Workshops

Workshops

Workshops

Here we have compiled a list of the workshops we run, organized by related subject. Within a subject, the workshops are in chronological order of when they are run. Any workshop that does not have a planned date is listed at the bottom. This page will be periodically updated as workshops are created and run.

Each workshop will have a summary explaining what it is about, as well as link all the materials and resources we have created. If a workshop is upcoming, we will display the information necessary to attend.

Important:

The workshop materials link to a google form. Upon completion of this form, the link to materials will be provided. This is so we can properly determine how many people use these materials. Accurate counts help us determine what to run in the future and receive funding to run such events. No personal data is collected during this process.

Upcoming Workshops:

  • Intro to Git/Github
    • Date: October 6th, 2022
    • Time: 6:00-8:00 PM PST
    • Location: ART 376
  • Intro to Latex
    • Date: November TBD
    • Time: TBD
    • Location: TBD
  • Intro to Python
    • Date: November TBD
    • Time: TBD
    • Location: TBD
  • Intro to R
    • Date: November TBD
    • Time: TBD
    • Location: TBD

Available Workshops by Subject

Computer Science

  • Back to Basics
    • Come check out our new workshop series called Back to Basics! This is a series of talks on COSC, MATH, PHYS, and STATS that acts as a refresher on fundamental material. It’s always easy to forget basic, key concepts over the summer and these workshops will help your mind transition back into school! You can attend them all, or just the subjects relevant to you.
    • Materials:
  • Intro to GIT
  • Intro to Python
    • Come learn the basics of Python!
      The first hour is a no programming experience needed tutorial. This will go over basic calculations, logic, and functions.
      After we will switch into a more in depth, high level workshop that will reach more advanced techniques. Experienced programmers are suggested to join at this mark.
    • Access Relevant Material
  • Linux Workshop
  • Intro to C++
    • Come learn C++
    • Material TBA
  • Web Dev Month
  • Hovercraft and Arduino
    • The IEEE and QSCU clubs have teamed up to bring you two workshops. The first part will be presented by the QSCU, and it will focus on Arduino basics. The second part will be presented by the IEEE and will focus primarily on the APSC 258 Hovercraft project.
    • Material

Mathematics

  • Back to Basics
    • Come check out our new workshop series called Back to Basics! This is a series of talks on COSC, MATH, PHYS, and STATS that acts as a refresher on fundamental material. It’s always easy to forget basic, key concepts over the summer and these workshops will help your mind transition back into school! You can attend them all, or just the subjects relevant to you.
    • Materials:
  • Intro to Latex
    • This will explain the basics of Latex, covering both document and slide presentation formats. As well, it will outline how to use BibTeX citations.
    • Materials:
  • COVID-19 Math Model
    • A presentation by Dr. Rebecca Tyson and Dr. Dean Karlen to learn how to build a COVID-19 model! We’ll start with basic disease modelling theory, deriving the magic reproductive number that has been talked about in the news, and learning what “flatten the curve” means mathematically. Then we’ll move on to more complex disease models, finishing with COVID-19 specific models for BC and other jurisdictions. Bring your questions!

Physics

  • Back to Basics
    • Come check out our new workshop series called Back to Basics! This is a series of talks on COSC, MATH, PHYS, and STATS that acts as a refresher on fundamental material. It’s always easy to forget basic, key concepts over the summer and these workshops will help your mind transition back into school! You can attend them all, or just the subjects relevant to you.
    • Materials:
  • Intro to Latex
    • This will explain the basics of Latex, covering both document and slide presentation formats. As well, it will outline how to use BibTeX citations.
    • Materials:
  • RASC Lecture
    • The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will give us a ‘Tour of the Universe’. This lecture will start at the Earth and go farther and farther into the cosmos stopping off for a closer view at some celestial objects. We end at the ‘edge’ discovering just how much we know.

Statistics and Data Science

  • Back to Basics
    • Come check out our new workshop series called Back to Basics! This is a series of talks on COSC, MATH, PHYS, and STATS that acts as a refresher on fundamental material. It’s always easy to forget basic, key concepts over the summer and these workshops will help your mind transition back into school! You can attend them all, or just the subjects relevant to you.
    • Materials:
  • Intro to Competitive Machine Learning
    • Introduction to Competitive Machine Learning led by Professor Jeff Andrews. R experience is recommended.
    • Material:
  • Introduction to R
    • Come to an Introduction to R Workshop, hosted by Professor John Braun

Misc

  • Graduate Panel
    • A short time to ask Professors and Graduate students about Grad School, why they applied, and so on.
  • A Student’s Guide on How to Write a Report
    • We go over how to cite in multiple styles, advice on multiple different types of papers and reports, and general revision advice.
    • Access Materials

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