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Postgraduate track program: Applied Mathematics and Artificial

Intelligence

1. Olympiad winner’s skill set

To win the Olympiad, you should have a firm grasp of mathematics, data analysis and machine
learning concepts, namely:
 mathematical logic, algorithms, machine learning, and information technology;
 data analysis, neural network design and training, and software development;
 graph theory, modular arithmetic, real and complex analysis, and the fundamental laws of
probability distributions.
You should also have a solid command of the following skills:
 solving ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations;
 investigating system stability;
 constructing functions of random variables, and applying limit theorems;
 using modern software development methodologies, including the Unified Process and
agile methodologies like Scrum or XP.

2. List of degree programs covered by subject area

2.1. List of master programs

01.04.01 Mathematics
01.04.02 Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
01.04.03 Mechanics and Mathematical Modelling
01.04.04 Applied Mathematics
01.04.05 Statistics
02.04.01 Mathematics and Computer Sciences
09.04.01 Information Science and Computer Engineering
09.04.03 Applied Computer Science
09.04.04 Software Engineering

2.2. List of doctoral programs

1.1.1 Real, complex and functional analysis
1.1.2 Differential equations and mathematical physics
1.1.4 Probability theory and mathematical statistics
1.1.5 Mathematical logic, algebra, number theory and discrete mathematics
1.1.6 Computational mathematics
1.2.1 Artificial intelligence and machine learning
1.2.2 Mathematical modelling, numerical methods and software packages
1.2.3 Theoretical informatics, cybernetics
2.3.1 System analysis, management and information processing, statistics
2.3.5 Mathematical and software foundation for data science
2.3.7 Computer modelling and computer-aided design

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3. Content

Mathematics
Linear algebra and analytic geometry
1. Complex numbers. Algebraic and exponential (polar) forms. Roots of complex numbers. De
Moivre’s formula. The fundamental theorem of algebra.
2. Polynomials. The roots of a polynomial. The multiplicity of a root. The little Bezout theorem.
Polynomial long division. The greatest common divisor of polynomials. The Lagrange and
Newton interpolating polynomials. Irreducible polynomials. The unique factorization theorem for
polynomials.
3. Gaussian elimination. Cramer’s rule. The Rouche-Capelli theorem.
4. Real and complex vector spaces. A basis, the dimension and coordinates of a vector. Vector
subspaces. Sum and intersection of subspaces. A linear transformation of a finite-dimensional
vector space, the matrix of a linear transformation. The change of basis formulas.
5. The characteristic polynomial of a linear. Eigenvectors and eigenvalues of a linear
transformation.
6. The Jordan normal form of a linear transformation on a complex vector space.
7. Bilinear forms. Symmetric bilinear forms and quadratic forms. Positive-definite and negative-
definite quadratic forms. Sylvester’s law of inertia. Sylvester’s criterion.
8. Euclidean spaces. Self-adjoint and orthogonal linear transformations. An orthogonal
diagonalization of the quadratic form.
9. The three-dimensional space. The dot product, the cross product, and the triple product.
10. Various ways to define a straight line and a plane in three-dimensional space. The angle
between a straight line and a plane, the angle between two straight lines, the angle between two
planes. The distance from a point to a plane. The distance between two lines.
11. Curves of the second order.
12. Surfaces of the second order.
Real and complex analysis (calculus)
13. Limit of a sequence: definition and properties. Cauchy’s criterion. Limit inferior and limit
superior. The Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem. The limit of a function at a point. The equivalence of
Cauchy’s and Heine’s definitions.
14. Function continuity at a point. Behavior of a continuous function on a segment: the
Weierstrass and Bolzano-Cauchy theorems. The inverse function theorem. Uniform continuity,
Cantor’s theorem.
15. Derivative of a function (of a single variable) at a point: definition and basic properties. The
derivative of a composition of functions. Differentiability of a function at a point. Function
differential at a point. Derivative of an inverse function. Higher order derivatives and differentials.
The Leibniz rule. Rolle's Theorem, the mean value theorem, and Cauchy's mean value theorem.
L'Hôpital's rule. Taylor's expansion with the Peano and Lagrange form of the remainder. Using
Taylor's expansion and L'Hôpital's rule for limit calculations. Using derivative to study the
properties of a function of a single variable: monotonicity, extrema, convexity, inflexion points.
16. Indefinite integral. Definite integral. Darboux’s criterion of the integrability of a function.
Properties of an integral with a variable upper limit: continuity, differentiability. The Newton–

