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Course code: BBS10031o16Semester: 2016/2017 winter
Name: Mathematics
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr Mariusz Grządziel
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student: W1 - the knowledge of selected topics in mathematics (probability theory in particular) [KB_W03]; W2 - understands the meaning of mathematics and statistics for describing and interpreting of phenomena and processes in life sciences [KB_W03]; W3 - explains physical phenomena using mathematical terms [KB_W03]. Skills: Student: U1 - efficiently performs mathematical computations [KB_U03].
Competences:
Prerequisites: mathematics at the basic General Certificate of Secondary Education level
Course content: Functions: linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic. Number sequence. Limit of a sequence. Limit of a function. Derivative of a function. Maximum, minimum of a function. Application of a derivative to curve sketching. Convex and concave functions. Indefinite and definite integral and their application in physics, chemistry and biology. Basic notions of the probability theory.
Recommended literature: 1. Koronacki, J., Mielniczuk, J.: Statystyka dla studentów kierunków technicznych i przyrodniczych, WNT, Warszawa 2001; 2. Kuratowski, K.: Rachunek różniczkowy i całkowy , PWN, Warszawa, 2008; 3. Wrzosek, D.: Matematyka dla biologów, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 2008.
Assessment methods: Tutorials: Two written tests (45 minutes), 2 shorts written test (20 minutes). The students will receive points for the tests and for properly solved problems ,,at the blackboard’’ during the classes. The final grade will be based on the sum of obtained points. The students are obliged to participate in the classes – only one absence (which is not caused by illness etc.) is allowed during the semester. Exam: The students that have obtained a grade for the tutorial component of the course
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