Scientific topic of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Teaching Methods

Scientific work is one of the most important types of activity of the teaching staff of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Teaching Methods, which is a graduation course for 6 educational programs for training future teachers of three levels of higher education. Conducting scientific work ensures continuous improvement of the educational process on the basis of theoretical and applied research in the areas of training future specialists and the introduction of practical developments and methodological recommendations into educational activities. Today, the department employs 12 teachers: 5 doctors and 4 candidates of sciences, 2 senior lecturers, 1 assistant. Scientific research is carried out within the framework of the complex theme of the department: "Theoretical and methodological principles of systematic training of future teachers of mathematics, physics and specialists in the field of nanomaterials science for professional activity" (2026-2030; state registration number: 0126U001943).

The department is the initiator of the organization and holding of the All-Ukrainian (with international participation) scientific and practical conferences "Continuous Physics and Mathematics Education: Problems, Searches, Prospects" (2007, 2009), "Research and Research Work in the System of Training Specialist Teachers in Natural Sciences, Technological and Computer Sciences" (2011 - 2025), the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Science. Innovations. Quality" (2020), dedicated to discussing topical issues of the development of natural sciences education in Ukraine; ways of effective implementation of innovative approaches and computer-oriented technologies in the professional training of future teachers and engineering teachers; expanding scientific ties of university scientists with scientists from different regions of Ukraine and other countries. The conference was co-organized by: the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the M.P. Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, the Higher Technical School in Katowice (Poland), the Higher School of Economics and Management of Public Administration (Bratislava, Slovakia), the Higher School of Management and Administration (Opole, Poland), the Honored Autonomous University of Puebla (Mexico), the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences (Austria). At various times, the department has successfully collaborated with the V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductors of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine (Department of General Secondary Education and Digitalization of Educational Systems), Kharkiv Polytechnic University, the Physical and Chemical Laboratory of the Technological University in Tunis, the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and the Research Center of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.

The department's teachers are authors and co-authors of textbooks, monographs, teaching aids (including those with the seal of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine), numerous patents and inventions, publications in domestic and international scientific professional periodicals, including the Scopus and Web of Science databases; heads of state budget topics and grant projects, fellows of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists, experts of the National Academy of Higher Education and Science of Ukraine, members of the Expert Council and the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the examination of state budget projects and certification of HEIs of Ukraine in terms of their implementation of scientific (scientific and technical) activities; members of editorial boards of professional publications, reviewers in journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science; supervisors of higher education applicants - winners of various international, all-Ukrainian and university scientific competitions. Thus, in particular:

• the textbook "Curriculum for Generalizing Students' Knowledge in Theoretical Physics" won the All-Ukrainian competition of the National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine for the best scientific publication of 2022 (nomination "best textbook");
• in 2023, the master of the m2pfn group Vladyslav Bondarenko took 3rd place in the competition of the Council of Young Scientists of the BDPU (nomination: "Scientific Breakthrough - Applicant");
• in 2024, the applicant of the second (master's) level of higher education of the m2fi-z group S. Kamulya won the All-Ukrainian competition of scientific works for student youth "Methodology of teaching subjects (disciplines) of the physics and mathematics cycle in educational institutions" (topic of the work: "Formation of subject competence of students in physics in conditions of interactive learning"; scientific supervisor - O. Shkola); https://surli.cc/cetnwu.
• in 2024, the first level higher education graduate of the 3rd year group, Oleksandr Medvedenko, won the Competition for Gifted Youth of the Zaporizhia Region in the field of science (section: "Physical and Mathematical Sciences", category "student"); topic of work: "Tesla Transformer: from idea to implementation"; Diploma of the 1st degree) https://surli.cc/frlrbh.
• in 2025, the first level higher education graduate of the 4th year group, Oleksandr Medvedenko, won the Competition of the Council of Young Scientists of the BDPU (nomination "Scientific Breakthrough - Graduate"); Diploma of the 1st degree). https://www.facebook.com/rmubdpu/?ref=bookmarks.
• in 2025, the first level higher education graduate of the 4fi group, Oleksandr Medvedenko, won the “Student of the Year BDPU 2025” Competition (nomination: “Scientist of the Year”; scientific supervisor – O. Shkola). https://surl.li/ockfjq.

The department's teachers are members of the specialized academic council D 18.092.01 of the BDPU for the defense of dissertations for the degree of Doctor (Candidate) of Pedagogical Sciences in the following specialties: 13.00.02 - theory and methods of teaching (physics); 13.00.04 - theory and methods of professional education; Chairmen of one-time specialized academic councils, supervisors, reviewers and official opponents of dissertations. The department's teachers are organizers of research work of higher education applicants, supervisors of qualification (coursework, master's) works, including participants and winners of All-Ukrainian competitions of scientific works for student youth by specialty; members of the jury of the competition of scientific and research works of students-members of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine of Zaporizhia region (scientific department: "Physics and Astronomy"); competition for gifted youth of Zaporizhia region (nomination "Science").

The results of the research work of the department's teachers, postgraduate students and higher education applicants are regularly published at international and all-Ukrainian scientific and practical conferences and seminars, in domestic and foreign periodicals. Thus, in particular, during 2020 - 2026, the department's teachers became authors and co-authors of more than 200 scientific and educational and methodological works. Among them: 4 monographs, 11 textbooks, including those with the seal of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 70 articles in domestic and international periodicals (28 - in the Scopus and Web of Science databases), 120 abstracts of reports to scientific and practical conferences (including 85 - together with higher education applicants of the BDPU). In 2022, the Department of Physics and Physics Teaching Methods took the honorable 1st place in the scientific ranking among all departments of the University and has consistently occupied high positions in recent years.

Continuous improvement of the material and technical base of teaching disciplines, combination of educational and research work in the professional training of future teachers, establishment and expansion of contacts with the domestic and foreign academic community through participation in research programs, grants, advanced training courses and internships are the priority tasks of the scientific work of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Teaching Methods.