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Leibniz formula. Geometric applications of a definite integral. Improper integrals. Absolute

convergence and conditional convergence. Cauchy's criterion, and Dirichlet's test of convergence.
17. Differentiability of a function of several variables. Necessary conditions and sufficient
conditions for differentiability. Gradient of a function. Implicit function theorem. Local extrema
of a function of several variables. Necessary conditions and sufficient conditions of a local
extremum point. Conditional extrema of a function. The Lagrange multiplier method, necessary
and sufficient conditions for conditional extrema.
18. Numeric series. Absolute and conditional convergence. Cauchy’s criterion, comparison test,
integral test, the Root and Ratio tests, Leibniz’s and Dirichlet’s tests. Function series. Uniform
convergence. Cauchy’s criterion, the Weierstrass test, and Dirichlet's test of uniform convergence.
Power series. The radius of convergence, the Cauchy—Hadamard formula. The Taylor expansion.
Taylor expansions for elementary functions.
19. Line integral. Green’s theorem. Surface integrals. The Gauss—Ostrogradsky theorem. Stokes’
theorem
20. A Fourier series. Pointwise convergence conditions. Uniform convergence conditions. The
Fourier transform of an absolutely integrable function and its properties. The Fourier transform of
a derivative and the derivative of a Fourier transform.
21. Functions of a Complex Variable. Analytic functions.
22. Integral of a function of a complex variable. Cauchy's integral theorem. Cauchy’s integral
formula.
23. Maximum modulus principle and the Schwarz lemma.
24. The Taylor and Laurent series.
25. Residues of complex functions. Cauchy's residue theorem. Calculation of integrals using
residues. Jordan's lemma.
26. Conformal mappings. Möbius transformations. The Joukowsky transform.

Applied Mathematics
Graph theory and number theory
1. The Euclidean algorithm. GCD and LCM. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
2. Modular arithmetic. Congruence classes. The ring of integers modulo m. Invertible elements.
The Chinese remainder theorem.
3. Fermat’s little theorem. Wilson’s theorem.
4. Euler’s totient function. Euler’s theorem.
5. Finite fields (Galois fields).
6. Graphs. Connected components in a graph. Depth-first and breadth-first search. Adjacency
matrix. Planar graphs. Euler’s theorem.
7. An Eulerian path in a graph. A Hamiltonian path in a graph. Dijkstra’s algorithm. The Floyd-
Warshall algorithm.
8. Spanning trees in a graph. Prim’s algorithm. Kruskal’s algorithm.
Differential equations
9. Ordinary differential equations. Separation of variables. Reduction of the order of the
differential equation. The method of introducing a parameter.
10. Linear ODEs and systems of ODEs with constant coefficients.

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11. Linear ODEs and systems of ODEs with variable coefficients. A fundamental solution set.
The Wrońskian, Liouville’s formula. The variation of constants method.
12. Calculus of variations. The Euler–Lagrange equation. A necessary condition for a weak local
extremum.
13. Equilibrium of an autonomous system of differential equations. Classifying the equilibria of
linear autonomous second-order systems. Stability and asymptotic stability of equilibrium.
14. First integrals of the autonomous system of differential equations. Theorem on the number of
independent first integrals. Linear PDEs. General solution and the Cauchy problem.

Mathematical physics
1. Statement of problems of mathematical physics. Posed and ill-posed problems of mathematical
physics.
2. Classification of second-order partial differential equations with two independent variables,
linear with respect to higher derivatives.
3. Cauchy problems for equations of hyperbolic and parabolic types.
4. Method of separation of variables. Sturm-Liouville problem.
5. Hyperbolic type equations.
6. Parabolic type equations.
7. Elliptic type equations. Properties of harmonic functions.
8. Method of integral transformations.

Mathematical logic
1. Introduction to logic.
2. Predicate logic.
3. The theory of evidence.
4. Applications of mathematical logic.

