Last modified: 20 Jan 2023 16:02
The course is aimed at a general science audience and it focuses on providing the students with the working knowledge of a good set of mathematical skills needed in all science subjects.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Session | Second Sub Session | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This is a maths course for all science students. It aims at providing the students with a good set of working mathematical knowledge needed in nearly all science subjects including Biology, Chemistry and others. The main emphasis is on gaining practical skills together with understanding the mathematics behind them. The topics discussed in the course will include: Manipulations with numbers, Algebraic manipulations and applications; Area and Volume; Graphs and relationships; Rate of change; Formulae for derivatives; Recurrences, Exponentials, Powers and Logarithms; Trigonometry; Differential equations; Lotka-Volterra Models for population dynamics.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Group project task |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator | ||
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator | ||
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Presentation video |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator | ||
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Feedback |
Project Abstract |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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Individual tasks will be assigned in place of group work. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator | ||
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| Factual | Remember | Not Available |
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