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BR100121 - Mathematics and statistics

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours C

Course content

Arithmetics and algebra, exponentiafunctions and logarithms, derivation, integration and differential equations, multivariable functions, errors inn analytical analysis, probability calculations, stochastic variables, probability distributions, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and linear regression.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate:

  • has knowledge of good algebraic manipulations
  • has knowledge of mathematical logical thinking
  • has knowledge of the use of mathematical calculations
  • has knowledge of analytical errors in laboratory work
  • has knowledge of the concepts accuracy and precision
  • has knowledge of probability calculations
  • has knowledge of stochastic variables and probability distributions
  • has knowledge of the concept confidence interval
  • has knowledge of the concept hypothesis testing
  • has knowledge of the concept linear regression

Skills

The candidate:

  • can perform calculations on and reshape mathematical expressions with symbols and numbers
  • can present experimental data graphically and key numbers
  • can treat lineare functions, power functions, exponential functions and logarithmic functions, and do differentiation on these
  • can calculate integrals and solve simple differential equations
  • can differentiate multivariate functions and find the total differential
  • can do basic probability calculations
  • can choose probability models and do calculations on these
  • can calculate confidence intervals for expectation
  • can do test on hypothesis on expectation
  • can calculate the linear regression line and coefficient of correlation

General competency

The candidate:

  • can use mathematics, statistics and probability to understand calculations on measurement results and present these to others
  • has an understanding of mathematics, statistics and probability as basis for further studies

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and excercises inclusive excercises using Excel spreadsheet.

Compulsory assignments

  • Digital arithmetic excercises

Further on evaluation

The mandatory requirements consist of five digital arithmetic exercises and must be approved to be able to be elegible for the exam.

Permitted aids on the exam:

  1. Approved calculator: Casio fx-82EX, Casio fx-82ES PLUS, HP30S, Citizen SR270X, Aurora Scientific Calculator fc582
  2. Gyldendals formelsamling i matematikk for videregående skole or equivalent

Reset exam: May/June

Required previous knowledge

This course is restricted and reserved for registered students in the Bachelor program in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and Bachelor program in Biotechnology, Ålesund.

Course materials

Gulliksen, T., Hashemi, A.M. og Hole A., Matematikk i praksis, Universitetsforlaget, 2010

Helbæk, M, Statistikk for kjemikere, Fagbokforlaget, 2016

Gyldendals formelsamling i matematikk for videregående skole or equivalent

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Ålesund

Subject area(s)
  • Mathematics
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of ICT and Natural Sciences

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 C 2023-11-24 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
G317 Gnisten/Fagskolen 1
G132 Gnisten/Fagskolen 48
C215 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 6
C225 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 1
Spring UTS School exam 100/100 C 2024-06-05 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
C218 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 4
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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