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What A-level maths skills are required in A-level chemistry and biology?

I've just started taking chemistry and biology at a-level, but not maths (I'm taking core maths though). I'm just wondering what a-level maths skills might I need for chem and bio? I know that I'll need logarithms for pH in chemistry, but apart from that, what else would I need?
Biology - very basic GCSE maths skills like percentage change and interpreting graphs, mostly nothing to worry about, however you will see logarithms in some topics
Chemistry - as you said you will need to know logarithms for some of the Y13 content, however, I'm sure when you get to this part your teachers will be able to explain it to you clearly, so you won't be disadvantaged. Hope this helps.
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Original post by FutureMedic789
Biology - very basic GCSE maths skills like percentage change and interpreting graphs, mostly nothing to worry about, however you will see logarithms in some topics
Chemistry - as you said you will need to know logarithms for some of the Y13 content, however, I'm sure when you get to this part your teachers will be able to explain it to you clearly, so you won't be disadvantaged. Hope this helps.

Helped a lot, thanks

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