Pre-course math
Study business without math? No way!
To ensure that students succeed in their math coursework during their studies, HWG Ludwigshafen supports its students with two programs:
- Math Prep Course: The math prep course takes place every semester as a synchronous online session, lasts one week, and begins shortly before the first lectures.
- OMB+ Online Course: The external OMB+ Online Mathematics Bridge Course can be taken independently at any time, with support from tutors.
Both programs allow you to refresh your math skills from high school or learn new concepts. This way, you’ll start your studies well-prepared.
Pre-course math: who should attend?
The math pre-course
- offers the opportunity to repeat, deepen or relearn math skills from school,
- is not a compulsory course, students can take part in the math pre-course voluntarily,
- is a free offer for (prospective) students of the HWG Ludwigshafen,
- is primarily aimed at new students who are about to start a business-oriented course of study.
So if you are about to start a Bachelor's degree program in the Departments of Management, Controlling, Healthcare or Marketing and Human Resources Management or Services and Consulting at HWG Ludwigshafen, you definitely belong to the target group.
You are unsure: Is my math knowledge sufficient? Or should I take a math pre-course?
The following can help you decide:
Decision-making aid 1: School years and final grade
We always recommend the math pre-course,
- if your math lessons at school were more than a year ago
- or you had a 3 ("satisfactory") or 4 ("sufficient") as your final grade in math.
Decision-making aid 2: Measure by content
Do you already know today what will soon be taught in the math pre-course?
No problem: Take your time to click through the excerpt from the lecture notes and a few selected exercise sheets.
Ask yourself: Would you have known? If not: We recommend that you take part in the math pre-course.
1 week math pre-course before the 1st semester: Here is all the info!
Format: Online.
The math prep course takes place every semester shortly before orientation week and before lectures begin.
Math Prep Course for the 2026/2027 Winter Semester:
The math prep course lasts one week (Monday through Friday).
Start: Monday, September 14, 2026
End: Friday, September 18, 2026
Schedule for Monday:
| 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Welcome and online lectures |
| Followed by | Self-study and working on math problems |
| 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | Online tutorial (questions for the instructor) |
Starting Tuesday, the online lectures will be held in two groups. Both groups will cover the same material, but at different paces and levels of difficulty.
Schedule Tuesday through Friday:
| 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Online lectures (Group 1) |
| followed by | Self-study and completing math problems |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | Online lectures (Group 2: faster pace and higher level of difficulty) |
| followed by | Self-study and working on math problems |
| 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | Online tutorial (questions for the instructor) |
Registration:
Are you a (prospective) student at HWG Ludwigshafen and would like to register for the math preparatory course?
You can register by email at
. Please include your last name, first name, and intended degree program.
Send your registration to: studium-lehre@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
Missed your preliminary course? Prefer to be flexible? Click here for the Online Bridge Course Mathematics OMB+
- Are you studying a Bachelor's degree program in Departments I, II or III?
- You don't have time to take part in the one-week preliminary math course before starting your studies?
- Would you prefer to repeat and supplement your school maths knowledge flexibly and independently?
No problem! Learn with the Online Mathematics Bridge Course Plus (OMB+)
The online course prepares the content in a well-structured way, with videos, examples and comprehension checks; exercises show solutions and approaches; training tasks can be completed independently; quizzes also support the knowledge check.
A competent team of tutors is available every day, even at weekends.
The course can also be completed in English, French and Chinese as well as bilingually (with German).
Language settings are possible after registration.
The following modules are particularly recommended for business studies at HWG Ludwigshafen if you do not complete the entire course:
- IA Elementary arithmetic: Quantities and numbers
- IB Elementary arithmetic: Powers and proportionality
- II Equations in one unknown
- III Inequalities in one variable
- IV Linear systems of equations
- VI Elementary functions
- VII Differential calculus
- VIII Integral calculus
- IX 2D coordinate system
Start your flexible math preparation with OMB+ here.
Questions? Dept. of Studies and Education answers!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Departments of Studies and Education
Mail: studium-lehre@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de