The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENSL, ENS-lyon or Normale Sup' Lyon) is an elite grande école located in Lyon, France, in the district of Gerland. Similar in status to the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, it trains researchers and teachers in the scientific fields. Alternative meaning: Elite (computer game) In sociology as in general usage, the elite (the elect; sometimes the French form élite is used) refers to a relatively small dominant group within a larger society, which enjoys privileged status and, almost invariantly, exploits individuals of lower social status. ... The grandes écoles (French for great schools) of France are higher education establishments outside of the mainstream framework of the public universities. ... This article is about the French city. ... The quadrangle at the main ENS building on rue dUlm is known as the Cour aux Ernests – the Ernests being the goldfish in the pond. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. ...

Teaching subjects include:

• mathematics and computer science
  • mathematics
    • pure mathematics
    • applied mathematics
  • computer science
• physical and chemical sciences
  • physics
  • chemistry
• life and earth sciences
  • biology
  • geology.

The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars. History Main article: History of mathematics In addition to recognizing how to count concrete objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time -- days, seasons, years. ... Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics motivated entirely for reasons other than application. ... Applied mathematics provides the interface between the fundamental mathematical structures and their use in the physical and social sciences. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Wikiversity Riverside Graphics Lab Open Directory Project: Computer Science Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies Belief that title science in computer science is inappropriate Categories: Computer science | Academic disciplines ... Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (phusikos), natural, and φύσις (phusis), nature) is the science of nature in the broadest sense. ... Chemistry (in Greek: χημεία) is the science of matter and its interactions with energy and itself (see physics, biology). ... Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = reasoned account). ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...

External link

• Official website (http://www.ens-lyon.fr/)