MAT136 – Tree activity (for IUM4)
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Mike Pawliuk – Mathematics
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the University of Toronto Mississauga
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FYMSIC 2026 presentation and materials
In summer 2026, I will be attending the 2026 FYMSIC conference in Hamilton, Ontario. I m giving a presentation on the Friday titled Nature stewardship on your campus as a source of learning, action, and belonging . Here are some of the materials I ll be using: Slides: I hope to see you there, but if not, you Continue reading FYMSIC 2026 presentation and materials
University Calculus Materials
This is under construction, but I wanted to post a couple of my materials from MAT135 Differential Calculus. MAT135 Fall 2020 Tests These tests were written during the Covid19 pandemic and were online tests. Test solutions Solutions for the final exam were not created. Assignments Assignment Solutions
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Machine Learning Observations 1 – Turning a picture into a vector doesn’t lose information!
This term I m auditing CSC311 Introduction to Machine Learning. I ve tried learning this topic before, but it wasn t at the right level for me. This time I m optimistic because my colleague Sonya Allin is teaching the course, and I feel comfortable bombarding her with naive questions. As I was sitting in the first class, I Continue reading Machine Learning Observations 1 Turning a picture into a…
How many sizes of infinity are there?
O God, I could be bound in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space – were it not that I have bad dreams. Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2. Lines 252-254. Recently, a colleague asked me: I know that there are different sizes of infinity, but what I want to know is how Continue reading How many sizes of infinity are there?
Thursday September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Note: This was originally made as an announcement to my MAT224 class, but I am making it public so that colleagues can adapt this announcement for their own classes. Today is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is an important day to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities and reflect Continue reading Thursday September 30 National Day for Truth…
Review of Ungrading (Blum 2020) for use in UTM math courses
My brief, unfair summary At its best, the book Ungrading (Blum, 2020) and its authors Provide many blueprints, implementations, and reflections on ungrading practices. Address many practical difficulties of implementing these practices. Repeatedly make calls for revolution, and provide tools and recipes for making that happen. Encourage critical pedagogy. Come from a variety of disciplines…
Aligned teaching and punishing student success
This term I m teaching (and coordinating) a 1200 person Integral Calculus course at UTM. Term Test 1 went surprisingly well for students, and Term Test 2 was an unqualified success (very high average, lots of people got 100% on the test). This lead to the following (paraphrased) question on our course message board: Is the Continue reading Aligned teaching and punishing student success
How to organize an equitable pre-CUMC conference for students
Every summer, Canadian undergraduate students in mathematics meet at the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (CUMC). Hundreds of students attend, and it gives them a chance to meet other people excited by mathematics. Students are also encouraged to give a short presentation on a math topic that interests them. I attended the 2007 CUMC at Simon Continue reading How to organize an…