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Which areas in mathematics would it be useful for a biologist to study?
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
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Which areas in mathematics would it be useful for a biologist to study?
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
Which areas in mathematics would it be useful for a biologist to study?
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
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At what level? GCSE? A-Level?
At what level? GCSE? A-Level?
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I'm doing Alevel but I'm ready thinking what kind of maths will be needed uni wise.
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I'm doing Alevel but I'm ready thinking what kind of maths will be needed uni wise.
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I'm doing Alevel but I'm ready thinking what kind of maths will be needed uni wise.
Also I'd suggest learning about logarithms and exponentials if you're not familiar with the principles.
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I'm doing Alevel but I'm ready thinking what kind of maths will be needed uni wise.
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I'm doing Alevel but I'm ready thinking what kind of maths will be needed uni wise.
logs are a definite- particularly if you're working with microbes, trig, straight line graphs, rearranging equations, basic calculus, equations from co-ordinates, algebra and fractions, exponentials and polynomial graphs. Then basic chemistry calculations like molarity and dilutions
In terms of stats- you'll be taught how to use programmes such as SPSS and how to interpret regression and correlation analysis, T- tests, ANOVA and non parametric tests
Hope that's been of some help
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Which areas in mathematics would it be useful for a biologist to study?
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
Which areas in mathematics would it be useful for a biologist to study?
The only one I know do far is differential equations.
a) 3D objects theory e.g. Poiusseille's (spelling) equation to work out flow rates in blood vessels (blood), intestine (chyle), etc
b) your units in nanograms, picograms, femtograms to understand blood levels of chemicals e.g. normal K+ level in mmoles/l.
OR: thickness of unit membrane = 7nm.
C) If you decide to do a pharmacology or physiology module: simple first order equations for pharmacokinetics.
Mostly you only need very simple maths.
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