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Инструменты параллельного программирования в системах с общей памятью Parallel Programming Tools in Shared Memory Systems

The textbook describes methods and tools for developing, debugging and profiling parallel programs oriented to work in systems with shared memory. It considers various software packages, such as Intel Thread Checker, Intel Thread Profiler, and Intel Threading Building Blocks. The book gives introductory information on Intel Parallel Studio package and Intel MKL library. It demonstrates the whole cycle of development, including the creation of sequential implementation as a basis for comparison, preparation of the parallel version, its debugging, profiling and optimization. The study is conducted on model problems that do not require presence of specific subject areas knowledge. It requires reader's acquaintance with the basics of programming (the base language — C. C ++), some problems require information from higher mathematics (the Dirichlet problem).

The textbook was developed in the Laboratory of Information Technologies (ITLab) of the Faculty of the Higher School of Management of the UNN using materials prepared under the Priority National Project ‘Education’ with the support of Intel Corporation and the Grant Council of the President of the Russian Federation (Grant No. NSH-64729.2010.9).

For teachers and researchers, as well as postgraduate students and students of higher educational institutions.

Инфекционные болезни Infectious Diseases

The textbook presents modern data on the most common and rare infectious diseases of man, the history of their study, etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology and prevention. It gives the materials necessary for a modern doctor to timely recognize an infectious disease and effectively treat the patient. It gives special attention to unsolved urgent issues of infectious pathology.

For students of medical universities and medical faculties of universities, as well as graduate students, clinical residents and general practitioners.

Информационно-коммуникационные технологии в лингводидактике: дистанционное обучение Information and Communication Technologies in Linguodidactics: Distance Learning

Current trends in Russian education and the policy of modernization require the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) into the process of foreign language teaching (FLT). This book is an attempt to select and organize the necessary minimum of special knowledge which could serve as a guide to using ICT in the everyday professional work of foreign language teachers. The role and place of distance learning (DL) in today’s education system, its foundations, didactic principles, strategies and methods are discussed. A concrete experience of teaching English online is considered. Suggested tasks include the practical application of described approaches. 

For students and post-graduates of universities and departments of pedagogy, teachers of foreign languages and all interested in using distance education and ICT in FLT.

Информационные технологии анализа данных Information technologies of data analysis

The peculiarity of this textbook on data Analysis is that the main attention is paid to those examples that, although using the correct theoretical models and methods, contain one or more widespread errors leading to incorrect conclusions. The necessary concepts for understanding the error are described in detail, the correct solution is shown, and alternative approaches to analyzing the situation based on data mining methods are presented.

The manual reveals the use of MS Excel, STATISTICA, Genehunter, FuzzyXl software products for various data analysis tasks: hypothesis testing, dependency search, trend highlighting, forecasting, and object clustering.

The textbook is recommended for sociologists, marketers, political scientists, specialists in finance, economics, management, public administration.

Исследователь в сфере образования: эскизы к социально-психологическому портрету Researcher in the field of education: sketches to a socio-psychological portrait
The monograph is based on the results of a study conducted on the topic “Life values ​​and professional orientations of a researcher in the field of education” by the Federal State Budgetary Institution RAO in 2015-2016. The study touches on a wide range of issues relating to the socio-psychological characteristics of scientific employees: value orientations and life fears; satisfaction with financial situation; difficulties and barriers that a scientist is forced to overcome in his professional activities; attitude to science reform; professional mobility; motivation for professional activity, etc. The data obtained during the survey are analyzed regarding socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age) and indicators of socio-professional status (work experience, academic degree, academic title, position, publication activity) The book is addressed to specialists in the field of education, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, cultural studies and management.
Исследователь в сфере образования: эскизы к социально-психологическому портрету (pdf) Researcher in the field of education: sketches to a socio-psychological portrait
The monograph is based on the results of a study conducted on the topic “Life values ​​and professional orientations of a researcher in the field of education” by the Federal State Budgetary Institution RAO in 2015-2016. The study touches on a wide range of issues relating to the socio-psychological characteristics of scientific employees: value orientations and life fears; satisfaction with financial situation; difficulties and barriers that a scientist is forced to overcome in his professional activities; attitude to science reform; professional mobility; motivation for professional activity, etc. The data obtained during the survey are analyzed regarding socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age) and indicators of socio-professional status (work experience, academic degree, academic title, position, publication activity) . The book is addressed to specialists in the field of education, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, cultural studies and management.
Исторические очерки о медицинском образовании в Московском университете Historical Essays on Medical Education at Moscow University

In the form of essays, the authors of the book tried to convey to the reader the main historical milestones in the development of medical education at Moscow University. They give a brief overview of the development of university medical education and the historical origins of the first medical journals and societies. The annexes list professors of the Medical Faculty before 1930, as well as the names of the papers and the names of best students from 1837 to 1915. For comparison, it lists theses subjects and the names of the best students of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of the first twelve issues (1998-2010).

The book can be interesting and useful to anyone who is interested in the history of university medicine.

The publication is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of M.V. Lomonosov

История математического образования в России History of Mathematical Education in Russia

The book studies the history of mathematical education in the Russian Empire.

The book is addressed to researchers in the history of mathematics and the history of education, teachers of mathematics of higher and secondary educational institutions, students of mathematical specialties and all who are concerned about the fate of Russian mathematical education.

История международных отношений: движущие силы, глобальные тенденции History of International Relations: Driving Forces, Global Processes

The textbook examines the history of international relations as a process of shaping the world state system, reveals the driving forces of events and phenomena, global trends that have had a significant impact on the foreign policy of the leading powers. This approach, in the author's view, allows students to get a holistic view of history, to see a close connection between its main stages, to understand the origins of the foreign policy of states, the nature of wars, conflicts, revolutions, motives for rulers who confronted countries that have cooperated with other states.

