Master degree program
Technical Physics (TPU)

Technical Physics (TPU)

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1 to analyze scientific and technical information using the experience of domestic and foreign scientists on the subject of research and modern information technologies for searching, storing, processing and transmitting new information;
ON2 to develop a program of actual training course for teaching physical disciplines taking into account the modern requirements of higher education pedagogy, psychological and pedagogical foundations of the innovative educational process;
ON3 use modern physical and mathematical methods, computer-aided design methods to create innovative projects for the development, implementation and commercialization of new technologies and artificial intelligence methods to solve professional problems;
ON4 to interpret and summarize the results of scientific research; prepare reports, presentations and scientific publications with the presentation of practical recommendations for the implementation of the results in production;
ON5 develop proposals and improve technological processes and equipment with the involvement of innovative technologies; to assess the economic efficiency of technological processes and their environmental safety;
ON6 to critically evaluate the quality and performance of labor, the costs and results of the team in the production activities; analyze the state of the scientific and technical problem, setting goals and objectives in order to improve and improve the efficiency of technological processes in the field of engineering physics;
ON7 to model production processes and perform engineering and technical-economic calculations using application software packages and computer-aided information processing methods;
ON8 independently carry out physical and technical studies to optimize the parameters of objects and processes using standard and special tools and software;
ON9 analyze the efficiency of technological processes to improve the performance of energy and resource saving, create technologies for waste disposal and systems for ensuring environmental safety of production;
ON10 conduct an examination of technical documentation, form an application for research projects with the preparation of schedules, technical specifications and reports;
ON11 to exercise control over the adjustment, adjustment and experimental testing of technical devices, systems and complexes, to select systems to ensure the required measurement accuracy;
ON12 to show creativity in solving various situations and take responsibility for these decisions, to argue their own judgments and scientific position, to organize the work of the creative team to achieve the scientific goal.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Technical Physics (TPU)
Speciality Code
7M05306
Faculty
of Physics and Technology

disciplines

Devices and installations for the solids analysis
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: mastery of modern methods of studying a solid body, the principles of operation of the basic elements of spectrometric installations and electronic equipment used to automate a physical experiment. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. determine the metrological characteristics of the methods of research of a solid body, the main elements of spectrometric installations and devices; 2. make the right choice of the analysis method and electrophysical installation necessary to solve a specific analytical problem; 3. take part in fundamental research and projects in the field of condensed matter physics, 4. participate in the modernization of modern and the creation of new methods for studying the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal properties of solids; 5. solve problems requiring abstract and creative thinking and originality in the development of conceptual aspects of research projects. The main elements of electrophysical installations. Radioactive drugs used for analytical purposes. The principle of operation, the main technical characteristics of linear and cyclic accelerators. Physical basis of registration methods. Detector selection criteria for analytical facilities. The main methods of spectral measurements: Spectrometers of photons, electrons, ions and neutrons. Standard electronics systems for collecting and preprocessing information from radiation detectors. CAMAC system. Standard system modules. Automation of physical installations. Features of the use of computers in physical research. Fundamentals of the methods of elemental and structural analysis of solids using beams of ionizing radiation.

Diagnostics of energetic and physical processes
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: Preparation of undergraduates for independent solution of theoretical and applied problems of diagnostics of power engineering processes using modern information technologies. Formation of a complex of knowledge, skills and skills in the field of determining the operability of energy equipment based on the analysis of fundamental and applied problems of technical diagnostics. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. use diagnostic tools and devices; 2. methods and means used in the diagnosis; 3. to prepare documentation on the results of diagnostics 4. to calculate the basic properties and parameters of the reliability of systems for the production of heat and electric energy 5. The main qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods. Methods of diagnostics of power engineering processes. Mathematical formulas of the assessment and calculation of the main properties and parameters of reliability of thermal and electric energy production systems, elements of failure physics, structural schemes of reliability of technical systems and their calculation, basic methods for increasing reliability and examples of using reliability theory for assessing the safety of thermal and electric production systems Energy; Methodology of analysis and assessment of man-caused risk, basic qualitative and quantitative methods of risk assessment, methodology for assessing reliability, safety and risk. Test and functional diagnosis.

Environmental Monitoring
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form knowledge of environmental problems of nature management, causes and consequences of adverse effects and ways to identify sources of anthropogenic environmental pollution, rules for accounting and assessment of the state of environmental objects and environmental safety of territories,objects, organisms

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: Understanding of modern philosophy as a system of scientific knowledge, including worldview in rational-theoretical comprehension. The discipline includes aspects of the evolution and development of scientific thinking, historical moments, the contribution of scientists and scientific schools to the formation of science, and ethical and social aspects of scientific activity.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - to form the ability to apply practical skills in the organization and planning of scientific research. The discipline studies: forms and methods of planning, organization and design of scientific articles and dissertations; forms of summarizing the results of scientific research in presentations, speeches, projects, articles.

