Teaching

An overview of current courses, recurring teaching subjects, and selected materials.

Current Teaching

  • Linear Algebra

    Winter Term 2026/2027

  • Linear Optimization

    Winter Term 2026/2027

  • Nonlinear Optimization

    Summer Term 2026

  • Bilevel Optimization 2

    Summer Term 2026

Teaching Portfolio

  • Linear Optimization (Lineare Optimierung)

    Lecture

  • Linear and Combinatorial Optimization (Lineare und kombinatorische Optimierung)

    Lecture

  • Nonlinear Optimization (Nichtlineare Optimierung)

    Lecture

  • Numerical Optimization (Numerische Optimierung)

    Lecture

  • Robust Optimization (Robuste Optimierung)

    Lecture

  • Bilevel Optimization (Bilevel-Optimierung)

    Lecture and seminar

  • Beyond Optimization: A Primer on Complementarity Problems, Variational Inequalities, and Game Theory

    Lecture

  • Interior-Point Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Optimization

    Lecture

  • Introduction to Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization

    Lecture

  • Mathematical Optimization with Equilibrium Constraints

    Lecture

  • Linear Complementarity Problems (Lineare Komplementaritätsprobleme)

    Lecture and seminar

  • Optimization in Industry and Economy

    Lecture

  • Optimization of Utility Networks (Optimierung von Versorgungsnetzen)

    Lecture

  • Linear Algebra (Lineare Algebra)

    Lecture

  • Elements of Analysis 1 & 2 (Elemente der Analysis 1 & 2)

    Lecture

  • Advanced Mathematics for Economists (Mathematik für Ökonomen)

    Lecture

  • Convex Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization

    Seminar

  • Optimization Project Seminar

    Master’s-level seminar

  • Optimization Project Seminar

    Bachelor’s-level seminar

  • Discrete Optimization

    Seminar

  • Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization

    Seminar

  • Variational Inequalities

    Seminar

Lecture Notes & Resources

  • Optimization Lecture Cycle

    Overview of the recurring seven-lecture optimization cycle and its prerequisites.

  • Linear and Mixed-Integer Bilevel Optimization: Theory and Algorithms

    Freely available pre-publication version of the book by Yasmine Beck, Ivana Ljubić, and Martin Schmidt.

  • Optimization of Utility Networks

    Book and accompanying source repository developed with Lars Schewe from the lecture material.

  • (My personal opinions on) how to give a talk

    Personal notes on how to give a talk, last updated in July 2022.

Past Courses

  1. Winter term 2025/2026

    Bilevel Optimization

  2. Summer terms 2024 and 2025

    Numerical Optimization

  3. Summer terms 2019–2025

    Nonlinear Optimization

  4. Winter terms 2021/2022 and 2023/2024

    Beyond Optimization: A Primer on Complementarity Problems, Variational Inequalities, and Game Theory

  5. Winter term 2018/2019

    Linear Algebra

  6. Winter term 2015/2016 and summer term 2017

    Optimization of Utility Networks

  7. Summer term 2017

    Linear Complementarity Problems

  8. Winter term 2016/2017

    Linear and Combinatorial Optimization

  9. Summer term 2016

    Robust Optimization

  10. Summer term 2015

    Mathematical Optimization with Equilibrium Constraints

  11. Summer terms 2013 and 2014

    Interior-Point Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Optimization