Summary of lectures . SPb: NIU ITMO, 2012 . 122 s. The main ideas about the growth processes of crystals. The main methods of growing monocrystals and the laws of distribution of impurities in them are described. The course of lectures is written using the course of lectures by Professor A. A. Mayer read them in the walls of the Moscow Chemical Institute . D. and . Mendeleev . The course is intended for students, students in the direction of 200600 "Photonics and optoinformatics" in the study of the disciplines "Fundamentals of photonics" , "Wave Photonics" , Materials and Technologies of Fiber and Integral Optics , as well as in the direction of 200200 "Optotechnology" in the study of the discipline "Materials of laser optoelectronics" . Recommended by UMO for education in the field of instrumentation, optotechnics, photonics and optoinformatics as a textbook for students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of training 200600 - "Photonics and optoinformatics" and 200200 - "Optotechnics" .