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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: Belgarion on December 20, 2012, 01:09:39 am

Title: Biomedicine
Post by: Belgarion on December 20, 2012, 01:09:39 am: What is the maths like in biomedicine first year? is it like year 12 methods?
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: Panicmode on December 20, 2012, 01:54:17 am: As of next year, there will be a generic biomedicine maths (as opposed to this year). I therefore cannot comment on what the maths is like. However, if it is anything like calculus 1, it is basically like specialist maths without the kinematics component.
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: mark_alec on December 20, 2012, 07:59:31 am: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2013/MAST10016
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: Belgarion on December 20, 2012, 11:54:45 am: "generic biomedicine maths (as opposed to this year)"

what do you mean by this?
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: Panicmode on December 20, 2012, 12:19:10 pm: Quote from: 2smart4u on December 20, 2012, 11:54:45 am
"generic biomedicine maths (as opposed to this year)"

what do you mean by this?

In 2012 there were several different maths streams depending on whether or not you'd done specialist and how well you'd gone. (calculus 1, calculus 2 and linear algebra). In 2013, regardless of wether or not you've done specialist, all students in first year biomedicine will do the same maths subject known as "Maths for Biomedicine".
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: Belgarion on December 20, 2012, 12:45:21 pm: what is the difficulty of this Maths for Biomedicine?
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: mark_alec on December 20, 2012, 03:53:44 pm: Quote from: 2smart4u on December 20, 2012, 12:45:21 pm
what is the difficulty of this Maths for Biomedicine?
Anywhere between laughably easy and very difficult. How do you rate your mathematical abilities?
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: Belgarion on December 20, 2012, 04:29:03 pm: well i got a 38 in methods if thats any indicator?
Title: Re: Biomedicine
Post by: dou0014 on January 18, 2013, 04:33:59 pm: Is mathematics compulsory for every major in Biomed? Cos, I don't think it is for science and the majors are basically the same.