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BSTA5001: Mathematics Background for Biostatistics
2021 unit information
On completion of this unit students should be able to follow the mathematical demonstrations and proofs used in biostatistics at Masters degree level, and to understand the mathematics behind statistical methods introduced at that level. The intention is to allow students to concentrate on statistical concepts in subsequent units, and not be distracted by the mathematics employed. Content: basic algebra and analysis; exponential functions; calculus; series, limits, approximations and expansions; linear algebra, matrices and determinants; and numerical methods.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Public Health
| Code | BSTA5001 |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Manipulate general mathematical expressions and inequalities
- LO2. Understand the notion of a limit and calculate simple limits.
- LO3. Understand the notion of the derivative and its applications, and calculate simple derivatives.
- LO4. Understand the notion of the integral and its applications, and calculate simple integrals.
- LO5. Manipulate and evaluate simple matrix expressions
- LO6. Understand matrix concepts such as determinant, inverse, rank, orthogonal matrix, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
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