Mathematics Warm-up

Facts on the Mathematics Warm-up

Place: FH JOANNEUM Graz or Kapfenberg (in attendance)
Duration: two weeks
Course times: always 16:30 – 20:15 (for the exact dates and course times, please refer to the registration form for your respective degree program)
Cost: Participation is free of charge
Next start: mid-September 2026
Registration deadline: 02 September 2026
Course language: German

Registration for the Mathematics Warm-up:

Registration is possible until 02 September 2026 via the registration form.

Eligibility and registration

In order to attend, registration via the link and confirmation of a place on one of the following degree programmes is required:

• Construction Design and Economics
• Banking, Insurance and Finance
• eHealth
• Electronics and Computer Engineering
• Industrial Mechatronics
• Environmental Management, full time
• Environmental Management, part-time
• Automotive Engineering
• Business Informatics
• Industrial Management, full time
• Industrial Management, part time
• International Management
• Mobile Software Development
• Sustainable Food Management
• Aviation
• Production Technology and Organisation
• Software Design and Cloud Computing, full time
• Software Design and Cloud Computing, part time

The Mathematics Warm-up course takes place in September each year. The online registration link will be provided in advance.

Attendance and costs

Although there are no compulsory attendance times for the mathematics warm-up, we recommend continuous participation. The course is voluntary and free of charge.

Course times

• The Mathematics Warm-up is conducted in person.
• For the “Banking, Insurance, and Finance” and “International Management” degree programs, the math warm-up consists of 15 teaching units on Fridays and Saturdays.
• For all other degree programs, 40 teaching units are planned, likely in the form of evening sessions (Monday through Thursday). Each teaching unit lasts 45 minutes.

Learning content

The mathematics warm-up includes the following teaching content, among other things:

• Elementary set theory: basic definitions, overview of the representation of sets and number systems
• Elementary arithmetic: basic arithmetic operations, calculating with fractions, calculating percentages, calculating with powers and roots, sums and products, factorials, and binomial coefficients
• Solving equations and inequalities: linear equations, equations with fractions, equations with absolute values, quadratic equations, equations with square roots, linear systems of equations, linear inequalities, inequalities with fractions, and inequalities with absolute values
• Functions: straight lines and parabolas, polynomials, rational functions, root functions, e-functions, logarithms, and trigonometric functions
• Specific content of the degree program: logic, differential calculus, integral calculus, and vector calculus

Feedback from participants

“It is very helpful for those who haven’t done maths for a long time”.
“For first-year students who completed secondary school longer ago, it is a fantastic opportunity to refresh any forgotten topics!”
“Without the Mathematics Warm-up course, I wouldn’t have passed some of the exams because the pace during the lectures was much too fast for me”.
“A must for first-year students with an employment background!”