Pedagogy of Higher Education
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: To provide pedagogical theories and practical strategies for effective teaching in higher education, fostering critical thinking, and academic success. The course explores instructional methods, curriculum design, assessment techniques, and classroom management strategies preparing educators to create inclusive and stimulating learning environments.

Psychology of management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. The following will be studied: basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.

The methodology of writing scientific articles
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of systematic knowledge and skills for conducting research on the subject of research and preparing for publication of scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals based on Thomson Reuters, Scopus. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. analyze and compare reference information, perform the necessary calculations in accordance with the standards accepted in the organization; apply technical and regulatory documentation; 2. critically evaluate the latest discoveries of natural science, offer prospects for their use in technical physics; 3. argue the results of scientific research, process and formalize them in the form of a scientific article for publication in the open press; 4. conduct research and experimental work in educational institutions; develop practical recommendations based on research data for implementation in the educational process and production; 5. conduct an expert review of technical documentation for the preparation of a report and the formation of applications for innovative projects with the preparation of schedules, technical tasks and specifications. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: General ideas about the methodology of science. The philosophical level of methodology. Structure, forms and methods of empirical and theoretical knowledge. Modern methodological approaches. Theory, methodology and methodology, their relationship. The relationship between the subject and the method. Research in pedagogy: the essence of the methodological apparatus. Methodology of scientific and pedagogical research. Classification of research methods. Requirements for the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the methods used. Procedure and technology for using various methods of scientific and pedagogical research. Processing, analysis and interpretation of research results. Registration and presentation of the results of scientific work. Organization of experimental work in educational institutions.

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disciplines

3D modeling in technical physics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: training in the use of computer 3D modeling methods and programming of basic mathematical algorithms for solving physical problems and processing experimental data. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. evaluate the effectiveness of parameter registration and control systems for various technological processes; 2. interpret and visualize the results of 3D modeling and justify the optimal parameters of the simulated process; 3. examine the constructed model for adequacy, completeness and stability in terms of input parameters; 4. apply practical methods for determining and numerical methods for calculating rational characteristics of objects; 5. develop innovative projects for the development, implementation and commercialization of new technologies and artificial intelligence methods for solving professional problems in the field of technical and applied physics. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Mathematical model. Basic concepts and classification. Principles and stages of mathematical modeling. Methods for solving systems of algebraic equations: a) direct methods (Gauss method, Cramer method); b) iterative methods (iteration method, Seidel method, relaxation method); c) iterative methods of the variational type; d) methods of minimizing functions. Solving nonlinear equations (simple iteration method, Newton's method, section method, interpolation methods). Methods of numerical integration and differentiation. Quadrature formulas of interpolation type. Linear integral equations (Fredholm equations, Voltaire equations), solution methods (Laplace transform, successive approximation method, resolvent method, method of reduction to an algebraic equation).

Defects in solids and materials modification
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: the formation and development of students' theoretical ideas about the relationship of the structure and properties of real crystalline substances, as well as their subsequent use of acquired knowledge to study the possibility of developing materials with a given set of properties necessary for practical use. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. to classify defects in solids; 2. understand the basic processes of formation of defects in solids; 3. characterize the dynamics of defects in solids 4. explain the role of structure defects in the formation of chemical, electrical, optical and mechanical properties of solid-phase materials. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: classification of defects in solids, the main processes of their formation and characterization of development, the role of structural defects in the formation of chemical, electro physical, optical and mechanical properties of solid-phase materials, research in the field of solid-state chemistry and solid-phase functional materials.

Diffusion Instability in a Multicomponent Gas Mixtures
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: mastering the basic methods of calculating the diffusion process when solving practical problems of stationary and non-stationary diffusion mixing in multicomponent gas mixtures. Abstract оf discipline: Stefan-Maxwell diffusion equations. Features of multicomponent diffusion. Diffusion and instability of mechanical equilibrium in isothermal three-component gas mixtures. Ballast gas method. Inversion of the density of the mixture. The boundaries of stable diffusion in three-component gas mixtures. Concentration convection with isothermal diffusion in vertical channels of various shapes

Experimental Thermal Physics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: acquisition by masters of the skills for conducting experimental studies of the thermophysical properties of various aggregate states of substances. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. understand the peculiarities of thermophysical processes in various fields of physics and engineering; 2. analyze and process information on the implementation of life cycle support plans for an innovative project; 3. form preventive action measures in case of deviation of the actual progress of an innovative research project from the planned indicators; 4. apply the main methods, methods and means of obtaining, storing, processing and transmitting data using information and communication technologies; 5. develop research skills and develop new ideas for applying theoretical knowledge in practical classes (creativity). During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Methodological foundations of the experiment. Methods of experimental study of thermophysical properties of substances. Measurements and measuring devices. Electrical methods for measuring physical quantities. Temperature measurements by radiation. Measurement of pressure and vacuum. Measurement of speed, flow of liquid and gas. Optical methods for measuring flows. Measurement of heat flows. Determination of viscosity. The method of capillary. Experimental studies of diffusion. Optimization of the thermophysical experiment. Elements of experiment planning. Characteristics of research objects and tasks to be solved.