Statistics & probability

1. Fundamentals of combinatorics: counting rules, addition and multiplication rules, combinations
with and without repetitions, binomial coefficients and Newton's binomials.
2. Probabilistic space. Independent events. Addition theorem. Conditional probability. Complete
event system. The formula for full probability. Bayes' formula.
3. Random variable and its distribution function. Mathematical expectation and dispersion of a
random variable, their properties.
4. The main types of distributions of random variables: binomial, geometric, uniform, Poisson,
exponential, and normal. Bernoulli's experiments. Chebyshev's inequality and the Central Limit
Theorem.
5. Joint distribution of several random variables. Independence of random variables. Covariation.
Correlation coefficient.
6. Estimation of numerical characteristics of distributions in the sample.

Computer science, artificial intelligence

1. Regression analysis.
2. Binary classification.

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3. Multiclass classification.
4. Mathematical models of neural networks.
5. Backpropagation algorithm.

Computer science, cybernetics

1. Mathematical models of dynamic systems, and their classification. Equations of statics and
dynamics, linearization. The transfer function of continuous and digital systems, their transient
and impulse transient characteristics. Frequency characteristics, frequency hodograph. Feedback
principle. Typical dynamic links, groups of links. Structural transformations of systems.
2. Stability of dynamic systems, its various types. Algebraic and frequency stability criteria,
Mikhailov-Nyquist criterion. Stability reserves.
3. Dynamic accuracy of systems, and its indicators. Coefficients and error values. Various types
of quality factors, and frequency methods for their determination. Static and astatic systems.
4. The principle of superposition in cybernetics, features of control processes in nonlinear systems.
Typical nonlinearities. Methods for analyzing nonlinear systems. The phase plane method, its
advantages and disadvantages. Construction of transient processes using known phase trajectories.
Harmonic and statistical linearization.
5. Root hodograph method in technical cybernetics. Properties of root hodographs, their
construction. Analysis and synthesis of systems using the root hodograph.
6. Equations of dynamics of systems in state space. Obtaining equations of the state of continuous
and discrete systems from their known transfer functions. Normal form of equations of state.
Controllability and observability.

Computer science, software engineering

1. Definition of a project. Project goals. Definition of a software development process. Key
project indicators.
2. Human resources management. Key roles of software developers. Project risk management.
3. Basics of Unified Process. Definition of a use case and iteration.
4. Inception phase. Requirements analysis. Role of a system analyst.
5. Elaboration phase. Definition of a project architecture. Building of an architecture.
6. Popular architecture prototypes.
7. Construction phase. Key artefacts of a project release.
8. Purpose of project testing. Tests types. Building of tests.
9. Definition of DevOps. Tasks of CD and CI.
10. History of the agile methodology. Comparing the agile methodology and UP.
11. Key practices of Scrum, XP, DSDM and FDD.
12. Popular chart notations (UML, Gantt etc).

Computer science, information systems

1. Information: collecting, transmitting, processing, accumulation, measurement;
information units. Information and entropy.
2. The concept of the information system and information technology. Information systems
classification.
3. Data classification.

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4. Architecture of distributed systems. Distributed information processing.

5. Data processing. Concept of ETL process.
6. Data storage in information systems. Types of storage. Basic concepts of relational algebra.
7. Hardware and software of information technology. Parallel data processing in information
systems. Basic classes of modern parallel systems.
8. Concept of a system. Types of systems.
9. Control object and control system. Information. Feedback. Subject of technical cybernetics and
information theory.
10. Pragmatic, semantic and syntactic aspects of information.
4. Recommended references

4.1. Reading list

Mathematics
Sources in English Topic
1. 1. E.B. Vinberg. A course in algebra. American Mathematical Society, 1-8
2003.
http://www.ams.org/books/gsm/056/
Limited access
2. 2. V. A. Ilyin, E. G. Poznyak. Analytic geometry. Moscow : Mir, 9-12
1984. 232 p.
https://lib.ugent.be/en/catalog/rug01:000325357
Limited access
3. 3. Ya. S. Bugrov, S. M. Nikolsky. Differential and Integral Calculus. 13-20
Imported Pubn, 1983. 464 p.
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/SCSB-8492201
Limited access
4. 4. M. I. Shabunin, Yu. V. Sidorov, M. V. Fedoryuk. Lectures on the 21-26
Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable. Mir, 1985.
https://archive.org/details/SidorovFedoryukShabuninLecturesOnThe
TheoryOfFunctionsOfAComplexVariable
Free access
5. A.G. Sveshnikov, A.N. Tikhonov. The Theory of Functions of a 21-26
Complex Variable. Mir, 1978.
https://download.tuxfamily.org/openmathdep/analysis_complex/Fu
nctions_Complex_Variable-Sveshnikov.pdf
Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

