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HU Credits:
5.5
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Medicine
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Dan Ben Zvi
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Dan Ben Zvi,
Dr. Moran Yassour,
Mr. Ziv Titam-Regev,
Ms. yhara arad
Course/Module description:
An introduction to differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, and graph theory - 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.
5. To understand basic concepts in graph theory and algorithms
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
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
Combinatorics, Graph algorithms
Required Reading:
none
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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