Integration of Tropical Mathematics into Software Engineering Curriculum

  • Victoria Kazakevich Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Sergey Kolonitskii Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Elena Tolkacheva Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32603/2071-2340-2023-2-79-88
Keywords: software engineeres curriculum, tropical mathematics

Abstract

The case of introduction of Tropical Mathematics at the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, is considered. Using it as an example, a tentative scheme of introduction of a new area of research to the existing education process is presented.

Author Biographies

Victoria Kazakevich, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Senior Lecturer of Algorithmic Mathematics Department, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, sokratt@gmail.com

Sergey Kolonitskii, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Candidate of Sciences (Phys.-Math.), Associate Professor of the Algorithmic Mathematics Department, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, sergey.kolonitskii@gmail.com

Elena Tolkacheva, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197022, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Candidate of Sciences (Phys.-Math.), Associate Professor of the Algorithmic Mathematics Department, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, eatolkacheva@etu.ru

References

M. Kazaryan, Tropical geometry, Moscow: MCNMO, 2012 (in Russian).

О. Vyro, “On basic concepts of tropical geometry,” in Proc. Steklov Inst. Math., vol. 273, pp. 252–282, 2011.

A. Zaslavsky, V. Nylov, A. Skopenkov, and M. Skopenkov, “Tropical geometry (summary),” in Turgor.ru, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.turgor.ru/lktg/2010/6/6-1en.pdf

D. Maclagan and B. Sturmfels, Sturmfels Introduction to tropical geometry, USA: AMS, 2015.

Published
2023-06-29
How to Cite
Kazakevich, V., Kolonitskii, S., & Tolkacheva, E. (2023). Integration of Tropical Mathematics into Software Engineering Curriculum. Computer Tools in Education, (2), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.32603/2071-2340-2023-2-79-88
Issue
No 2 (2023)
Section
Training of specialists: new methods of training