Basic Courses

The following 17 one-semester "BMS Basic Courses" should be offered
yearly, in English, at one of the three universities.

These are the Core Courses for the summer semester 2026.

1. Geometry and Topology

Title: Analysis and geometry on manifolds - Differentialgeometrie II
Lecturer: Polthier, FU 
Location: Arnimallee 6, SR 007/008
Lectures: MON 10-12, WED 10-12 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)
Tutorial: MON 8-10, WED 8-10 at Arnimallee 6, SR 025/026 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)

Title: Riemannian geometry - Differentialgeometrie II
Lecturer: Müller, HU
Location: Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 at room 1.012
Lectures: MON 9-11, TUE 9-11
Tutorial: MON 11-13 at Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.007

Title: Algebraic topology I - Topologie I
Lecturer: Reich, FU
Location: Königin-Luise-Str 24/26
Lectures: TUE 10-12, THU 10-12 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)
Tutorial: MON 10-12 at Arnimallee 6, SR 032 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)

Title: Algebraic topology I - Topologie I
Lecturer: Wendl, HU
Location: Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, TUE at room 1.115, WED at room 1.013
Lectures: TUE 13-15, WED 13-15
Tutorial: WED 15-17 at Erwin-Schrödinger-Zentrum, Rudower Chaussee 26, room 1.011
See also here

2. Algebraic geometry and number theory

Title: Algebraische Geometrie I
Lecturer: Floccari, HU
Location: Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee
Lectures: WED 11-13 in 0311 (RUD 26), THU 11-13 in 1.115 (RUD25)
Tutorial: THU 15-17 in 1.011 (RUD 25)

Title: Algebra II
Lecturer: Bürgisser, TU
Location: WED in MA 141, FRI in BH-N 128
Lectures: WED 12-14, FRI 12-14
Tutorial: THU 14-16 in MA 144


3. Stochastics and mathematical finance

Title: Stochastic processes I: discrete time - Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie II
Lecturer: Stannat, TU
Location: MA 042
Lectures: MON 10-12, TUE 14-16
Tutorial: WED 10-12 (MA 549) , THU 16-18 (MA 041)

Title: Stochastic processes II: continuous time - Stochastisk III
Lecturer: Höfling, FU
Location: Arnimallee 6, SR 032
Lectures: WED 10-12 and THU 10-12 (first appointment: 15.04.2026)
Tutorial: FR 8-10 at Arnimallee 3-5, SR 120 (first appointment: 17.04.2026)

Title: Stochastic processes II: continuous time - Stochastische Analysis
Lecturer: Horst, HU
Location: Erwin-Schrödinger-Zentrum, Rudower Chaussee 26 at room 1.304
Lectures: MON 13-15, THU 9-11
Tutorial: THU 11-13 at Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 26, room 1.304

Title: Stochastic processes II: continuous time - Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie III
Lecturer: Bank, TU
Location: MA 041
Lectures: MON 8-10, WED 8-10


4. Discrete mathematics and discrete optimization

Title: Combinatorics and graph theory I - Diskrete Mathematik I
Lecturer: Szabó, FU
Location: Takustr. 9, SR 005
Lectures: TUE 12-14, THU 14-16 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)
Tutorial: TUE 14-16, TUE 16-18 at Arnimallee 3-5, SR 119 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)

Title: Combinatorics and graph theory I - Diskrete Strukturen I / Kombinatorik
Lecturer: Felsner, TU
Location: TUE in MA 143, THU 10-12 in MA 841
Lectures: TUE 10-12, THU 10-12
Tutorial: THU 14-16 in MA 841
See also here


5. Discrete Geometry

Title: Discrete differential geometry and visualization - Geometrie II
Lecturer: Techter, TU
Location: MON at MA 642, WED at MA 850
Lectures: MON 12-14, WED 12-14
Tutorial: TUE 12-14 at MA 751