1. 1. Э.Б. Винберг. Курс алгебры. М.: МЦНМО, 2011. — 592 с. 1-8
https://djvu.online/file/MhWkByl1XwB6z
Free access
2. Ильин В. А., Позняк Э. Г. Аналитическая геометрия: Учеб. Для 9-12
вузов. — 7-е изд., стер. — М., 2004. — 224 с.
https://djvu.online/file/EdF3SCk04YRRw

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Free access
3. С. М. Никольский. Курс математического анализа. В 2-х томах. 13-20
М.: Физматлит,2001.
http://www.physics.gov.az/book_K/NIKOLSKI2.PDF
Free access
4. Ю. В. Сидоров, М. В. Федорюк, М. И. Шабунин. Лекции по 21-26
теории функций комплексного переменного, любое издание,
напр., М.: Наука, 1982.
http://mph1.phys.spbu.ru/~badanin/3kypc/FilesAdd/Shabunin_TFKP.
pdf
Free access
5. А.Г. Свешников, А. Н. Тихонов. Теория функции комплексного 21-26
переменного, любое издание, напр., М. Физматлит, 2005.
http://read.newlibrary.ru/read.php/pdf=15234
Free access

Applied mathematics
Sources in English Topic
5. 1. E.B. Vinberg. A course in algebra. American Mathematical Society, 1-5
2003.
http://www.ams.org/books/gsm/056/
Limited access
1. 2. N. Christofides. Graph theory. An algorithmic approach. London 6-8
1975.
https://djvu.online/file/YisZ9w23dBmHW
Free access
2. 3. L. Elsgolts. Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations. 9-14
University Press of the Pacific , 2003.
https://ia800908.us.archive.org/2/items/ElsgoltsDifferentialEquations
AndTheCalculusOfVariations/Elsgolts-Differential-Equations-and-
the-Calculus-of-Variations.pdf
Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

2. 1. Э.Б. Винберг. Курс алгебры. М.: МЦНМО, 2011. — 592 с. 1-5
https://djvu.online/file/MhWkByl1XwB6z
Free access
2. Н. Кристофидес. Теория графов: алгоритмический подход. 6-8
https://studizba.com/files/show/pdf/53991-1-n-kristofides--teoriya-
grafov.html
Free access
3. Л.Э. Эльсгольц. Дифференциальные уравнения и вариационное 9-14
исчисление. М.: Наука, 1965.

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http://www.phys.nsu.ru/balakina/El%27sgol%27dz_Dif_ur_i_var_isc
h.pdf
Free access

Mathematical physics
Sources in English Topic
1. A.N. Tikhonov, A.A. Samarskii,. Equations of mathematical 1-8
physics. Dover books on physics. 2011.
https://archive.org/details/equationsofmathe0000tikh
Limited access
2. Budak B.M., A.A. Samarskii, A.N. Tikhonov. A Collection of 1-8
Problems on Mathematical Physics. Moscow, 1964.
https://archive.org/details/a-collection-of-problems-on-mathematical-
physics
Free access
3. Lawrence C. Evans. Partial differential equations. Providence, 1-8
R.I. : American Mathematical Society, 1998.
https://djvu.online/file/0lRTzc2Jm2Ibe
Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

1. Тихонов А. Н., Самарский А. А. Уравнения 1-8
математической физики. – 6-ое издание. – М.: Изд-во МГУ, 1999.
http://math324.narod.ru/index/0-4
Free access
2. Будак Б.М., Самарский А.А., Тихонов А.Н. Сборник задач 1-8
по математической физике (3-е изд.). М.: Наука, 1979.
https://archive.org/details/a-collection-of-problems-on-
mathematical-physics
Free access
3. Владимиров В.С. Уравнения математической физики. М.: 1-8
Наука, 1967.
https://djvu.online/file/Ivrjw0ZJiMx7l
Free access

