Unit Code:	MAT1PHM
Unit Short Title:	PHARMACY MATHEMATICS
Credit Points:	15
Special Conditions:	Available for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course
Unit Description:	In Pharmacy Mathematics, students are introduced to some of the fundamental mathematical and statistical techniques that are required for pharmacy studies and research. The first part of the unit provides a revision of differential and integral calculus, and an introduction to mathematical modelling and differential equations. Emphasis is then given to statistics, with the major topics being probability distributions, basic statistical inference and confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. Throughout the unit, topics will be illustrated with examples drawn from contemporary pharmacy practice.
Class Requirements:	three 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
two 45-minute tests	40
one 3-hour examination	60

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	The basic practice of statistics & CD	Moore, D	5th edn. W H Freeman, New York, 2010
Recommended	Survival skills for first-year mathematics	Dept of Mathematics & Statistics	Dept of Mathematics & Statistics, Bundoora

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	MALAYSIA
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	MALAYSIA
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BENDIGO

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Robert	Champion	BENDIGO	Y