• TFMT1002
  • Mathematics for Scientists

  • Credits (ECTS): 5
  • Food Science and Environmental Health

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Overview

Module Description

To provide students with a foundation for the further study of mathematics and statistics and give them an adequate mathematical basis for the study of related disciples

Indicative Syllabus

Scientic notation, powers and logs: Exponential functions and natural logs, Equations with one or two unknown powers. Reduction of non-linear equations to linear forms. Application to population growth and decay. Differentiation: Product rule, Quotient Rule, Chain Rule, Rates of change. Identifying of maxima, minima and inflexions. Introduction to partial differential equations. Intregration: Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Area under a curve, Integration by substitution. Statistics: Basic concepts of central tendency and spread such as the Mean, Mode, Median, Standard Deviation, Range. Linear Programming: Reviewing inequalities and simultaneous equations. Optimizing profits and minimizing cost with respect to linear constraints. Probability: Simple probability and combinations, Mutually exclusive and independent events.

Total Contact Teaching Hours:48

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