Objectives Teach the students in areas of Physics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and related, in order to develop research skills in the field of Physics Instrumentation. Professional and Occupational Profile The Master in Physics Instrumentation can work as: Designer and manufacturer of laboratory equipment for teaching. Designer and manufacturer of medical equipment in hospitals. Designer and manufacturer of equipment for measuring physical parameters. Designer of software related to the physical implementation. A person engaged in processes of adaptation and modernization of equipment, based on new technologies. Entrepreneurs. Researcher and consultant. University Professor.

Objectives Study specific mathematics topics that are required both in high school and in the early college levels and that will allow the teacher to reply adequately when faced with teaching some of them. Reflect on the different methodologies and pedagogical practices in teaching mathematics, using both the existing literature and the students' own experience. To promote in students the opportunity to develop as a researcher either in a specific area of mathematics or mathematics education. This can be done individually through the development of a research paper side by side with a research tutor or in research groups within the academic community. Professional Profile The Master in Teaching Mathematics will be able to perform efficiently in: As an active member of  research groups. Use appropriately the available technology options to improve the teaching-learning process. Develop a critical mind and a capacity for analysis and synthesis, with in an open mind towards the changes of the educational process Apply science to solve specific problems. As a professional, stand out for their epistemological, scientific and practical understanding of the teaching aspects that determine their work as an educator to adapt to each specific situation while learning the various techniques and teaching methods in an attempt to improve teaching and learning processes involved in these situations. As a teacher of a specific area of knowledge. Research Interests  Differential Geometry  Differential Equations  Statistics, Logic and Algebra  Mathematics Education

Vision: To train future leaders, productive and enriching citizens for society with disciplinary maturity and pedagogical skills, with clear interest in research, education and their area of ??training, and the ability to work with professionals from other disciplines productively. The program seeks to meet the needs of the graduates and teachers of Mathematics and Physics, keeping training, renovation, and extension and research projects oriented to the community of the region. Objectives: Train Mathematics and Physics Graduates, committed to the education and the changes that may generate globalization processes. Train well rounded Mathematics and Physics Graduates, for the practice of teaching, research and extension. Encourage the importance of the knowledge of Mathematics and Physics in the region and surrounding areas. Integrate the program to national and international networks of science and technology. Train people with regional awareness and global vision that are aware of the importance of basic sciences in the world and their role in the development of intelligence. To promote educational research in basic sciences. Develop disciplinary training programs aimed at all faculty members of the Mathematics and Physics Department. Promote forums for the creation and innovation of new teaching strategies for teaching Mathematics and Physics. Define and promote research lines in coordination with the departments of other faculties. Train educators with a sense of social responsibility, skills and motivation to become leaders of this country. Professional Profile The Basic Sciences Faculty of the Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira seeks to train graduates in Mathematics and Physics as well rounded human beings with a research, educational and scientific capability, which may serve primarily as educators of Elementary and Middle and High School education in the areas of mathematics and Physics; Researchers of social and educational processes;, Leaders and agents that carry out social changes;  Educators with capacity to promote and develop innovations in teaching mathematics and physics. For the performance of its duties it is necessary to acquire and develop disciplinary, interdisciplinary, social, research and communication skills. Occupational Profile The graduate in Mathematics and Physics is qualified to perform the following tasks: Teach. Develop Math and Physics programs. Design, develop and evaluate curriculum projects in mathematics and physics. Coordinate and encourage learning activities for mathematics and physics. Induce leadership to the students so they learn tolerance, democracy and free discretion. In order for the Mathematics and Physics graduate to perform these tasks he/she must learn how to: learn, be, do, research, live, teach and learn by doing. In other words, he/she shall:  Have theoretical and practical mastery of the basic sciences. Possess knowledge in curriculum planning and educational administration.  Prove domain of the knowledge and learning theories.  Have pedagogical and research skills and knowledge.

Mission: To generate and disseminate knowledge in Basic Sciences and contribute to regional and national scientific development, by promoting research, training of professionals who are capable of solving problems in business, and innovation in learning-teaching processes. Vision: We are a Basic Sciences training center that offers alternatives in teaching, research and extension in the formulation and implementation of policies, programs and projects in the fields of theoretical and applied basic sciences. General Objective: Rank the Basic Sciences Faculty as training and research center that leads the development of basic science and offers problem solving alternatives at a regional and national level. Specific Objectives: Strengthen existing research groups in Basic Sciences. Create lines of research in strategic areas that are already defined. Accreditation of undergraduate and post graduate programs. Incorporate the use of new technologies in the teaching - learning process. Train teachers of the faculty in the use of new technologies. Link the power to the needs of the surrounding social environment. Establish an IT culture in Basic Sciences. Departments: drawing, physics, mathematics. Laboratories for academic use: Physics Lab I, Physics Lab II Physics Lab III, Materials Physics Lab Modern Physics Lab Metrology Lab Demonstration Lab Design and Prototype Construction Lab Laser Spectroscopy Lab Computer Lab (AutoCAD) Computer lab (computers) Development Projects Lines: Biophysics and Medical Physics Instrumentation Physics Teaching of Natural Sciences Physical Signal Processing and Analysis Theoretical and / or experimental Solid State Physics Gravity and Unified Theories. Metrology. Differential Equations. Statistics Algebra and Number Theory Analysis Geometry Logic and Computation Philosophy and History of Mathematics Optimization Numerical Analysis New Technologies for Education. Curriculum Reform New Magazines for the Faculty Computer Aided Drafting and / or Software Development Networking and Communications. Intellectual Production Quality Improvement. (Education Quality and Optimization