Phystech
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Standard Curriculum
School of Radio-Engineering and Cybernetics
Department at the Institute of Control Sciences,
Russian Academy of Sciences

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    First Year:
     
      Mathematical Cycle (340 hours)
        Mathematical analysis
          limits, convergence, differential calculus, calculus of variations
        Analytical geometry
        Linear algebra
         
      Physical Cycle (270 hours)
        General Physics
          mechanics, thermodynamics
        Physical Labs, Seminars
         
      English (140 hours)

       Political and Humanities Cycle (100 hours)

       Special  (270-350 hours)

        General Chemistry
        Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
        Computer aided design
        Introduction in ecology
        Military reserve training
        etc.

      Physical activities, sports (70 hours)
       
    Second Year:
     
      Mathematical Cycle (340 hours)
        Mathematical analysis
          measure and integral calculus, Fourier series, theory of sets, theory of functions and metric spaces, vectors and tensors analyses
        Ordinary differential equations
        Probability theory
         
      Physical Cycle (480 hours)
        General physics
          electricity, optics
        Theoretical physics
          classical mechanics
        Physical Labs, Seminars
         
      English (140 hours)

      Political and Humanities Cycle (100 hours)

      Special  (270-350 hours)

        Computer science
        Theoretical foundations of electrical engineering
        Electrical engineering labs
        Military reserve training
        etc.
         
      Physical activities, sports (70 hours)
       
    Third Year:
     
      Mathematical Cycle (240 hours)
        Functions of the complex variable
        Partial differential equations
        Numerical analysis
        Mathematical statistics
         
      Physical Cycle (340 hours) - Government Qualification Exam in General Physics
        General Physics
          kinetics, solids, atomic and nuclear physics
        Theoretical Physics
          field theory, quantum mechanics
        Physical Labs, Seminars
         
      English (140 hours)

      Political and Humanities Cycle (70 hours)

      Special (270-410 hours)

        Special disciplines (departmental)
        Theoretical foundations of radio engineering
        Radio engineering labs
        Electronic components
        Military reserve training
        etc.
         
      Physical activities, sports (70 hours)
       
    Fourth Year:
     
      Physical Cycle (170 hours)
        Theoretical Physics
          electrodynamics, solids
           
      English or French (140 hours)

      Political and Humanities Cycle (70 hours)

      Special

        Special disciplines at the base departments, eg:
        - classical theory of automatic control
        - digital computer architecture
        - analog computers
        - programming languages and operating systems
        - electronic components of digital computers
        Military reserve training
        etc.
         
    Fifth Year:
     
      Specialization at the base departments, eg:
      - linear programming theory
      - theory of optimal control
      - stochastic (probabilistic) processes
      - operations research
      - basics of systems analysis
      - theory of dynamic systems (stabilty, controllabilty, etc.)
      - theory of graphs
      - theory of games
      - theory of information with theory of coding
      - discrete automata and theory of algorithms
      - numeric analysis
      - methods of optimization
      - Samuelson's Economics seminar
      - elements of organizations and management science
      - assistance in current research projects at the department

      Field military training (20 days!)
       

    Sixth Year:
     
      Specialization at the base departments, eg;
      - methods of the theory of control under uncertainty
      - pattern recognition
      - statistical process control and decisions
      - neural networks, expert systems, artificial intelligence
      Research on the individual thesis project. Defence of the Master's Thesis
      Awarding the degree of Engineer-Physicist in Applied Mathematics
      Military commission as Second Lieutenant, Rocket Scientist in Strategic Missile Forces

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