{"620515":{"#nid":"620515","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Plamen Iliev: 2019 Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has selected \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~iliev\/\u0022\u003EPlamen Iliev\u003C\/a\u003E as a recipient of the 2019\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\/eichholz\u0022\u003EGeoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award\u003C\/a\u003E, administered by the Center for Teaching and Learning. A professor in the School of Mathematics, Iliev has taught mathematics courses at all levels, from large lecture service courses to core graduate courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes faculty who provide outstanding teaching to students in core and general undergraduate courses and help students establish a solid foundation for their education at Georgia Tech. Colleagues say he cares about his students, has high expectations of them, and is an effective and engaging teacher.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the large lecture classes Iliev has taught are Calculus I, II, and III; Differential Equations; and Multivariable Calculus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, he has taught Abstract Vector Spaces, Applied Combinatorics, Probability and Statistics, Real Analysis I and II, Complex Analysis, and Classical Mathematical Methods in Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026ldquo;An amazing lecturer. Comes to class with no notes and somehow delivers extremely relevant examples. I always leave class with a clear understanding of what I just learned.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhatever the subject, accolades from students are profuse about Iliev\u0026rsquo;s effectiveness as a teacher:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Best math teacher I\u0026rsquo;ve ever had....Ten thumbs up!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If I could have him for as a teacher for all my courses, it would be great.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He always made his expectations very clear and always announced what he planned to teach us next. He cared very much whether or not students learned material.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He is very approachable and welcoming.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He knows his stuff backwards and forward.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;He was very funny and kind and made the class interesting. He communicated well with students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;An amazing lecturer. Comes to class with no notes and somehow delivers extremely relevant examples. I always leave class with a clear understanding of what I just learned.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince joining Georgia Tech in 2003, Iliev has taught more than 3,000 students. His effective teaching has made a broad impact on undergraduate education and has provided solid foundational training for graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It has been a privilege to teach at Georgia Tech for the past 16 years,\u0026rdquo; Iliev says. \u0026ldquo;We are fortunate to have very bright and hardworking students, which makes teaching every class an enjoyable and rewarding experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A highly effective mathematics teacher at all levels "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has selected \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~iliev\/\u0022\u003EPlamen Iliev\u003C\/a\u003E as a recipient of the 2019\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\/eichholz\u0022\u003EGeoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award\u003C\/a\u003E, administered by the Center for Teaching and Learning. A professor in the School of Mathematics, Iliev has taught mathematics courses at all levels, from large lecture service courses to core graduate courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech recognizes his outstanding teaching of mathematics at all levels."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-04-16 23:11:19","changed_gmt":"2019-04-17 15:11:31","author":"A. 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