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• The Results of Q.E.D Competition or How People Solved Math Tasks

  Last weekend ITMO hosted the Q.E.D Competition [from Latin "quod erat demonstrandum" which is "what was to be demonstrated" -Ed.]. The participants had to solve 10 tasks. They didn’t need to be versed in formula and theorems — one could solve everything using logic.

  13.03.2017

• "Come Out and Solve!" - The First All-Russian Test in Technical Sciences

  On February, 12th, children and adults from all over the world had the chance to participate in the All-Russian Test in Technical Sciences. The test was held in universities all over the country (ITMO was one of such sites in St. Petersburg), and online. The tasks for the test were devised in such a way that they could be solved by anyone versed in technical sciences, even if they have no technical background: the main point of the event was not competing with others, but remembering what you once knew.

  13.02.2017

• Now You Can "Solve It!" at ITMO

  In a little bit more than a month the All Russian Test on Physics, Math and Informatics "Solve It!" will take place in several large Russian Universities including ITMO University. Thanks to Yandex.Contest platform it will be possible to solve 15 tasks online. The main feature of the test is that any person can try to test his or her knowledge: a businessman, a politician, an actor, a humanitarian student…its organizers believe the more people will be involved, the more popular STEM disciplines will be. "SolveIt!" will take place on February 15, 2017.

  30.12.2016

• Pokémon and Headaches: What is Big Data?

  Is Big Data really that big? And if it’s big, it’s big compared to what? When and how does data become so big that it starts to frighten programmers? Those are only a few of the questions related to Big Data that can trouble both the uninitiated coders as well as any humanities-minded people. It may even seem that Big Data is everywhere, and there's no way to deal with it. Vladimir Krasilnik, a developer for Yandex.Market, brought some clarity to these questions during the "Joker-2016.Student Edition" conference.

  17.10.2016