Subject description for 2024/25
Mathematics and statistics
MAT1014
Subject description for 2024/25
Mathematics and statistics
MAT1014
Elementary mathematics and statistics with emphasis on applications in biology.
Elementary mathematics and statistics with emphasis on applications in biology.
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
- Biology, Bachelor's Programme
- Nature Management, Bachelor's Programme
- Livestock Science, Bachelor's Programme
- Sustainable Economy and Bioproduction, Bachelor's Programme
- Aquaculture Management, Bachelor's Programme
- Veterinary Nursing, Bachelor's Programme
Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
Students must meet current admission requirements for the associated study program.
On successful completion of the course, the student should have obtained the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
- has knowledge of the ordinary functions of one variable
- understands the difference between the average rate of change and the instantaneous rate of change of a function
- has knowledge of the most used descriptive measurements of data, probability distributions and inference techniques
- understands the difference between a population parameter and the sample estimate of the parameter
Skills
- is able to do elementary algebraic simplifications and be able to solve equations
- is able to calculate rates of change of functions of one variable
- is able to use elementary probability theory
- is able to use elementary estimation theory and perform elementary hypothesis tests
General Competence
- is able to carry out necessary problem-solving when working with mathematics tasks
- is able to carry out necessary problem-solving when working with statistics tasks
Paid semester fee and syllabus literature. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.
Compulsory for BSc in Biology. Elective course for the following Bachelor Programmes: Nature Management, Livestock Science, Sustainable Economy and Bioproduction, Aquaculture Management, Veterinary Nursing.
- Lecture and problem solving
- Practice groups
- Individual submission tasks
Evaluated annually by students through course surveys. These evaluations are included in the university’s quality assurance system.
Take-home exam, 4 hours
Software access for exam: Word, plus calculator and students have the choice of one among the following 3 statistical programs: Excel, R and Geogebra.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
Basic knowledge equivalent to the basic course in mathematics from upper secondary school. Students with a lack of prior knowledge must expect extra work effort beyond what is normally required of a 7.5-credit course.