0 0 ▁courses ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁statistics ▁and ▁computer ▁science . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁David ▁R . ▁Cher it on ▁School ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Fac ulty ' s ▁computer ▁science ▁department . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Water lo o ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Mathemat ics , ▁which ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Ralph ▁St anton ▁( and ▁included ▁such ▁influ ential ▁profess ors ▁as ▁W . ▁T . ▁T ut te ). ▁Initial ly ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Physics ▁building , ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁was ▁moved ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Comput ing ▁( MC ) ▁Building . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁St anton ' s ▁fam ously ▁ga ud y ▁t ies , ▁the ▁students ▁d rap ed ▁a ▁large ▁p ink ▁tie ▁over ▁the ▁MC ▁Building ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁its ▁opening , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁found ing , ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁included ▁five ▁depart ments : ▁App lied ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Computer ▁Science , ▁App lied ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Com bin ator ics ▁and ▁Opt im ization , ▁P ure ▁Mathemat ics , ▁and ▁Statistics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁App lied ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Computer