About us
Insight into the world of MathCityMap
The idea
What is MathCityMap?
The MathCityMap app and the MathCityMap web portal provide the technical framework and the possibilities to experience outdoor maths in a new way on mathematical walks, so-called maths trails.
The App
With the MathCityMap app, learners and maths enthusiasts can rediscover their environment from a mathematical perspective. The app offers various Math Trails. Places of mathematical interest are marked with pins on a map. If you are in the vicinity of these pins, you can view and solve the tasks connetcted to the objects. MathCityMap combines the idea of mathematical trails with the possibilities of modern technologies such as GPS localisation for orientation purposes, a support and a feedback system. Trails that have been downloaded once can also be used in offline mode. There is an additional online map that shows all public tasks.
The web portal
With the MathCityMap web portal, teachers and creative minds can create their own mathematical trails and thus enable others to rediscover their environment. In addition to tools for creating tasks and maths trails, the web portal serves as a source of inspiration. Here you can discover what tasks already exist for objects that you have also noticed in your environment and get ideas on how you could implement a certain mathematical topic outdoors with a maths trail. Another essential feature is the digital classroom. Here you can create individual sessions with math trails for your learners and observe where the learners are and how successful they are working on the tasks, as well as contacting the learners directly via their own chat in the event of difficulties or organisational challenges.
The web portal also offers the opportunity to network with other teachers and you can create learning groups (classes) in which your own student accounts can be created. Learners can use these to log into the web portal themselves and become task creators.
Professor Dr. Matthias Ludwig
Project Lead
Matthias Ludwig studied mathematics and physics in Würzburg and conducted research at the PH Weingarten from 2002 to 2011 before accepting a position at Goethe University in 2011.
Tim Läufer
Technical Team – Lead
Tim Läufer studied computer science and physics to become a high school teacher and currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Patrick Müller
Technical team
Patrick Müller is studying for a bachelor’s degree in computer science and currently works as a student assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Julian Lorenz
Technical team
Julian Lorenz holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science and a master’s degree in computer science. He currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
Iwan Gurjanow
Technical team
Iwan Gurjanow studied computer science and sports education for secondary school teachers, received his doctorate from Goethe University Frankfurt in 2021, and currently works as an external employee at MathCityMap.
Philipp Larmann
Coordination of the MATRIX project and didactic support
Philipp Larmann studied mathematics and chemistry to become a high school teacher and currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Simon Barlovits
Didactic support
Simon Barlovits studied mathematics and politics & economics to become a high school teacher and currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Leonie Horsch
Website and didactic support
Leonie Horsch studied mathematics and English to become a high school teacher and currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Isabella Gogesch
Social media and didactic support
Isabella Gogesch studied mathematics and art to become a high school teacher and currently works as a research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt.
DEVELOPMENT
Our projects
In previous projects, we developed the MathCityMap system (www.mathcitymap.eu) for the target group of researchers (www.momatre.eu) and teachers (www.masce.eu) to explore and organise maths trails with pupils. The system has gained international popularity in recent years. Nevertheless, the teachers we work with would like to have more options: On the one hand, they would like to include students with learning difficulties and, on the other hand, they would like their students to be involved as task designers for MathCityMap outdoor tasks. We therefore want to further develop and innovate the MathCityMap system on various levels for our new main target group: the students. We are realising this wish in the current Erasmus+ project MATRIX.
Us
The team
The idea for MathCityMap was first presented by Prof Dr Matthias Ludwig in 2012. Since then, the team and the project have grown steadily. A large number of European partners support and accompany the project didactically in Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Estonia, Greece and Slovakia.
Professor Dr. Matthias Ludwig
Projektleitung
Matthias Ludwig hat Mathematik und Physik in Würzburg studiert und hat von 2002 bis 2011 an der PH Weingarten geforscht ehe er 2011 einen Ruf an die Goethe-Universität angenommen hat.
Tim Läufer
Technisches Team – Leitung
Tim Läufer studierte die Fächer Informatik und Physik für gymnasiales Lehramt und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
Patrick Müller
Technisches Team
Patrick Müller studiert im Bachelor Informatik und arbeitet derzeit als studentischer Mitarbeiter an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
Julian Lorenz
Technisches Team
Julian Lorenz hat einen Bachelor in Mathematik und Informatik sowie einen Master in Informatik und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
Iwan Gurjanow
Technisches Team
Iwan Gurjanow studierte die Fächer Informatik und Sport für gymnasiales Lehramt, promovierte im Jahr 2021 an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt und arbeitet derzeit als externer Mitarbeiter bei MathCityMap.
Philipp Larmann
Koordination MATRIX-Projekt und Didaktische Begleitung
Philipp Larmann studierte die Fächer Mathematik und Chemie für gymnasiales Lehramt und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
Simon Barlovits
Didaktische Begleitung
Simon Barlovits studierte die Fächer Mathematik und Politik & Witschaft für gymnasiales Lehramt und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
Leonie Horsch
Website und Didaktische Begleitung
Leonie Horsch studierte die Fächer Mathematik und Englisch für gymnasiales Lehramt und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
Isabella Gogesch
Social Media und Didaktische Begleitung
Isabella Gogesch studierte die Fächer Mathematik und Kunst für gymnasiales Lehramt und arbeitet derzeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
DEVELOPMENT
Our projects
In previous projects, we developed the MathCityMap system (www.mathcitymap.eu) for the target group of researchers (www.momatre.eu) and teachers (www.masce.eu) to explore and organise maths trails with pupils. The system has gained international popularity in recent years. Nevertheless, the teachers we work with would like to have more options: On the one hand, they would like to include students with learning difficulties and, on the other hand, they would like their students to be involved as task designers for MathCityMap outdoor tasks. We therefore want to further develop and innovate the MathCityMap system on various levels for our new main target group: the students. We are realising this wish in the current Erasmus+ project MATRIX.