Calculation and graphic work: recommendations for implementation

It is not so easy to get a good higher education. For this it will be necessary not only to attend lectures, seminars and workshops, but also to perform various independent assignments, such as abstracts or term papers. In this article I want to tell you about the calculation and graphic work.

About the concept

First of all, you need to understand the very concept. Often, the first time hearing the abbreviation RGR, the student is confused. But there's nothing to worry about, so it's called calculation and graphic work. This is an independent work of the student, designed to better assimilate the material he has passed through in a particular subject. It is worth mentioning that RGR can be part of the course work, that is, its practical component. The essence of this type of work is to provide not only theoretical but also practical material. So, RGR will necessarily contain certain calculations, perhaps, graphs, tables, diagrams.

What should be?

What are the important elements of the WGR?

1. Justification of the chosen topic. This is a theoretical component, where the student should talk about the importance of the work done by him.
2. Characteristics of the object and the subject of the study.
3. Carrying out basic calculations.
4. Providing the results in a convenient form: tables, graphs, diagrams.
5. Conclusions and, perhaps, recommendations.

Structure

Calculating and graphic work should have its own structure. It is not possible to submit material in an arbitrary form. So, the WGR should consist of the following items:

1. Table of contents. Here the student submits information about all the sections of his work.
2. The task. At this stage it is necessary to fully "voice" the assignment given to the student.
3. Initial data. The student provides all the existing source data that may be needed for the calculations.
4. Then follow the sections that will contain practical solutions and analysis of the results.
5. Providing calculation results in the form most convenient for perception.
6. Conclusions.
7. Bibliography.
8. Applications (if any).

Basic moments

There is also a list of special requirements that the student must follow if computational and graphic work is prepared.

1. The number of pages may vary depending on the topic and the requirements that the department provides. However, it will always be at least 10 pages of printed text or 15 pages of handwritten text (today it is not practiced anymore). The upper limit of the number of pages is not specified. The student just needs to fully disclose the theoretical part of the work and carry out all the calculations as accurately as possible.

2. Work pages should be numbered the same way as in the abstract. Each chapter should begin with a new sheet. Indents on the page are standard (most often it is 2.5-3 cm on the left and one and a half centimeter from the other sides).
3. Font - Times New Roman, 14. If the work is not in print, but, for example, in electronic, there are no such requirements.
4. Title page. RGR must have a title page, which indicates the topic being researched, as well as the full name of the student, his group. Other elements are available on request.

Drawing up tables, drawings

Economics, Statistics, Theoretical Mechanics ... Calculating and graphical work can be done for almost any subject where there are calculations (regardless of the student's specialty). However, it is worth remembering that it is necessary not only to correctly design the text itself, but also to provide all the tables, figures and diagrams.

1. All illustrations are designated by the word "Figure" or briefly "Fig.". This inscription is placed below the illustration.
2. Each image must also be numbered. If it is just a single digit, then this is the ordinal number of the figure. If the numbering is double, the first part is the number of the section where it is located, the second is the index number of the illustrations in this section. In this case, for each section, the numbering of illustrations begins with 1 (unit).
3. All figures in the text should have links.
4. The numbering of all illustrative material is carried out by Arabic numerals.
5. A situation is possible when the table is divided (if a row or column is outside the sheet).

6. All illustrative material can be located both in the work itself, in the text, and in a separate part of the work, which is called the "Application".
7. If you need to submit a formula, use for this purpose the symbols proposed by the state standard.
8. In the formulas, each symbol should be explained (it is done directly under the formula, the explanation of each individual symbol starts with a separate line).

Computer science

How can computing and graphic work on computer science look like? So, it is worth saying that there are no definite frames here. Everything depends on the level of the material that is taught in the university for this specialty. So, for the humanities, the RGR on Informatics will be one, for programmers - completely different. It can be just a demonstration of the skills of working with a PC (for example, in "Word" or "Excel"), and maybe programming, the use of various numbering systems, the performance of various translations between different systems of calculus , etc.

BD

At the rate of "Life Safety", some universities also offer students to carry out the WGR. And again I want to say that the work on different specialties will differ from each other. After all, each profession has its own precautions, its requirements. Calculating and graphical work on the Belarusian Railways - what can be studied or investigated here? So, you can calculate the most comfortable working conditions for a group of employees, you can plan the placement of workplaces in a shop or an enterprise, you can analyze occupational injuries , etc. In fact, there are a lot of topics to consider.

Other subjects

It should be said that practically on any subject, computational and graphic work can be written: in economics, electronics, logistics, theoretical mechanics, and so on. However, the goal of this work will always remain the same: to teach the student not only to properly carry out the necessary calculations, but also be able to correctly represent them for consideration.