Mathematical logic
Sources in English Topic
1. Mendelsohn E., Introduction to Mathematical Logic: New 1-4
York: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 6th Edition, 2015, 513p
URL:
https://sistemas.fciencias.unam.mx/~lokylog/images/Notas/la_aldea
_de_la_logica/Libros_notas_varios/L_02_MENDELSON,%20E%2
0-
%20Introduction%20to%20Mathematical%20Logic,%206th%20Ed

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%20-%20CRC%20Press%20(2015).pdf
Free access
2. Kleene S. C. Mathematical logic. NY: Dover Publ., 2002. 432 1-4
p.
URL:
https://ru.z-library.rs/book/20334015/d9a33f/mathematical-
logic.html
Free access
3. Hurley, Patrick J. A concise introduction to logic. Cengage 1-4
Learning, 2023. 658 p.
URL:
https://vk.com/doc399904795_668235445
Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

1. Мендельсон Э. Введение в математическую логику. М.: 1-4
Наука, 1976. 320 с.
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2. Колмогоров А. Н., Драгалин А. Г. Математическая логика: 1-4
Введение в математическую логику. Изд.6: М.: URSS, 2023, 240 с.
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3. Колмогоров А. Н., Драгалин А. Г. Математическая логика: 3-4
Дополнительные главы. Изд.5: М.: URSS, 2022, 232 с.
URL: https://vk.com/doc-91031095_651760872
Free access

Statistics & probability

Sources in English Topic
1. W. Feller. An Introduction to Probability Theory and its 1,2,3
Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 1967.
a. https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Probability-
Theory-Applications-Vol/dp/0471257087
b. https://bitcoinwords.github.io/assets/papers/an-
introduction-to-probability-theory-and-its-applications.pdf
Free access
2. R.E. Walpol, R.H. Myers, S.L. Myers, K. Ye. Probability and 1-6
Statistics. Prentice Hall, 2011.
https://spada.uns.ac.id/pluginfile.php/221008/mod_resource/content/1
/ProbabilityStatistics_for_EngineersScientists%289th_Edition%29_
Walpole.pdf
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3. Ross, Sheldon M. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for 1-6

Engineers and Scientists Academic Press 2014. 686 p.
https://minerva.it.manchester.ac.uk/~saralees/statbook3.pdf
Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

1. Г.И. Ивченко, Ю.И. Медведев. Математическая статистика. М.: 6
Высш. шк., любое издание
https://www.hse.ru/pubs/share/direct/content_document/103185710
Free access
2. В. Феллер. Введение в теорию вероятностей и ее приложения, 1,2,3
любое издание
https://vk.com/doc409016625_541696520
https://vk.com/doc409016625_541697907
Free access
3. В. П. Чистяков. Курс теории вероятностей, любое издание 1-6

https://vk.com/doc409016625_585522734
Free access

Computer science, artificial intelligence

Sources in English Topic
1. VanderPlas, Jake. Python data science handbook: Essential 1-3
tools for working with data. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2016.
URL: https://github.com/jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook
2. Goodfellow I. et al. Deep learning. – Cambridge: MIT press, 4-5
2016.
URL:
http://imlab.postech.ac.kr/dkim/class/csed514_2019s/DeepLearningB
ook.pdf
3. Russell Stuart, Norvig Peter Artificial Intelligence: A Modern 1-5
Approach, 4th Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited, 2022. 1167
p.
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Free access

Sources in Russian Topic

1. 1. Плас Дж. Вандер. Python для сложных задач: наука о данных и 1-3
машинное обучение. СПб.: Питер, 2018, 576 с.
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https://www.gstu.by/sites/default/files/files/resources/2021/07/plas.pd
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Sources in Russian Topic

2. 2. Гудфеллоу Я., Иошуа Б., Курвилль А. Глубокое обучение. М.: 4-5
ДМК Пресс, 2018, 652 с.
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3. Рассел С., Норвиг П. Искусственный интеллект: современный 1-5
подход М.: Издательский дом Вильямс, 2006. 1408 с.
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Computer science, cybernetics

