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The Erstsemester-Unit is at your disposal:
Freshman (winter semester/beginning: October)
- Freshman events for the winter semester 2024/2025
- Events of the Department of Physics
- Timetables
- Slides of the information events
- Study instructions
- Freshmen trip to Weidenthal
- Online Math Bridge Course
- Frequently asked first semester questions
- AStA information brochure
Hello freshman,
here you should find all the important information you need before you start your studies.
This website will be updated as soon as all dates are fixed. This will be the case around August. For the time being this site will give you a good orientation about the upcoming events.
During the freshmen events we will give you all other important information. Of course you can always ask us your questions. Simply write an e-mail using the contact form on this page.
See you then,
Your Erstsemester-Referat
The following information may be out of date. You may find more up-to-date information on the German page.
Freshman events for the winter semester 2024/2025
The Mathematics Preliminary Course takes place from 01.10.24 to 11.10.24 Monday til Friday. On October 3rd, there will be no lecture and activities due to the holiday. A previous registration needs to be submitted here.
With the exception of the first day, on which the course starts at 10:00, where the student faculty council arranges additional activities, the following schedule always applies:
Time | Event | Meeting Point |
---|---|---|
08:00 - 09:30 | Breakfast | 46-267/268 |
09:30 - 11:30 | Mathematics Preliminary Course - Lecture | 46-270 |
13:00 - 16:00 | Mathematics Preliminary Course - Exercise | 46-270 and 46-576 |
Please sign up for breakfast here so we can plan better.
The arrangements for the first day and the list of our additional events are here:
Date | Time | Event | Meeting Point |
---|---|---|---|
01.10.24 | 8:30-10:00 | Welcome - Breakfast | 46-387/388 signposted |
01.10.24 | 12:15 | going to lunch together | Mensa |
01.10.24 | 16:15 | Campus tour* | 46-387/388 |
02.10.24 | 9:30-9:45 | Welcome greeting from the FSR | 46-270 |
02.10.24 | 16:15 | Informational presentations on RHRK/KIS, How to make my timetable* | 46-387/388 |
07.10.24 | 16:15 | Unisport tour | 46-387/388 |
07.10.24 | 18:00 | "Nachbrennerabend" | Nachbrenner |
08.10.24 | 16:30 | Library tour (groupwise)** | 46-387/388 |
08.10.24 | Following | Escaperoom** (groupwise) | 46-387/388 |
09.10.24 | 16:15 | City rallye* | 46-387/388 |
09.10.24 | 19:00 | "Turmbau zu Lautern"* | 46-387/388 |
10.10.24 | 16:30 | Presentation: Committees at the university (AStA) | 46-225 (Medienraum) |
10.10.24 | 17:30 | Start of the pub crawl | 46-387/388 |
10.10.24 | 18:00 | Dinner at the pizzeria "Napoli" during the pub crawl | Mühlstraße 19 |
10.10.24 | 20:00 | pub crawl - only visiting the pubs | In front of the Stiftskirche |
11.10.24 | 8:30-9:30 | Freshman welcome from the university administration | Audimax (42-115) |
15.10.24 | 17:00 | Chill & Grill (AStA) | Unisport Grillplatz |
17.10.24 | 15:00 | Pub-Quiz (AStA) | Foyer 46 |
18.10.24 | 15:00 | Start of the Freshmen trip to Weidenthal | 48-387/388 |
18.10.24-20.10.24 | see below | Freshmen trip to Weidenthal | siehe unten |
21.10.24 | 18:00 | Hiking to the Humbergturm | Outdoor learning space "Gönnhart"; Bridge at ESA |
* with dinner and game night
** followed by a game night
Then on 21.10.24 the normal university everyday life begins.
Events of the Department of Physics
The physics department organizes official welcome and information events independently of us. These are already incorporated in our list above. Nevertheless, we give you here the link to their information to you.
Current information about the Mathematics Preliminary Course can be found here.
Timetables
Note: We will also discuss the timetables with you again. Here is apresentationregarding the tool used for creating these timetables.
Most of the lectures will be accompanied by an exercise.
Slides of the information events
Lectures about the RHRZ and the KIS, which we held:
The presentation for the AP which takes place at the end of the term is foundhere.
Study instructions
Here are all the module guide books for the subjects..
The examination regulations, for the different courses are accessible in here.
Freshmen trip to Weidenthal
Dear freshmen, currently the Corona situation is still uncertain, so we can not ensure that a freshman trip will take place. Therefore we ask you to register early with us by mail, but until the request from our side NOT yet to transfer the below-mentioned expense contribution.
In the Mathematics Preliminary Course we will tell you everything again, so that you still have some time until you have to make a final decision. Nevertheless here in advance.
In the preliminary course we will tell you all this again, so that you still have some time until you have to make a final decision. Nevertheless here already in advance.
Between the Mathematics Preliminary Course and the beginning of the lectures, we offer a three-day trip to the Otto-Riethmüller-Haus in Weidenthal (Am Weiher 47, 67475 Weidenthal) in the winter semester from October 18th - 20th. There you will have the opportunity to meet your fellow students and the faculty student councill. You will also get all the important information about the start of your studies.
Registration:
For the 2 overnight stays and full board we ask for a contribution towards expenses of 25€.
To participate, we need a registration (by e-mail, fax, post or personally) and transfer the fee to our account.
Proprietor: Fachschaft Physik
Account No.: 112 014 287
CODE.: 540 501 10
IBAN: DE83 5405 0110 0112 0142 87
BIC: MALADE51KLK
Bank: Stadtsparkasse Kaiserslautern
Please enter your name, first name and "Weidenthal" in the "Verwendungszweck" field.
The rough timetable for this trip is:
Day | Time | Event | Meeting Point |
Fr, 18.10.24 | 18:00 | Arrival with the hike | 46-352 |
19:00 | Dinner | ||
Sa, 19.10.24 | 09:00 | Breakfast | |
10:00 | Information presentations on the various courses of study | ||
12:30 | Lunch | ||
13:30 | jDPG-Presentation | ||
14:30 | RHRK-Vortrag | ||
15:00 | Presentation of the professors | ||
16:00 | Coffee and cake | ||
18:00 | Dinner | ||
19:00 | Freetime | ||
Su, 20.10.24 | 08:00 | Breakfast | |
10:30 | Departure Weidenthal | ||
11:33 | Arrival Kaiserslautern Main Station | ||
12:02 | Arrival Uni |
Online Math Bridge Course
The Department of Mathematics offers an online math bridge course to prepare students for their studies. There you can check your level of knowledge of school mathematics and close existing gaps individually. In addition to the learning units and tests with solutions, there is also the possibility to ask questions directly to the OMB-tutors.
Frequently asked first semester questions
Here is our FAQ
AStA information brochure
The AStA (Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss) has also published an information brochure for you freshmen with general information about the university, student life and the city of Kaiserslautern:AStA-Heft