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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Bio-Medical Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Danny Ben-Zvi
Coordinator Office Hours:
on demand
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Dan Ben Zvi,
Mr. Yorai Ron,
Mr. Tuvel Kolman,
Ms. Zahala Bar-On
Course/Module description:
An introduction to differential and integral calculus and linear algebra, and their applications in biology and medicine
Course/Module aims:
To promote mathematical thinking and provide basic concepts in mathematics by studying problems in biology and medicine.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will learn:
1. To write and solve simple differential equations and analyze simple mathematical models based on differential equations.
2. To add and multiply matrices
3. To switch bases in vector spaces and define subscpaces
4. To understand the algorithm underlying principal component analysis
Attendance requirements(%):
recommended
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal, using the board. Class and TA
Course/Module Content:
Mathematical models in biology – differential and integral calculus
Mathematical formulation of experimental data – matrices, vectors, vector spaces and subspaces, bases
Dimensionality reduction - PCA
Required Reading:
No required teaching materials. We will use the "open university"'s Algebra books occasionally.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 20 %
Other 0 %
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