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 620-151 Introduction to Biomedical Mathematics

Note

  • This subject is available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science

  • Students may only gain credit for one of 620-151 and 620-161

  • Students who wish to progress with other mathematics and statistics subjects (excluding 620-152) must seek advice from the director of first year studies.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr F Barrington

Prerequisites

VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

36 lectures (three per week), 11 1-hour tutorials (one per week) and 36 hours problem-solving

Subject Description

This subject develops elementary rules for manipulating matrices; concepts of basic functions of one and two variables; and basic procedures for the solution of differential equations. Students should develop manipulative skills in the use of matrices and standard functions; the skills to find derivatives and antiderivatives of functions of one and two variables; an ability to apply these skills to word problems in bioscience. This subject demonstrates the sequential conceptual structure of the mathematics of functions and the value of differential equations in bioscience.

Matrices topics include row operations, systems of linear equations, graphical and matrix methods for linear programming; duality; and applications in bioscience. Calculus topics include functions of one real variable; differentiation and integration of standard functions; related rates of change; differential equations, including simple simultaneous equations and their applications to population dynamics and physiological systems; and numerical solution of differential equations.

Assessment

Up to 24 pages of written assignments, a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination and class tests totalling not more than 1.5 hours.

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