diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a5556bc..bfd336c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ clap-verbosity-flag = "2.0.1"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 num = "0.4.0"
+num-traits = "0.2.16"
 openssl = "0.10.55"
 openssl-sys = "0.9.90"
 pyo3 = "0.18.1"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 108426c..dd093e3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ pub mod common;
 pub mod logger;
 /// networking tools
 pub mod networking;
+/// math tools
+pub mod math;
+
 use crate::logger::Logger;
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
diff --git a/src/math/computer/mod.rs b/src/math/computer/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0fe4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/math/computer/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//! # Compute expressions
+//!
+//! Compute computations with your computer (`ccc`)
+//!
+//! This modules aim is to take a term of any kind ([String]) and compute it's value, be it
+//! variable based or a concrete numerical value. It implements different operators and
+//! (mathematical) functions.
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+pub mod result;
+use result::{Error, Result};
+
+use self::result::ComputeResult;
+use crate::logger::{trace, debug, info, warn, error};
+
+//// TYPES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum Constants {
+    Pi
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum Operations {
+    Addit
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum Functions {
+    Root
+}
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+struct Computer;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Term {
+    original: String,
+    result: Option<ComputeResult>,
+    parts: Vec<String>
+}
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+impl Computer {
+    pub fn oneshot(t: String) -> Result<ComputeResult> {
+        trace!(orig=t, "parsing original string to Term");
+        let mut t = Term::new(t);
+        trace!("term has been parsed, starting computation");
+        debug!("parsed term: {t:#?}");
+        Self::compute(t)
+    }
+
+    /// ## compute a [`Term`]
+    ///
+    /// This method makes use of the 
+    /// [shunting yard algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunting_yard_algorithm) to
+    /// compute the final value of any term.
+    ///
+    /// This method only processes a single term at a time, without caching.
+    pub fn compute(mut t: Term) -> Result<ComputeResult> {
+        trace!("computing term {t:?}");
+    }
+}
+
+impl Term {
+    pub fn new(orig: String) -> Self {
+        Term {
+            original: orig,
+            result: None,
+            parts: Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/math/computer/result.rs b/src/math/computer/result.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01b06de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/math/computer/result.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//! # Results and Errors for the compute module
+//!
+//! This module defines the errors and results that can be processed from any given term.
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+use num_traits;
+
+//// TYPES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[non_exhaustive]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    SyntaxError
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ComputeResult {
+    Variable(VarResult),
+    Numerical(NumericResult),
+    Complex(ComplexResult),
+}
+
+#[non_exhaustive]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum NumericResult {
+    Signed(i128),
+    Unsigned(u128),
+    Float(f64)
+}
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VarResult {
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ComplexResult {
+
+}
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+impl<T: num_traits::PrimInt> From<T> for NumericResult where
+    u128: TryFrom<T>,
+    u128: TryFrom<T> {
+    fn from(value: T) -> Self {
+        if T::min_value().is_zero() {
+            // unsigned data types
+            // `u128` is the largest unsigned datatype, any other type will fit.
+            NumericResult::Unsigned(value.to_u128().unwrap())
+        }
+        else {
+            // signed data types
+            // `i128` is the largest unsigned datatype, any other type will fit.
+            NumericResult::Signed(value.to_i128().unwrap())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/math/computer/term.rs b/src/math/computer/term.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6c483b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/math/computer/term.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! # A term that can be the input for computation
+//!
+//! Short description
+//!
+//! Details
+//!
+//! ## Section 1
+//!
+//! ## Section 2
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// TYPES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/math/mod.rs b/src/math/mod.rs
index dac9d32..ac6d0e3 100644
--- a/src/math/mod.rs
+++ b/src/math/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 
 //// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+pub mod computer;
 
 //// TYPES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////