Comenius University Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics (FMPH; Slovak: FMFI; Slovak: Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky; colloquial: Matfyz) is one of 13 faculties of the Comenius University in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The faculty provides higher education in mathematics, physics and informatics, as well as teacher training in subjects related to these branches of study. It was established in 1980 by separating from the Faculty of Natural Sciences under the name of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Slovak: Matematicko-fyzikálna fakulta). Its name was changed to the contemporary name in 2000.
Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky | |
 Building of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics | |
Former names | Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Slovak: Matematicko-fyzikálna fakulta) |
|---|---|
| Type | Faculty |
| Established | 1980 |
Parent institution | Comenius University |
| Dean | Prof. RNDr. Daniel Ševčovič, DrSc. |
| Students | 1644 (2015)[1] |
| 169 (2015)[1] | |
| Location | , |
| Website | fmph |
In 2015, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics was ranked first in the group of natural sciences in the ranking of faculties in Slovakia by the Academic Ranking and Rating Agency (ARRA).[2]
The campus is located in Mlynská dolina in Bratislava, along with the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University, the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Slovak University of Technology.
Endowment of the faculty in 2015 was €11.7 million.[3]
Departments
Mathematics
- Department of Algebra, Geometry and Didactics of Mathematics
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Department of Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Mathematics
Physics
- Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology
- Department of Experimental Physics
- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics
- Department of Theoretical Physics and Didactics of Physics
Informatics
- Department of Applied Informatics
- Department of Informatics
- Department of Informatics Education
Study programmes
The faculty offers undergraduate and postgraduate education in the fields of mathematics, physics, informatics and teaching.
Undergraduate
- Mathematics
- Economic and Financial Mathematics
- Managerial Mathematics
- Insurance Mathematics
Postgraduate
- Computer Graphics and Geometry
- Economic and Financial Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Managerial Mathematics
- Probability and Mathematical Statistics
Undergraduate
- Physics
- Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Physics
- Biomedical Physics
Postgraduate
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Biophysics and Chemical Physics
- Biomedical Physics
- Environmental Physics, Renewable Energy Sources, Meteorology and Climatology
- Nuclear and Sub-nuclear Physics
- Optics, Lasers and Optical Spectroscopy
- Physics of the Earth
- Plasma Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Theoretical Physics
Undergraduate
- Informatics
- Applied Informatics
- Bioinformatics
- Data science
Postgraduate
- Informatics
- Applied Informatics
- Cognitive Science
Teacher training
Teacher training forms a separate group of study. Physical education instruction is provided by the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports and English is provided by the Faculty of Arts. Special teacher training is also offered for those graduates of the faculty following a non-teaching course of study who are interested in gaining the Teacher Certificates for secondary schools.
Undergraduate
- Teaching of descriptive geometry in combination with mathematics
- Teaching of informatics in combination with mathematics, physics and biology
- Teaching of mathematics in combination with physics, informatics, descriptive geometry and physical education
- Teaching of physics in combination with mathematics or informatics
Postgraduate
- Teaching of descriptive geometry in combination
- Teaching of informatics in combination
- Teaching of mathematics in combination
- Teaching of physics in combination
Facilities
- Faculty library (located in the pavilion of Mathematics)
- Astronomical Observatory of Modra
Student life
ŠKAS
Student House of the Academic Senate of FMFI UK (ŠKAS; Slovak: Študentská komora Akademického senátu FMFI UK) is an association representing students in the academic senate of the faculty. The student representatives are voted by students of the faculty in annual election.
ŠKAS organizes events such as Deposition (Slovak: Beánia Matfyzákov), Christmas cabbage soup and punch (Slovak: Vianočná kapustnica a punč), Ball of FMFI UK, Doors Open Day and Freshers' week. ŠKAS also maintains a student room Cauchy Clubroom (Slovak: Cauchyho klubovňa), various free time facilities at the faculty and publishes an online guidebook for new students.
Publishing
The faculty publishes open access academic journals:
Notable alumni and academic staff
- Vladimír Černý – physicist, independently described simulated annealing in 1985
- Martin Mojžiš – popular Slovak theoretical physicist
- Martin Benko – director of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Gallery
F1 Pavilion of Physics
F2 Pavilion of Physics
Pavilion of Mathematics and Informatics
Lobby of the Pavilion of Mathematics and Informatics
Pavilion of Mathematics and Informatics
Park between the pavilions
Map of the building
References
- "Štatistické údaje".
- "Hodnotenie fakúlt vysokých škôl 2015" (PDF). Academic Ranking and Rating Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Rozpočet FMFI UK na rok 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2016.