Mathematics/Statistics for Biologists

On successful completion of the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

• The student has insight in functions of one (or several variables) and is aware of how such may be applied in a biological context.
• The student understands useful mathematical ideas of one variable functions and how such may be applied in a biological context.
• The student is familiar with basic statistical measurements and distributions, and how such may be applied in biology.
• The student can determine how basic inferential statistics are applied in biology.

Skills

• The student can analyse and discuss properties of functions, and describe how they are relevant in a biological setting.
• The student can solve mathematical problems using results from differentiation, integration, difference and differential equations, and apply them in a biological context.
• The student is able to calculate basic statistical descriptives and apply elementary distributions in different biological contexts.
• The student can apply elementary estimation theory and perform a hypothesis test for the proportion and mean.

General Competence

• The student can understand biological literature which applies basic mathematical and statisticals concepts and tools.
• The student is able to make precise statements and logical arguments about quantitative relations in biological contexts.