Our department
The Department of Mathematics on the Research Campus in Garching plays a central role at the TUM. We are on the front line in important contemporary research and offer our students a solid and modern mathematics education – within our department, in engineering subjects and for teacher training courses.
Our research
Mathematics research on the interface between theory and applications is our mission. We offer a wide variety of opportunities, from fundamental areas of pure maths to mathematical applications in engineering, computer science, life sciences and much more.
Our study programs
In a modern society, mathematics is about much more than proving theorems and making calculations. It is about connecting, delving into modern technologies, and putting current research results into the context of concrete applications. It it about understanding on a high and a low level. Our range of study courses offer a wide and practically orientated spectrum.
Outreach
Our department offers numerous programs for the general public. Alongside many programs for schools, the mathematics exhibition ix-quadrat is a particular highlight. Here one can get to grips with mathematics at first hand.
International TUM
We are international! Our department is open for incoming students of all nationalities. And we actively support our students in planning and organising trips and study periods abroad.
Highlights
The SFB Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics has started it’s second research period. The Collaborative Research Center, which is supported by the DFG, builds bridges between fundamental research in geometry and analytical dynamics. The applications are manifold and stretch from visualisation, over architectural issues and on to deeper understanding of molecular dynamics.
News
To overview
IKOM: June 18 - 21, 2018
Decay time and Fisher Information
On June 20 our John-von-Neumann guest professor Marius Junge from the University of Illinois will speak on the topoíc "Decay time and Fisher Information".
Campus Talks
150 years of TUM
This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Technical University of Munich. Alongside a wide variety of events for everyone, you can also experience all 14 departments of the TUM in our interactive app, providing fascinating facts and amazing simulations at the touch of a button.
TUM Open Day
Parabola slide, maths quiz, and an interactive look inside the world of maths for all ages! On Saturday, 13th October, the Department of Mathematics opens it's doors to offer our visitors fun, creativity and learning with that extra "Aha!" effect.
International Day
We celebrate diversity! On May 16, the International Day of the MPI 2018 took place. Our students from all over the world took part with many colorful contributions.
Events
- 25. Juni 2018 16:15 – 17:15 Daniela Vögler (TUM): Breaking the curse of dimension in multi-marginal Kantorovich optimal transport on finite state spaces
- 25. Juni 2018 16:30 – 17:30 Dr. Christian Mönch (Universität Mannheim): TBA
- 26. Juni 2018 16:00 – 17:00 Roland Becker (University of Pau, France): Finite element methods for interface problems
- 27. Juni 2018 13:00 – 14:00 Michael C. Ferris (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA): Modelling 100 percent renewable electricity
- 28. Juni 2018 15:45 – 16:45 TBA: TBA
- 28. Juni 2018 17:15 – 18:15 Geneviève Dusson (University of Warwick): A posteriori error estimates for eigenvalue problems arising from electronic structure calculations