MATH+ Advent Calendar
The MATH+ Advent Calendar invites you to discover the beauty and power of Math beyond the subjects covered in school.
The calendar offers fascinating insights into recent application-oriented mathematical research and into the everyday professional life of mathematicians. The 24 challenging puzzles are aimed at curious high school students, university students, teachers, and everyone interested.
The registration for the calender 2024 will be possible from the November 1.
Here you can find the challenges from the last year
Participants
In 2024, a total of 5454 participants took part in the MATH+ Advent Calendar. Our participants live in 73 countries:
More than half of the participants are pupils or teachers who take part together with their classes. However, the Advent calendar also attracts many math enthusiasts – including university students.
Particularly encouraging: Around 50% of the participants in the MATH+ Advent Calendar are girls!
For more numbers from the recent and past MATH+ Advent Calendars, see our statistics subpage.
The Berlin Mathematics Research Center MATH+
MATH+ is a cross-institutional and interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence based in Berlin. It sets out to explore and further develop new approaches in application-oriented mathematics. Emphasis is placed on mathematical principles for using ever larger amounts of data in life and material sciences, in energy and network research, and in the humanities and social sciences.
MATH+ is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) for a first period of seven years since January 2019. It is a joint project of the three major universities in Berlin—Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin—as well as the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) and the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB). MATH+ continues the success stories of the renowned Research Center Matheon and the Graduate School Berlin Mathematical School (BMS).
News
Best Challenge 2024 – Voting results
The voting for the best MATH+ Advent Calendar Challenge 2024 has come to an end. Here are the winners: 1. Cutting Christmas Cookies 2. Elves and Lebkuchenschlucker 3. Safe Christmas!
Book of Solutions
We are excited to finally present the Book of Solutions to you! Inside, you will find detailed solutions and explanations for all tasks, allowing you to check your results and understand your solution path. What Can You Expect? Intuitive solutions – clearly explained and solvable with school-level knowledge Mathematical solutions – using concepts from higherRead More »Book of Solutions
Price Ceremony
Math is Fun, Connects People, and Inspires – This Was Proven by Nearly 700 Winners of the Math Advent Calendars at the Grand Award Ceremony in Berlin on January 24, 2025! After a month of mathematical challenges during Advent under the theme “Back to the Roots – A Mathematical Time Journey with the Elves”, the… Read More »Price Ceremony
Winners
We’re excited to announce the winners of the Math Calendar 2024! MK-2024-Gewinnerinnen Congratulations! 🏆 For those who were unable to collect their prize at the award ceremony: Please send us your address so we can send your prize directly to you.
Award Ceremony of The Math Advent Calendars
The award ceremony for the “MATH+ Advent Calendar” and the “Mathe im Advent” Advent Calendar will take place on January 24, 2025, at the Max-Kade-Auditorium of the Free University of Berlin. Prizes will be awarded to classes, schools, and individual participants. A math bazaar, music, and a math show will make the award ceremony an unparalleled experience!
Die Preisverleihung ist von 15:00 bis 17:00 Uhr. Einlass ist ab 13:30 Uhr.
20 Years of Math Calendar: The Most Beautiful Problems and Solutions
This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of the Math Calendar! To mark the occasion, we’ve gathered our favorite challenges from each year. We hope you enjoy this vibrant collection of math challenges! BestChallenges_en
20 Years Math Advent Calendar – small puzzles
The Math Advent Calendar is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! To celebrate and build excitement for this year's Advent calendar, we've come up with a few small puzzles. For questions or feedback, we are available in the forum. Have fun solving them! 20 Years Math Advent Calendar – Nonogram Link: https://www.mathekalender.de/wp/20-years-math-advent-calendar-nonogram/ Rules: Color theRead More »20 Years Math Advent Calendar – small puzzles
Start of Registration on 1 November
Since the first of November, you can register for the MATH+ Advent Calendar 2024. As always, the calendar opens its first window on 01 Dezember at 4pm.
Attention! Rule Change – New Point Distribution
This year, we have a different distribution of points. It is as follows: 5 points for submission within the first 24 hours 3 points for submission within the first 48 hours 1 point for submission within a week Tasks will still be published on the weekend, but the points will be counted as if they… Read More »Attention! Rule Change – New Point Distribution