Preparation Course for Mathematics and Computer Science Freshmen
To prepare mathematics and computer science freshman for their upcoming courses of study, we organize a mathematical two week preparation course at the begin of each winter term. Lectures and tutorials similar to what you will experience during your studies give you a first introduction to contents and organizational details of your first semester. Organizational presentations provide you with the information necessary for your everyday student life (How does Wi-Fi work on campus? How do I put together my timetable?), long-term planning and free time activities in and around Heidelberg. Most importantly, game nights, hiking tours and pub crawls give you the opportunity to meet fellow students and future friends.
Important:
The Preparation Course will be held entirely in German. For accurate and up-to-date information, please check the German version of this site.
Where and when?
The preparations weeks start on Monday, 29th September 2025 at 9:00 at the lecture hall of INF 230 . The prep course will take place at the university itself.
The locations of all events can be taken from the timetable (outdated) of the preparation week.
Registration
To take part in the mathematical preparation weeks, no registration is required. Just join us on the first day. Even joining us later is alright.
Lecture notes
The scripts of the seperate presentations can be found in the timetable. Furthermore, you can find our full preparation weeks script in german, which you can use to get a first impression.
Programming prep course
Also, if you have no programming experience and never worked with a terminal before, we offer a one week programming course the week before. Computer science as well as mathematics students are welcome.
Where and when?
The programming course takes place from September 22 to 26, 2025 (one week before the mathematical prep course) from 11 am to 4 pm in the Mathematikon building. You can register to take part at https://mathphys.stura.uni-heidelberg.de/w/anmeldung-zum-programmiervorkurs/ .
Lecture Notes
Here you can find the corresponding lecture notes. 
Timetable
To find the (outdated) timetable click here .
Ersti-Info
Download Ersti-Info 2024 (11.3 MB)
Every year we publish the Ersti-Info, a magazine (German only) with the most important information for getting started with your studies. Everyone will be handed a printed copy on the first day. Also, we hand out copies in our office.