PMED 515 Mathematics for the Pre-Med
The MCAT is a 7.5-hour exam that consists of four sections: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems; Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems; Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior; and Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. This course will cover topics in Arithmetic and Significant Figures, Scientific Notation, Systems of Measurement, Unit Conversions, Dimensional Analysis, Linear and Quadratic Equations, Systems of Equations, Formulas, Ratios, Percentiles, Exponents and Logarithms, Trigonometric Functions and the Pythagorean Theorem, Problem-Solving, Reasoning about the Design and Execution of Research, The Scientific and Basic Research Methods, Human Subjects Research and Ethics, Collecting and Organizing Data, Sources of Errors, Measures of Tendency, Standard Deviation, Distributions, Probability, Statistical Testing, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Reading and Interpreting Graphs, Direct and Inverse Variation, Correlation and Causation and Applying Data in the Context of Scientific Knowledge that are required and tested across physics and other science sections of the MCAT. Each of the three science sections has 59 questions. The AAMC requires students to complete each section in 95 minutes. This course caters to these requirements and uses various in-class and out-of-class activities to prepare students for mastering this section. Please refer to the section titled Course Topics for a full listing of the teaching plan.
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