University and College Student's Guide . 2nd Edition . Almetyevsk: Academy of Sciences of Social Technologies and Local Self-Government, Zakam branch, 2003. 35 s. The manual is prepared taking into account the requirements of the State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education introduced in the Russian higher school and is addressed to students of all specialties of universities and colleges . Its purpose is to help students in choosing the topic of the abstract and literature on the course "Concepts of modern natural science" . The topics offered to students correspond to the official program of this course. Requirements for writing and design of abstracts are common for all universities and colleges .