| CODE | MSS1208 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Mathematics for Biologists 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mathematics and Science Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | When learning and teaching biology, student teachers need to have a specific background in mathematics. This study unit provides a thorough grounding in mathematical methods that enables students to understand the underlying meaning of the maths used in solving a problem or that used to describe a relationship. The main themes of this study unit includes: - Manipulating numbers (basic mathematical ideas of fractions, decimals and percentages, ratios and proportions, exponents and logarithms, linear and non linear graphs); - SI Units and conversions; - Areas and volumes; - Exponents and logarithms; - Introduction to Statistics. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to enable student teachers to acquire an in depth understanding of mathematical concepts and techniques which they will need when they are learning and/or teaching biology. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use mathematical processes to explain biological phenomena; - Draw and interpret linear and non-linear graphs; - Use and convert SI units accurately; - Calculate areas and volumes accurately. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Work out mathematical calculations accurately; - Select the appropraite mathematical process to describe and/or solve a specific biology related problem; - Display a better understanding of biological concepts through the use of mathematical concepts/processes. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Cann, A.J. (2003) Maths from Scratch for Biologists. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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