Cloud Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I was wondering about this. Does applied maths really play a big part in a medicine. Or is basic maths knowledge up to high school level sufficient. If not, what level of maths is suitable for a person opting for a medical career. (I understand that chemistry is quite maths heavy -mols calculation etc) Just a query. Thanks for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTheNewf Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Im aiming for a medicine career myself. But to even go into a science major you need (in my university) to take physics, calculus, chem, english... All the nasty stuff. But dont worry its not that hard! If i can pull it off with none to little math/physics background then so can you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Chemistry and biochemistry are great refuge for those who like science but don't like maths. Most of the "maths" in chemistry is elementary arithmetic and algebra. Nothing very complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 so can you! he - nah I don't think I'm doing medicine. This is just a general enquiry just in-case. Can anyone back-up Phil's comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhavinB Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I would think that any career in medicine research would require a strong rooting in statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophster Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 It depends really. I'm a total maths dunce but I find that I generally just learn the specific maths I need for the topic, rather than improving my overall standard of maths. It certainly doesn't hurt to keep on trying to improve your maths skills (although easier said than done ) Chemistry and biochemistry are great refuge for those who like science but don't like maths Ha ha, that's so true. I did a biochem degree because, like I said, I'm a dunce at maths. Unfortunately things have gone a bit wrong and I'm suffering the horrors of writing up a chemistry PhD thesis which involves a fair bit of mentalist maths (well imaginary numbers and vectors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Maths definately have a role in medicine. Doctors can use calculus to comparing patient physiology. For example, you can create functions of a patients heart rate and use it to quantitatively compare it to a normal heart. There are hundreds of other things like this, especially with the human nervous system. If you think you won't need math in biology, think again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTheNewf Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Chemistry and biochemistry are great refuge for those who like science but don't like maths. Most of the "maths" in chemistry is elementary arithmetic and algebra. Nothing very complicated. Haha lol im doing honors in Biochemistry AND chemistry...The iR0ny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billwaa Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I believe you need to know how to measure and convert units and calculate the amount of chemical the put in and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfang Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Maths definately have a role in medicine. Doctors can use calculus to comparing patient physiology. For example, you can create functions of a patients heart rate and use it to quantitatively compare it to a normal heart. There are hundreds of other things like this, especially with the human nervous system. If you think you won't need math in biology, think again. Few doctors can do calculus. Math is not heavily required for people in the medical career. Medical research, now that's another matter, depending on what kind of research you do. Physical chemistry requires a good amount of math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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