diff --git a/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[English].tex b/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[English].tex
index 397c8d7..e594f19 100644
--- a/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[English].tex
+++ b/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[English].tex
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 \usepackage[extendedchars]{grffile} % for spaces and special chars in file paths
 \usepackage{xcolor} % adds colours
+\usepackage{multicol} % allows dividing (parts of) the page into multiple columns
 \usepackage[hyphens]{url} % adds hyperlinks
 \usepackage[]{hyperref} % adds links to toc
 
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@
 \newcommand{\Task}[1]{ \section*{#1.)} \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Task #1} \label{sec:task_#1}}
 \newcommand{\Subtask}[1]{ \subsection*{#1)} \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{#1 )}}
 
+%
+% math related custom commands
+%
+
+\renewcommand{\epsilon}{\varepsilon}
+\renewcommand{\phi}{\varphi}
+\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
+
 %
 % maketitle
 %
diff --git a/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[German].tex b/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[German].tex
index 5fc4e80..c57bab5 100644
--- a/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[German].tex
+++ b/scrartcl/template_assignments_maths[German].tex
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 \usepackage[extendedchars]{grffile} % for spaces and special chars in file paths
 \usepackage{xcolor} % adds colours
+\usepackage{multicol} % allows dividing (parts of) the page into multiple columns
 \usepackage[hyphens]{url} % adds hyperlinks
 \usepackage[]{hyperref} % adds links to toc
 
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@
 \newcommand{\Teilaufgabe}[1]{ \subsection*{#1)} \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{#1 )}}
 \newcommand{\Autor}{Max Mustermann} % your name here
 
+%
+% math related custom commands
+%
+
+\renewcommand{\epsilon}{\varepsilon}
+\renewcommand{\phi}{\varphi}
+\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
+
 %
 % maketitle
 %