INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING THE DISCIPLINE HIGHER MATHEMATICS TO STUDENTS STUDYING CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Abstract

The article discusses some innovative methods that can be used in practical classes in higher mathematics, teaching students of chemical specialties. The possibilities for the development of competencies in complex interuniversity projects are closely related to the issues of classifying all types of interrelationships of disciplines within the framework of courses according to curricula, as well as the choice of additional universal competencies. Mathematics for chemical process engineers is, first of all, a useful tool for solving many chemical and technological problems and tasks. The typical curriculum takes into account the modern needs of related and special disciplines in the mathematical education of students, and consists of four main sections: the foundations of algebra and analytical geometry, mathematical analysis, differential equations, probability theory and mathematical statistics. When writing the article, many years of experience in teaching students of chemical specialties by the department 'Higher Mathematics' of the National Technical University «KhPI» were used. The purpose of the scientific research of teachers and students presented in the article is to increase the competitiveness of Ukrainian technical education in the world market by developing and implementing innovative models and methods. When writing this article, the authors pursued three goals. First, to give the general course of mathematics for students of chemical and related specialties an appropriate professional orientation; secondly, to form in students of the first years of study ideas about the mathematical apparatus, information technologies and the mathematical modeling of modern chemistry and, thirdly, to instill in students the primary skills of building mathematical models of the simplest physical and mathematical processes when studying a mathematics course.