Hydrogen accumulation properties in metals and alloys
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: mastering modern methods of analysis of materials saturated with hydrogen and methods of hydrogen treatment of metals and alloys. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. understand the interaction of hydrogen with metals and alloys; 2. plan and conduct research in the field of the accumulating properties of hydrogen in solids; 3. to solve experimental problems in the field of research of the composition and structure, physical and mechanical properties of materials saturated with hydrogen; 4. explain the physical principles underlying the mechanisms of radiation-stimulated diffusion and hydrogen release; 5. explain the social and cognitive functions of modern physics, as well as interdisciplinary communication in the field of various scientific and technical knowledge that contribute to solving practical, production problems in future professional activities. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: The interaction of hydrogen with metals. Methods for the study of metal-hydrogen systems. Diffusion and release of hydrogen from metals under the action of thermal and radiation exposure. Phenomenological model of the mechanism of diffusion and release of hydrogen from metals under the action of ionizing radiation.

Isotopic, chemical and structural surface analysis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of professional competencies in mastering the methods of analysis of the surface region of materials by sputtering the sample with ions, spark discharge, laser radiation During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. to master the physical processes underlying the methods of analysis of the surface region of materials: the formation of vacancies on the inner shells of the electronic structure (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and the transitions between energy levels (electron microanalysis and electron Auger spectroscopy) 2. distinguish between modern methods of analysis of the local composition, structure and physico-chemical properties of the surface, 3. apply experimental techniques providing isotopic, chemical and structural analysis of the surface; 4. navigate the properties of surface layers and thin films, methods for their preparation, research and modification 5. to possess basic decision-making skills in the field of analysis of a solid body; methods, mass spectroscopy for studies of the isotopic and chemical composition of the surface of a solid and thin films, thermo-desorption mass spectrometry. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Experimental features of surface diagnostics. The main physical phenomena underlying the methods of surface diagnostics. Surface structure. The main nodes of analytical facilities. Requirements for the conditions of the experiment. Fundamentals of electron spectroscopy methods. Fundamentals of ion spectroscopy methods. Classification of ion sputtering mechanisms. Elements of a linear cascade theory of spraying. Models of ion sputtering. Thermal peaks. Shock waves. Classification of ionization mechanisms. Ionization мodels.

Modern methods of thermodynamics of irreversible processes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: study of optimal models using the basic principles of the phenomenological theory of irreversible processes. Abstract оf discipline: Thermodynamics of irreversible processes. The principle of local equilibrium. Entropy of nonequilibrium systems. Evolution criterion for equilibrium and nonequilibrium states. Glansdorff-Prigogine theorem. Linear theory of Onsager. Principle of microscopic stability of non-equilibrium states of reversibility. Curie principle. Stability of stationary states and Le Chatelier's principle. Fluctuations and the limits of applicability of the thermodynamic method

Optimization of technological processes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: acquisition of skills in using modeling methods to describe the regularities of technological processes and optimize the parameters of the process and object under study. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. describe the processes of heat and mass transfer during combustion of liquid and solid fuels in the combustion chamber; 2. apply optimization methods for fuel combustion technology, taking into account the mathematical and physical models of combustion processes in various combustion chambers; 3. evaluate the economic efficiency of technological processes and their environmental safety with the involvement of innovative technologies to improve technological processes and equipment; 4. create waste management technologies and systems for ensuring the environmental safety of production; 5. carry out modeling of objects using modern software; to formulate and justify the technical and scientific novelty of the obtained simulation results and protect their priority. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Chemical equilibrium. Speed and order of reaction. The dependence of the reaction rate on pressure. Experimental determination of the reaction order. The connection of activation energy with the thermal effect of the reaction. Different types of ignition. Heat and heat dissipation curves; graphic solution. Stationary theory of thermal explosion: exponential decomposition; flat vessel solution; kind of equations for cylindrical and spherical vessels. Technological optimization methods. Physical models of the problem of burning various fuels. Combustion features and combustion modes of liquid and solid fuels. Mathematical models of the combustion process in the combustion chamber. Basic equations for atomization and combustion of liquid fuel. The equation of continuity. Equation of motion and the equation of internal energy.

