The 60th anniversary of the department of higher mathematics and mathematical physics

Abstract

The key achievements of the department of higher mathematics and mathematical physics of the physics faculty of the Belarusian State University during its 60 years of existence are presented. The milestones of the department’s history are outlined – from its establishment in 1961 as a general education chair providing both lecture courses and practical classes in all branches of higher mathematics at the physics faculty and the radiophysics and computer technologies faculty to its further strengthening as one of the leading departments of the physics faculty. The department’s present-day priorities, which are strongly related with the integration of information and communication technologies into the educational process and updating the educational system in accordance with both the requirements of modern society and scientific advances, have been indicated. Particular attention is paid to the searching for new forms of educational process organisation, developing new methodological supports and studying guides, textbooks for the studied subjects, monitoring of current progress, conducting exams and tests, stimulating students’ self-study.