Student seminar "Math is more..."

Lectures

Why is the weather forecast becoming more and more accurate? (Dominic Breit)

Mathematical research is making a decisive contribution to the ongoing development of weather forecasting. To this end, researchers from various fields describe physical processes in the atmosphere and on the ground in order to simulate what the weather will look like in the coming hours, days and weeks. The lecture will show you how mathematicians use and constantly improve such models. The results obtained can also be used in many other areas, such as the construction of airplanes, bridges and ships.

Parallel computing - Modern computers and the difficulty of doing many things at the same time (Olaf Ippisch)

Whether computer games, complex control systems, driving assistants, search engines on the Internet or AI, powerful computers are needed everywhere. In order to exploit their full performance, programs must be able to use several processor cores at once. How does this work and what problems arise? Why is it difficult to get several things done at the same time (not only on a computer)? And what does this have to do with math?

The math behind sound figures and the relevance of websites (Andreas Potschka)

What actually is mathematics and what does it have to do with the world we live in? Who would have thought that the same kind of mathematics is behind the vibration of metal plates and the automatic evaluation of the relevance of websites? The lecture will use this example to illustrate how the language of mathematics can be used to describe, predict and even influence seemingly completely different things. Furthermore, a brief look will be taken at aesthetics in mathematics and the career prospects for mathematicians.

Teaching and learning mathematics at TU Clausthal (Jörg Kortemeyer)

There are often clear differences between the prior knowledge of new students and the requirements in the STEM degree programs right at the beginning of the basic mathematics courses. The requirements are presented in more detail and it is shown how Clausthal University of Technology supports students individually during the transition from school to university.

STEM is so much more - discover mathematics for yourself

STEM is much more than computer science, chemistry, physics and biology. You simply have to experience mathematics! At the student seminar, students have the opportunity to work on university mathematical problems with the support of our teachers and thus experience for themselves how a STEM course of study at Clausthal University of Technology works.