The Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computer and Information Science

After completing school it was not an easy decision for some school leavers to come to the Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computer and Information Science at the Novosibirsk State Technical University.

Admission to NSTU and to this faculty is open to all but it is more selective than admission to some other faculties. But for many people this decision does often prove to be a winning one. They successfully pass their entrance exams and are enrolled.

Now they are in the first year of study and are very pleased that they chose this faculty because mathematics, computer science and information technologies are still a new and challenging area and the faculty has quite a reputation for it. Besides, students are promised that the faculty would take great care to ensure smooth transition from school to university.

The faculty was set up in 1993 and at present comprises seven departments. The major are the Department of Applied Mathematics; Software Systems and Databases; Parallel Computational Technologies; Computational Technologies.

The faculty offers Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer science, Engineer’s degree in applied mathematics, and Master’s degree in applied mathematics and computer science, mathematical modeling and computer software.

In accordance with the curriculum, students are given fundamental training in the field of up-to date computational and information technologies, they acquire techniques of development and implementation of up-to-date software, and skills in working and programming in different operational environments, study algorithmic and databases languages.

The faculty courses are taught by the academic staff with a background in pure and applied mathematics as well as in the computer science and information technologies. All the staff also combine teaching with research work.

The range of subjects taught gives an opportunity to major in a wide variety of directions, which are computer graphics; network information technologies; artificial intelligence systems; up-to-date technologies of computer data analysis and optimal experimental design; computational methods for solving problems of mathematical physics; application of mathematical methods to finance and insurance.

The faculty has extensive facilities, that is, many modern computers, fully equipped computer classrooms. They are supported and supplemented by the University Network offering full Internet access to facilitate students work and study.

Comprehension

Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. The faculty was set up in 1992.

2. Admission to this faculty is not open to all people.

3. The faculty offers Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and computer software.

4. At present the faculty comprises seven departments.

Vocabulary development

Match the words to make pairs of antonyms.

1.pass an exam	a. complicate
2. entrance exams	b. fail an exam
3. to be enrolled	c. limited
4.facilitate	d. final exams
5. extensive.	e. to be expelled

Match the words to make up word combinations.

1.to pass	a. a faculty
2. to choose	b. degree
3. to comprise	c. departments
4. to offer	d. an exam

 

Read the sentences and choose the right translation for the words in bold.

 

1. The faculty has fully equipped computer classrooms. (хорошо оборудованные, полностью обставленные).
2. After completing school it was not an easy decision for some school leavers (школьников, выпускников школ) to come to NSTU.
3. They successfully pass their entrance exams (выпускные экзамены, вступительные экзамены) and are enrolled.
4. The faculty was set up (был основан, был установлен) in 1993.