-level undergraduates thinking about the possibility of graduate studies, regardless of where you live, are encouraged to apply.
Registration
There is no registration fee. Space for approximately 30 students (each taking 2 courses) is available. To express interest in attending an AARMS Summer School, be sure to contact us before April 15. Enquiries after May 1 of a given year are unlikely to meet with success.
Financial Support for Participants
There are no registration fees. On-campus residence accommodation and meals for the duration of the school (and associated workshops/conferences) will be provided. Textbooks and/or course notes will be available through the library or otherwise provided to each student at no cost. Students are responsible for the cost of their travel.
Travel to Fredericton
From Newfoundland, the recommended method of travel is by air. From the other Atlantic Provinces, Fredericton is easily reached by bus, car or air. One can drive from Quebec locations (for example, 8.5 hours from Montreal) or from the upper New England states. However, from further west or from outside Canada, air travel is likely to be preferred.
Our courses are very intense and you must not miss day one. If you travel a long distance, we recommend that you arrive no later than the Saturday before classes begin (July 10 in 2010).
Information for participants arriving in Fredericton and some useful information about living in residence are available as pdf files.
Local Attractions
Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick and is located on the the beautiful St. John River, about 100 km from the Bay of Fundy. Tourist. Attractions include the buildings of the Provincial Legislative Assembly, home to a rare and complete orginal copy of Audubon's Birds of North America; the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, which for its size contains one of the finest collections in Canada; Christ Church Cathedral; the Historic Garrison District; and King's Landing Historical Settlement, about 30km upriver from the city.
A popular Fredericton attraction, well worth repeat visits, is the Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings (at 665 George St., 10 min. walk from UNB). In the summer there will be an excellent variety of snacks, ethnic foods, European baked goods, local produce, etc.
Additional information on local attractions and amenities is available from:
The City of Fredericton
The Province of New Brunswick
Weather
Summer temperatures in Fredericton typically range from 26 degrees Celsius during the day down to 13 degrees at night. One expects 88mm of rain during the month and very little snow.
Organisers
- Barry Monson
- Colin Ingalls
- Hugh Thomas
- and colleagues
Sponsors
The AARMS Summer School is grateful for financial support, past and present, from
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- Canada's National Program Committee, representing the Fields Institute, the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques and the Pacific Institute for Research in the Mathematical Sciences.
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland
- The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- The Student Committee of the Canadian Mathematical Society
Contact Information
For further information contact
- Dr. Barry Monson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5A3
email:bmonson@unb.ca