Multi-level physics course curriculum at the university

The article considers the problem of teaching physics to undergraduate students in the field of “Thermal Power Engineering and Thermal Engineering” at a technical university in connection with the multi-level preparation of applicants upon admission. To solve the problem, it is proposed to use an innovative methodology for teaching a physics course: training according to a multi-level curriculum, depending on the initial school education of first-year students. The model of building a course in the form of a multi-level training program is as follows: training at the elementary physics level, i.e. all sections are conducted without in-depth study (OP-1), the physics course is taught in the traditional way, according to the developed work program for this area, without resorting to serious mathematical calculations (OP-2), an abbreviated physics course using elements of vector algebra, mathematical analysis and individual assignments (OP-3). The content and structure of each of these modules are discussed. When developing a multi-level physics training program, one of the modern approaches to the formation of a competency-based model of undergraduate students' education is considered, based on their performance of individual laboratory tasks, since the assimilation of any physical phenomenon begins with an experiment. An example is given of the formation of OPK-3 competence when performing experimental tasks, i.e. constructing a physical and mathematical model of the experiment, using the hours allocated for independent work. The physical model of the experiment means the student's awareness of the physical theory, on the basis of which an idea of the mechanism of the phenomenon under study is created. A mathematical model of an experiment is a quantitative description of a phenomenon, i.e. obtaining or verifying a final formula, drawing a diagram or graph, diagrams, etc. The completion of experimental tasks is assumed to be classroom, reports can be sent to the teacher's e-mail.