Radiation effects in condensed matter
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: study of the basic physical processes that occur during the interaction of various types of radiation with condensed matter; optimal techniques for experimental research and processing of the results. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. determine the scope of the methods used; 2. use current standards and specifications, provisions and instructions for the operation of equipment, regulatory materials related to the field of professional activity 3. own methods for analyzing the properties of hydrogen in metals and alloys, isotope chemical structural analysis of the surface of radiation defects in condensed matter, 4. explain the effects of radiation on semiconductors, dielectrics, metals, alloys, organic and inorganic compounds, polymers and products based on them; 5. apply methods to solve the main problems associated with the radiation resistance of products in various fields of technology and ways to increase it. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: The interaction of particles and radiation with matter. Inelastic collisions of charged particles. Loss of energy due to ionization. Radiation losses. Critical energy. Bragg Peak. Extrapolated range of electrons. The effects of ionization in materials with different types of chemical bonds. Elementary defects in crystals. The simplest types of damage and their evolution. Mechanisms of formation of stable Frenkel pairs. Focuses and crowdions. The interaction of primary defects and the formation of the deformation structure of the crystal. Secondary atomic displacements. Energy balance in cascade. Lindhard model. Radiation-stimulated diffusion and balance equations of point defects. Evolution of a defect structure at low and high irradiation temperatures. Physical mechanisms of changes in the macroscopic properties of metals upon irradiation.

Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: the formation of the skills of experiment planning, the selection of optimal techniques implemented using scanning probe microscopes, the determination of the necessary experimental conditions and the optimal method for processing the results. During the study of course, masters should be competent in: 1. explain the fundamental principles of scanning probe microscopy; 2. to analyze the properties of hydrogen in metals and alloys using technological equipment, automation and production diagnostics, modern information technologies; 3. use physical and mathematical methods of isotopic chemical and structural analysis of the surface; 4. own methods of scanning probe microscopy in metals and alloys; 5. use a creative approach to study defects in solids when solving the problems of designing objects of new equipment, operation, and development of technological processes. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Physical fundamentals of scanning probe microscopy. The principle and basic modes of operation of a scanning tunneling microscope. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The principle and basic modes of operation of an atomic force microscope. The forces of interaction in solids. Van der Waals forces, electrostatic and capillary interaction. Methods for recording bending and vibration parameters of the probe. AFM operating modes. Lateral force microscope. Techniques implemented in scanning probe microscopy. Electrostatic force microscopy. Scanning Capacitive Spectroscopy. Scanning microscopy of the near optical zone. Microthermal analysis. Power modulation spectroscopy. Microscopy of phase detection.

Thermal Physics of Conducting Media
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: selection and study of basic physical models of heat and mass exchange processes in stationary and moving media for calculating temperature fields, heat flows and mass. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. understand the basics of the theory of flows in conducting media; 2. use the theory of continuum mechanics in describing heat and mass transfer processes to solve technical problems; 3. apply self-similar equations and methods of magnetohydrodynamic processes to the study and explanation of specific liquid and gas flows; 4. calculate heat and mass flows and temperature fields based on models of heat and mass transfer processes; 5. conduct simulation of magnetic hydrodynamics using the application software packages ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL Multiphysics. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: The Main equations used in the study of flows in conducting media. MHD-equations for an ideal environment. "Frostbite" of the magnetic field. Alfven waves of finite amplitude. Discontinuous flows in magnetic hydrodynamics. Basic equation. Layered flows of a conducting fluid. The modes of the channel. Calculation of the induced magnetic field. Temperature field in the Hartmann current. The friction force on the walls of the channel Couette flow. Boundary layers in magnetic hydrodynamics. Resistance to movement in the MHD boundary layer. Estimation of the boundary layer thickness. Self-similar form of the boundary layer MHD equations in the non-induction approximation. Multiphysical modeling of magnetic hydrodynamics.

Thermal physics of rheological fluids
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: determination of properties of rheological liquids and their flow laws in pipes, channels and boundary layer when flowing around flat surfaces in engineering developments. During the study of course, masters should be competent to: 1. classify rheological fluids by their composition, flow properties in pipes, channels and in the boundary layer; 2. explain the physical mechanisms of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid transfer processes; 3. use the Feucht and Maxwell models to calculate the characteristics of viscoelastic materials using MATLAB tools and software when describing heat and mass transfer processes in complex engineering objects; 4. conduct fluid studies using various types of viscometers; 5. solve self-similar boundary layer problems taking into account initial and boundary conditions. During the study of the discipline masters will learn following aspects: Classification of rheological fluids. Rheological fluids with characteristics that do not depend on the time and prehistory of the flow. Viscoelastic materials. The Feucht Model. Maxwell's Model. Experimental characterization of reestabilishand not reestabilish rheological fluids. Flow of rheological fluid in the pipe. Speed profile and second flow rate. Flow of Shvedov-Bingham plastics in a round tube. The boundary layer of rheological liquids. Equations and boundary conditions. Flow around a flat permeable plate with a uniform flow of a power liquid. A boundary layer with a power-law velocity distribution. Flow around the wedge.

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INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years