Mathematics Open Day at the University of Stuttgart

September 30, 2024

The Mathematics Open Day is an event organized by the Mathematics Circle on 28.09.2024 on the topic of “Hands-on Mathematics”

For this year's Mathematics Open Day on September 28, 2024, over 150 pupils from grades 7 to 12 were guests at our department. In two plenary lectures in the lecture hall and seven grade-specific workshops, students were able to get to know and try out different areas of mathematics.

The motto of the day was “Hands-on mathematics”. In a first lecture, Prof. Benjamin Stamm demonstrated how much mathematical modeling and problem solving skills are necessary to make something as commonplace as GPS really work on a cell phone.

For a second lecture, Prof. Thomas Püttmann from the Ruhr University Bochum demonstrated mechanical calculators and mathematical models built with fischertechnik and explained how they work. In addition to that, there were workshops on set theory and continued fractions in grades 7/8, workshops on paradoxes of traffic planning, mappings and continued fractions on the computer in grades 9/10, and workshops on complex numbers and zeros of polynomial in grades 11-13.

The Mathematics Open Day has been organized in this form by the Mathematics Circle since 2004.

Prof. Thomas Püttmann with pupils on Mathematics Day at the University of Stuttgart
Prof. Thomas Püttmann with pupils on Mathematics Day at the University of Stuttgart
Prof. Thomas Püttmann explains his mathematical models
Prof. Thomas Püttmann explains his mathematical models

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Prof. Jens Wirth awards Dr. Peter Lesky with a certificate and a present for his many years of commitment to supporting gifted pupils. For more than 20 years, he has inspired countless schoolchildren to do mathematics as the organizer of the Mathematics Circle and introduced them to the joy of logical puzzles and systematic thinking in his lectures, workshops and seminars.
Prof. Jens Wirth awards Dr. Peter Lesky with a certificate and a present for his many years of commitment to supporting gifted pupils. For more than 20 years, he has inspired countless schoolchildren to do mathematics as the organizer of the Mathematics Circle and introduced them to the joy of logical puzzles and systematic thinking in his lectures, workshops and seminars.
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