BASIC MATHEMATICS FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
cod. 12877

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Probabilità e statistica matematica (MAT/06)
Field
Discipline applicate agli studi medico-veterinari
Type of training activity
Basic
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: APPLIED PHYSICS

Learning objectives

We want that the students understand scientific methods used in statistics and we want to fit up the student for his future studies implying statistics.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

 Recovery elementary math: numerical sets, percentages, powers,proportions,equivalences. Combinatorics. Binomial coefficients, binomial theorem. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions .<br />
Mathematical model .<br />
Statistic's methods and aim, descriptive statistics: classification, frequency distribution,graphicalmrepresentations,means, mode, median, quantiles, range,simple absolute deviation, standard deviation, variance. probability: outline of several theories, discrete and continuous random variables, probability 's funcfions expected value, standard deviation, binomial and normal distribution. <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

Vené- Betti: "Matematica, sapere, saper fare", Sansoni editore <br />
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Benedetto - Degli Esposti - Maffei: "matematica per le scienze della vita", casa editrice ambrosiana <br />
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Villani: "matematica per le discipline biomediche", McGraw-Hill <br />
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Abate: "Matematica e statistica, le basi per le scienze della vita", McGraw-Hill <br />
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Castino-Roletto: "statistica applicata", Piccin editrice <br />

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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