Sources in English Topic
1. D.A. Novikov. Cybernetics: From past to Future. Springer 1-6
Cham, 2016. 107 p.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287319297
Free access
2. Cybernetics Unveiled: Exploring Its Interdisciplinary Nature 1-6
and Implications
https://www.prodigitalweb.com/cybernetics-interdisciplinary-nature-
impact/
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3. Dorf R.C., Bishop R.H. Modern Control Systems. Pearson 1-6
Education, Inc., 2007. 1056 p.
https://djvu.online/file/q8S2InQgW57hN
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Sources in Russian Topic

1. Ложкин С.А. Лекции по основам кибернетики. М., МГУ, 1-6
2004.
https://techlibrary.ru/b/2t1p1h1l1j1o_2z.2h._2t1f1l1x1j1j_1q1p_1p1s
1o1p1c1a1n_1l1j1b1f1r1o1f1t1j1l1j._2004.pdf
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2. Яблонский С.В. Элементы математической кибернетики. 1-6
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3. Е. И. Юревич. Теория автоматического управления. 1-6
Энергия, 1975.
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Computer science, software engineering

Sources in English Topic

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1. Sommerville I. Software Engineering. – Addison-Wesley, 2001. 693 1

p.
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2. Jacobson I., Butch G., Rambo J. Unified software development 2-3
process. — Addison-Wesley, 1999. 498 p.
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3. Matsyashek L.A. Requirements analysis and system design : 4
developing information systems with UML. – Harlow, England; New
York: Addison-Wesley, 2001. 378 p.
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4.. Kruchten F. Introduction to the Rational Unified Process (second 5-6
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10. Auer K., Miller R. Extreme Programming Applied: Playing to win. 11
Addison-Wesley, 2002. 326p.
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11. Beck K. Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change.
Reading. – MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000. 224 p.

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https://archive.org/details/extremeprogrammi00beck
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12. DSDM Altern. [An electronic resource]. http://www.dsdm.org
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13. Scrum. [An electronic resource].
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object-oriented analysis and design, 2nd ed. – Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Addison-Wesley, 2005. 592 p.
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Sources in Russian Topic

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complex topics in statistical thinking and machine
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Combinatorics https://www.courser This online course explores a wide range of
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probability, descriptive statistics, and methods for
estimating averages and proportions. The course also
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concepts, empowering you to make confident decisions

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Computer science, artificial intelligence

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Машинное https://stepik.org/cou The Machine Learning course is dedicated to the study
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mathematical calculations. To study this course,
knowledge of university courses in mathematical
analysis, linear algebra, probability theory and
mathematical statistics is required. Basic knowledge of

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optimization methods and applied statistical data

analysis is desirable.
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Computer science, cybernetics

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Planning and https://www.classcen This brief course with Alfredo Canziani dives into
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and-control-141805 practical implementation of optimal control problems
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Programming https://www.classcen This 8-week course from IIT Roorkee delves into
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Computer science, software engineering

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IBM: Software https://www.edx.org/ This course is suitable for anyone willing to start in a
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UBCx: Software https://www.edx.org/ This course introduces how teams design, build, and test
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role in Software Engineering with an organization of
DevOps practitioners.

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in Russian
Программная https://stepik.org/175 The purpose of the course is to form a comprehensive
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Анализ, the basis of the working outlook of a software engineer.
моделирование Each chapter examines activities that represent self-
, sufficient professional fields of knowledge.
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Основы Agile https://stepik.org/183 This is a course that allows you to delve deeply into the
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[и Each lesson includes self-assessment tests to ensure a
Менеджеров] thorough understanding of the material.

Informatics and information systems

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in English
Databases: https://www.edx.org/ This course covers underlying principles and design
Modeling and learn/databases/stanf considerations related to databases. It can be taken
Theory ord-university- either before or after taking other courses in the
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Information https://www.courser The Information Systems Foundations specialization
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Relational of-data-relational- store them, and creating and manipulating data in
Database Design databases using SQL.

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database-
design#modules
Online courses Link Summary
in Russian
Проектировани https://intuit.ru/studi The course is aimed at studying modern methods and
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