Title: Discrete geometry I - Diskrete Geometrie I
Lecturer: Améndola, TU
Location: MON in MA 041, THU in MA 144
Lectures: MON 14-16 and THU 12-14
Tutorial: WED 14-16 in MA 141
Excercises: THU 10-12 in MA 642
see also here

Title: Discrete geometry II - Diskrete Geometrie II
Lecturer: Haase, FU
Location: Arnimallee 3-5, SR 119
Lectures: MON 16-18, TUE 14-16 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)
Tutorial: WED 14-16 at Arnimallee 6, SR 007/008 (first appointment: 15.04.2026)


6. Numerical mathematics

Title: Nonlinear optimization - Nichtlineare Optimierung
Lecturer: Hömberg, TU
Location: MON MA 005, THU MA 144
Lectures: MON 14-16, THU 10-12
Tutorial: tba
See also here

Title: Numerical methods for ODEs and numerical linear algebra - Numerik II
Lecturer: John, FU
Location: Arnimallee 6, SR 007/008
Lectures: MON 10-12 and MON 14-16 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)
Tutorial: THU 12-14 at Arnimallee 6, SR 025/026 (first appointment: 16.04.2026)

Title: Numerical methods for ODEs and numerical linear algebra - Numerische Mathematik II
Lecturer: Nabben, TU
Location: TUE MA 043, WED MA 042
Lectures: TUE 12-14, WED 16-18
Tutorial: WED 12-14 at MA 041

Title: Numerical methods for PDEs - Numerik III
Lecturer: Schillings, FU
Location: Arnimallee 3-5, SR 115
Lectures: MON 8-10 and WED 8-10 (first appointment: 13.04.2026)
Tutorial: THU 8-10 at Arnimallee 3-5, SR 115 (first appointment: 16.04.2026)


7. Applied analysis

Title: Functional analysis - Funktionalanalysis I
Lecturer: Steidl, TU
Location: MON in HL 001, TUE in MA 005
Lectures: MON 16-18, TUE 12-14
Tutorial: WED 12-14 in EMH 225
See also here

Title: Partial differential equations - Partielle Differentialgleichungen I
Lecturer: Thomas, FU
Location: Takustr. 9, SR 005
Lectures: TUE 16-18 and THU 8-10 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)
Tutorial: TUE 8-10, TUE 12-14 at Arnimallee 6, SR 025/026 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)

Title: Partial differential equations - Partielle Differentialgleichungen
Lecturer: Cartensen, HU
Location: Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25 at room 1.304
Lectures: TUE 11-13, THU 13-15
Tutorial: TUE 15-17 at Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, room 3.008

Title: Partial differential equations - Differentialgleichungen II A 
Lecturer: Emmrich, TU
Location: THU BHN-N 333, FRI MA 043
Lectures: THU 8-10, FRI 10-12
Tutorial: FRI 12-14 at MA 376
Only counts as BMS Core Course together with Differentialgleichungen II B!

Title: Mathematical modelling with PDEs (Second half) - Numerik IV: Mathematical Modelling in climate research
Lecturer: Klein, FU
Location:A6/SR 009 Seminar Room (Arnimallee 6)
Lectures: TUE 14-16 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)
Tutorial: THU 16-18 at Arnimallee 3-5, SR 115 (first appointment: 14.04.2026)
See also here
Note that this course, together with the course Introduction to Mathematical modelling with PDEs that took place during WiSe 2025/26, will be equivalent to the Core Course Mathematical modelling with PDEs.

8. Mathematics for AI



*Complementary Core Courses:

Title: Complex analysis - Komplexe Analysis I
Lecturer: Suris, TU
Location: MON at MA 14, WED at MA 144
Lectures:MON 14-16, WED 14-16
Tutorial: MON 8-10, MON 12-14

Title: Dynamical systems - Mathematische Physik I
Lecturer: Suris, TU
Location: tba
Lectures: tba
Tutorial: tba

 

The BMS Core Courses take place at all three universities which do their best to coordinate the schedules according to the scheme below.