The textbook meets the requirements of the latest edition of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education and the curricula of the History of International Relations course, which set the task of teaching future specialists to think independently.

История России с древнейших времен до конца ХVIII века History of Russia from ancient times to the end of the 18th century
Proceedings of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University: Vol. 132. Ser. III: IN ST RUMENTA STUDIORUM, 37. This textbook is a presentation of a university course on the history of Russia from ancient times to the beginning of the 19th century. The development of Russian statehood, the evolution of forms of ownership and political institutions are traced. The key events of Russian history are shown, objective characteristics of its outstanding figures are given, and reviews of the main phenomena in the field of culture are given. Prepared on the basis of the latest research and publications of sources, the textbook offers the author's interpretation of many controversial issues of Russian history. For students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme.
История России. Даты и события, причины и следствия. Справочник для подготовки к ЕГЭ History of Russia: Dates and Events, Causes and Effects: A State Exam Preparation Guide

The handbook contains information on the most important phenomena of Russian history: revolutions and reforms, wars and peace treaties, public systems and political organizations, government bodies and state leaders, literary works and geographical discoveries, outstanding writers and scientists. The handbook was compiled on the basis of many years of teaching experience obtained by the author in the All-Russian Extramural School and in the School of a Young Entrepreneur at the Economics Faculty of the Moscow State University.

Information from this book is useful for studying the history of Russia and for those who are preparing for state or university entrance exams.

История русской журналистики XIX века History of Russian Journalism of the XIX century

The textbook consists of two parts: the first and second half of the XIX century. Various areas of journalism, the content of literary, journalistic and satirical magazines, newspapers, illegal printing are considered. The journalistic activity of A.S.Pushkin, V.G.Belinsky, A.I.Herzen, N.A.Nekrasov, M.N.Katkov, F.M. is shown.Dostoevsky, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, A.P. Chekhov, V.G.Korolenko, A.M. Gorky and other prominent literary figures of the XIX century.

For students of faculties and departments of journalism of higher educational institutions.

История русской журналистики начала ХХ века History of Russian journalism of the early twentieth century

The proposed textbook systematically examines the history of Russian journalism at the beginning of the XX century. When describing the press of this period,  magazines and newspapers, typological groups of publications, the author used the research of historians of Russian journalism, periodical press materials of the early 1900s, diaries and memoirs of public figures, writers and journalists. The textbook is supplemented with a textbook, which presents the most interesting publications of the studied period.

For students of journalism faculties and departments and anyone interested in the extraordinarily dramatic history of the press of the early XX century.

История русской литературы XIX века в идеях The History of Russian Literature of the 19th Century in Ideas

The book describes the concepts of history of nineteenth-century Russian literature from Pushkin to Bunin. The author refers to such best-known works as ‘Eugene Onegin’, ‘Dead Souls’, ‘War and Peace’, ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ and others, and establishes continuity and connection between them, which allows to illuminate the traditional problems of creativity of the great writers. The main attention is paid to the problem of an integral worldview of Russian classics. It shows how this problem was posed by Pushkin, how Gogol tried to solve it and how it was solved in the religious and philosophical novels of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.

For students, teachers of universities, teachers, as well as for a wide range of readers interested in Russian literature.

История стран Европы и Америки в новейшее время. 1918-1945 The Contemporary History of the Countries of Europe and America. 1918–1945

This lecture course examines the most important problems of the first period of contemporary history of the largest countries of Europe and America. The main attention in the history of these countries during the period between the First and Second World Wars is paid to an analysis of those sharp discussions that are currently taking place in Russian journalism and historiography concerning the historical process in this complex and contradictory period of the twentieth century.

For students, graduate students and all interested in the problems of contemporary history.

История стран Западной Европы и Америки в XXI веке (2001–2021) The history of Western Europe and America in the 21st century (2001–2021)
Published in accordance with the publishing programme dedicated to the 270th anniversary of Moscow University. Author team: L. S. Belousov, V. A. Borodaev, A. Yu. Vatlin, V. N. Gorokhov, G. N. Kaninskaya, G. Ch Moiseev, N. N. Naumova, Yu. N. Rogulev, D. V. Rodin, E. A. Susloparova, M. O. Yakimova. The lecture course reveals the main problems and trends in the development of Western Europe and America in the first decades of the 21st century. General sections discuss issues of globalization, information society, international relations, integration, and global problems of our time. Regional studies sections reveal the features of the political and socio-economic development of the leading countries of the West and Latin America. The textbook is designed for university students studying in the field of study 46.03.01 “History” (bachelor’s degree) and 46.04.01 “History” (master’s degree), as well as graduate students, history teachers in general education organizations, as well as everyone interested in world history at the beginning of the new millennium.
Итальянский гуманизм эпохи Возрождения. Идеалы и практика культуры Italian Humanism of the Renaissance. Culture Ideals and Practice

The monograph raises a number of problems widely discussed in modern science: the specific features of the social thought of Italian Renaissance humanism, the correlation of the ideals formed in it and their practical refraction, the elitism of the humanistic movement, the continuity of the humanist ideas of the 15th century and Renaissance culture of the 16th century. The author relies on the analysis of a large number of works of Italian humanists, as well as thinkers of the Late Renaissance and other documentary material. The book is illustrated by the works of the 15th and 16th centuries artists.

For historians, art historians, philosophers, literary critics, culturologists, political scientists and all interested in the history of world culture.