| Mathematics For Pharmacists v2.0 |
| Source | PCCAL, University of London School of Pharmacy |
| ISBN: | ISBN: 1 84211 017 9 |
| Versions Available | Internet |
| Programmer | Ruth Allcock |
| Subject Specialist | Dr. Rodger Lee |
| Summary | |
Screen shot from the package |
This package covers several basic mathematical concepts
which students must understand if they are to complete calculations essential for pharmaceutical and life sciences. Concepts covered include types of number, indices, logarithms, rules for indices and logarithms in calculations, and how to plot graphs. The package is highly interactive and there are many examples and questions interspersed throughout the package. |
| Contents |
| The package is split into four activities: |
| 1: Introduction to Numbers |
| In this activity, the student learns how to classify the important types of common number: for example, natural numbers, real numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, prime numbers. |
| 2: Indices |
| This activity takes the user through the concept of indices. The student looks at what indices are, and the rules of indices that apply when doing calculations involving indices. The student also looks at how to use a calculator to evaluate expressions involving indices. |
| 3: Logarithms |
| This activity discusses what is meant by logarithms and the relations hip of logarithms to indices. The activity then discusses the rules for manipulating logarithms in calculations. |
| 4: Graphs |
| The student is taken through how to plot data and graphs and after completing the activity, should know the shapes of plots of simple equations. The student also looks at how to determine the slopes and intercepts for straight line plots. The activity covers the use of logarithmic graph paper is covered. |