▁Water lo o ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 3 9 th ▁glob ally ▁for ▁Mathemat ics ▁( and ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁Canada ) ▁and ▁ 3 1 st ▁glob ally ▁for ▁Computer ▁Science ▁( and ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁Canada ). ▁The ▁University ▁was ▁ranked ▁third ▁in ▁Canada ▁for ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁Canada ▁for ▁Computer ▁Science ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Mac lean ' s ▁University ▁Rank ings . ▁ ▁Student ▁life ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Mathemat ics ▁Society ▁( Math S oc ), ▁which ▁represents ▁student ▁interests ▁to ▁the ▁university , ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Math ▁C off ee ▁and ▁Don ut ▁Sh op , ▁publish es ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁newspaper ▁math NE WS , ▁and ▁runs ▁student ▁services ▁including ▁an ▁exam ▁bank ▁and ▁l oun ge ▁space . ▁▁ ▁Pi ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁in ▁each ▁term : ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁( 3 / 1 4 ), ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁( 2 2 / 7 , ▁Pi ▁Appro xim ation ▁Day ), ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁( the ▁ 3 1 4 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁year ). ▁Typ ical ▁activities ▁include ▁throwing ▁pie ▁at ▁Math S oc ▁execut ives ▁and / or ▁popular ▁profess ors , ▁view ing ▁mathematics - related ▁films , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁pi ▁rec itation ▁cont ests , ▁and ▁e ating ▁pie ▁( on ▁ 2 2 / 7 , ▁c ake ▁is ▁served ▁instead