EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF FORMATION OF COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN FUTURE SPECIALISTS-LEADERS IN THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY “KHARKIV POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE”

the effectiveness of involving future specialists in physical culture and sports in independent practical activities, which involves the use of interactive forms and methods of education for the use of communicative and reflective skills and determines the formation of communicative skills.

FEATURES OF ELITE AND LEADER TRAINING IN THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER ENGINEERING EDUCATION

the meaning and tasks of the professional activity of a modern engineer are revealed. The content and nature of its preparation in the system of higher education are substantiated. The need for a clear focus of this training on identifying potential leaders among students and the subsequent purposeful development of their leadership potential is shown. It is proposed to focus the rest of other students on their training as representatives of the national humanitarian and technical elite. The characteristic features of the training of the elite and leaders in the conditions of institutions of higher engineering education are analyzed. The experience of such training, accumulated at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, is given. The importance of forming students’ innovative thinking and development of their creative abilities as a condition for the implementation of the paradigm of education 4.0 and staffing industry 4.0 is emphasized.

A Response to Ernest Hook

Does the stifling of dissent impede scientific advance? Berkeley public health professor emeritus Ernest Hook and former dean of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Henry Bauer disagree.

COVID-19 Impact on Media Education in Technical University

The article considers raising students' media literacy as the response to the pandemic challenges highlighting the problem of deficiency of information verifiability and the importance of raising students' critical thinking as a crucial tool in decreasing the COVID-19 pandemic potential damage. The focus of the study lies in the research what sources/genres students of technical universities resort to in getting the information concerning the pandemic, what is their ability to distinguish facts from opinions, trustworthy information from misinformation as well as what are possible differences among students of technical and humanitarian specialities in terms of media literacy. The findings of the survey of 511 students majoring in different specialities at the National Technical University of Ukraine' Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' (after this, the official abbreviated name – Igor Sikorsky KPI) revealed a need in raising students' media literacy in terms of critically assessing information concerning the coronavirus.

Department of Theoretical Electrical Engineering KPI. Igor Sikorsky years, people, destiny

The article offered to the reader is devoted to the formation and stages of development of one of the oldest departments of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute - Department of theoretical electrical engineering. An excerpt from the KPI personnel is given, which confirms the date of foundation . The history of the department is presented through its heads and their activities - from the day of formation to the present time. Main scientific directions of the department's activity and its achievements are given. The article will be useful for the heads and scientific and pedagogical staff of Ukrainian universities, a wide range of readers who are not indifferent to the history of education and science in Ukraine.

INTRODUCTION TO 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTITUTE OF ENERGY SAVING AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as the successor of the glorious mining faculty of KPI entered the jubilee 75th year from its foundation.

Simulation as a Resource in the Calculus Solving Problem

This article is derived from the research project and developed at School of Computer Sciences of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. The article reports on the problems found among engineering students with respect to their resistance to using different representation registers when solving optimization problems in the Calculus Learning Unit. Use of such registers could help the students to build mathematics knowledge and to solve calculus problems. As a didactic strategy, simulations are used in an electronic environment in order to support the students by fostering their use of tabular, graphical and algebraic representation registers. Interviews are undertaken of six of the professors who gave the calculus courses, and a diagnostic questionnaire was applied to 68 students prior to and after working with the proposal. As for the theoretical framework, the work reported by Duval and Hitt is salient in this report, particularly their emphasis of the fact that working on activities by way of one single representation system is not sufficient. From the first responses provided by the students, one can conclude that the algebraic register is preferred by the majority of students. It is however used in a mechanical fashion without affording any meaning to the content of the problem and to the process of solving it. Another conclusion reported is that implementing tasks in the classroom in which the mathematics activity requires coherent use of different representations is necessary

Análisis Estructural del Fuselaje de un Sistema Aéreo No Tripulado de Monitoreo Volcánico

México es un país con más de 2,000 volcanes en su territorio, que de acuerdo con el Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED), se encuentran en actividad 12 volcanes, por lo que realizar el monitoreo volcánico es de suma importancia, especialmente cuando los volcanes se encuentran cercanos a las poblaciones. La utilización de un UAS (sistema aéreo no tripulado) evita exponer a personas en ésta difícil tarea. En la ESIME Ticoman del Instituto Politécnico Nacional se trabaja en el proyecto “Tlapixki”, un UAS para este fin, cuyo objetivo es asegurar que el fuselaje del avión soporte las cargas a las que será sometido, en este trabajo se presenta el análisis estructural del fuselaje en condición de despegue, con base en la reglamentación aérea y usando un paquete de elementos finitos. El material utilizado en la estructura es Aluminio 2024 T3, los resultados obtenidos del análisis muestran valores de esfuerzos mucho menores a los límites del material, mientras que, en el análisis modal, los desplazamientos generados son muy pequeños, indicando que la estructura del fuselaje es adecuada. Mexico is a country with more than 2,000 volcanoes in its territory, which according to the National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), 12 volcanoes are active, so volcanic monitoring is essential, especially when volcanoes are close to populations. The use of a UAS (unmanned aerial system) avoids exposing people to this difficult task. The ESIME Ticoman of the National Polytechnic Institute is working on “Tlapixki” project, a UAS for this purpose, whose objective is to ensure that the aircraft´s fuselage supports the loads to which it will be subjected, this work presents the structural analysis of the fuselage in take-off condition, based on aircrafts regulations and using a finite element software. The material used in the structure is Aluminum 2024 T3. The results obtained from the analysis show values of stress much lower than the limits of the material, while, in the modal analysis, the displacements generated are very small, indicating that the fuselage structure is adequate.

Contribution of Estonian Architect Karl Tarvas (1885–1975), a Graduate of Riga Polytechnic Institute, to Estonian Housing During the Interwar Period

Riga Polytechnicum (RP) / Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI) was the only higher education institution in the territory of the present Baltic States where it was possible to obtain higher technical education in the 19th century and early 20th century. Well-known Estonian architects, engineers and industrialists also studied there. Karl Tarvas (1885–1975), a famous Estonian architect, studied at RPI from 1906 to 1915. His creative heritage significantly influenced and shaped the architecture of Tallinn and its suburbs in the 1920s and 1940s. During the Interwar period in the Republic of Estonia, K. Tarvas deliberately chose to improve the living conditions of the less affluent population by designing standard wooden buildings, which we now know as the Tallinn House (Estonian: Tallinna maja). This research provides an insight into the study years of K. Tarvas and critically evaluates his professional activity. K. Tarvas was one of the founders of Riga Estonian Students’ Society (Estonian: Riia Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts; REÜS) established in 1909, which united Estonian students at RPI. He also was among the creators of the Estonian Association of Architects (Estonian: Eesti Arhitektide Ühing) in 1921. His three sons Paul, Peeter and Pärtel also chose the profession of an architect, Peeter Tarvas (1916–1987) was the most prominent of the three.