mat1phm pharmacy mathematics
PHARMACY MATHEMATICS
MAT1PHM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In Pharmacy Mathematics you are introduced to fundamental mathematical and statistical techniques that are required for pharmacy studies and research. In the first component, you will apply methods of differential and integral calculus to model phenomena in pharmacokinetics, chemical kinetics, epidemiology and demography. The second (larger) component you will study statistical methods and their applications in health, pharmaceutical and biological contexts. The topics include random variables, distributions and probability, confidence intervals and significance tests for means and proportions, and chi-square tests for categorical variables. Use is made of Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
FacultyFaculty of Science, Tech & Engineering
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRobert Champion
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Available for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course (SVPB or SBPM or SHPM or SBPB or SHPB).
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The practice of statistics in the life sciences | Prescribed | Baldi, B and Moore, D.S. 2012 | 2ND ED., NEW YORK: W.H. FREEMAN AND CO. |
| Readings | Applied biopharmacuetics & Pharmacokinetics | Recommended | Shaegel, L, Wu-Pong, S, and Yu, ABC 2005 | MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK. |
| Readings | Basic statistics and pharmaceutical statistical applications | Recommended | De Muth, JE 2006 | 2ND EDN, CHAPMAN & HALL/CRC, BOCA RATON. |
| Readings | Pharmaceutical statistics | Recommended | Jones, D 2002 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRESS, PADSTOW. |
| Readings | Pharmaceutical statistics : practical and clinical applications | Recommended | Bolton, S and Bon, C 2004 | 4TH EDN, DEKKER, NEW YORK |
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Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRobert Champion
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"On specific dates during the semester some tutorials will be run in a computer lab."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Three short tests during the semester | 30 | |
| one 3-hour examination | 70 |