The Golden Circle is the Teaching Award given by the Mathematics Departmental Student Council.
At each graduation ceremony of the Department of Mathematics, the Golden Circle is awarded for the previous semester in the categories “Best Basic Lecture,” “Best Advanced Lecture,” and “Best Practical Course.” The winners are selected based on the results of the lecture surveys. Since the winter semester 2014/15, the achievements in the practical modules are also taken into account as part of the “Best Basic Lecture” category and the teaching assistents get awarded as well.
On this page you can find the winners of previous years.
Winners winter semester 2019/20
| Kategorie | Preisträger*innen | Veranstaltung |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Christian Liedtke and Dr. David Mundelius |
Lineare Algebra 1 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper |
Invariant Theory |
| Best Practical Course | M.Sc. Pirmin Schlicke |
Mathematical Ecology |
Since no teaching prizes could be awarded at the graduation ceremony this semester, we would like to list the award winners in 2nd and 3rd place as well. A blog post is also planned…coming soon 🙂
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture 2nd place | Prof. Gregor Kemper and PD Dr. Frank Himstedt |
Algebra 1 |
| Best Advanced Lecture 2nd place | Prof. Christina Kuttler |
Mathematical Ecology |
| Best Practical Course 2nd place | Prof. Sandra May |
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods |
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture 3rd place | Prof. Jürgen Richter-Gebert, M.Sc. Lena Polke und Dr. Michael Strobel |
Geometriekalküle |
| Best Advanced Lecture 3rd place | Prof. Rudi Zagst |
Investment Strategies |
| Best Practical Course 3rd place | PD Dr. Aleksey Min und Dr. Lexuri Fernández |
Discrete Time Finance |
Winners summer semester 2019
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Folkmar Bornemann und Dr. Christian Ludwig |
Funktionentheorie |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Stefan Weltge |
Polyhedral Combinatorics |
Winners winter semester 2018/19
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Jürgen Richter-Gebert und M.Sc. Bernhard Werner | Geometriekalküle |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Christina Kuttler |
Mathematical Models in Biology |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Frank Hofmaier | Functional Analysis |
Winners summer semester 2018
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Martin Brokate and Dr. Frank Hofmaier | Gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper and Dr. Fabian Reimers |
Algebra 2 |
| Best Practical Course | PD Dr. Frank Himstedt | Lineare Algebra and Diskrete Strukturen 2 |
Winners winter semester 2017/18
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper | Algebra 1 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Rudi Zagst | Investment Strategies |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Lexuri Fernandez | Investment Strategies |
Winners summer semester 2017
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper and Dr. Fabian Reimers |
Algebra 1 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Matthias Scherer |
Financial Engineering with Copulas |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Daniël Linders |
Fixed Income Markets |
Winners winter semester 2016/17
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Christian Liedtke and M.Sc. Daniel Boada De Narváez |
Linear Algebra and Discrete Structures 2 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Silke Rolles |
Probability on graphs |
| Best Practical Course | M.Sc. Aaron Montag |
Introduction to Topology |
Winners summer semester 2016
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Daniel Matthes and Dr. Carl-Friedrich Kreiner |
Analysis 2 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Rudi Zagst |
Portfolio Analysis |
| Best Practical Course | PD Christian Karpfinger |
Elementary Number Theory |
Winners winter semester 2015/16
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper and Dr. Fabian Reimers |
Algebra 1 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Rudi Zagst |
Investment Strategies |
| Best Practical Course | PD Aleksey Min |
Fixed Income Markets |
Winners summer semester 2015
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Martin Brokate und Dr. Carl-Friedrich Kreiner | Analysis 2 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Christina Kuttler | Advanced Mathematical Biology |
| Best Practical Course | Prof. Johann Hartl | Applied Geometry |
Winners winter semester 2014/15
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Martin von Gagern |
Geometry: Basics |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Christina Kuttler | Mathematical Models in Biology |
| Best Practical Course | Stefan Kranich |
Projective Geometry 2 |
Winners summer semester 2014
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Michael Wolf | Complex Analysis |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper | Algebra 2 |
| Best Practical Course | Katharina Schaar M.Sc. | Combinatorial Methods in Projective Geometry |
Winners winter semester 2013/14
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Gregor Kemper | Algebra |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Rudi Zagst | Investment Strategies |
| Best Practical Course | Andreas Strobel M.Sc. | Mathematical Models in Biology |
Winners summer semester 2013
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Daniel Matthes | Analysis 2 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Anusch Taraz | Extremal Graph Theory |
| Best Practical Course | Dominik Jüstel | Fourieranalysis |
Winners winter semester 2012/13
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Anusch Taraz | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Rupert Lasser | Fourier- and Laplace- Transformations |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Frank Hofmaier | Fourier- and Laplace- Transformations |
Winners summer semester 2012
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Folkmar Bornemann | Complex Analysis |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Dr. Christian Karpfinger | Elementary Number Theory |
| Best Practical Course | Dipl.-Math.oec. Daniela Neykova & Dipl.-Math.oec. Natalia Shenkman | Continuous Time Finance |
| Extra Award | Prof. Christina Kuttler | Most supervised thesis |
Winners winter semester 2011/12
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Anusch Taraz | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Matthias Scherer | Credit Derivatives |
| Best Practical Course | Martin von Gagern | Projective Geometry 1 |
Winners summer semester 2011
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Martin Brokate | Analysis 1 and 2 for TUM twoinone Mathematics and Physics |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Dr. Frank Himstedt | Algebraic Number Theory |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Frank Himstedt | Computeralgebra |
Winners winter semester 2010/11
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Anusch Taraz | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Dr. Christian Karpfinger | Cryptology |
| Best Practical Course | Dr. Gernot Müller | Introduction to Probability Theory |
Winners summer semester 2010
| Category | Winners | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| Best Basic Lecture | Prof. Rupert Lasser | Analysis 2 |
| Best Advanced Lecture | Prof. Matthias Scherer | Continuous Time Finance |
| Extra Award | Dr. Thomas Stolte | Extraordinary Commitment to students concerns |