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Mathematics and Chemistry (3 cr)

Code: 7073121-3008

General information


Enrollment

02.08.2022 - 20.10.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 11.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science

Teachers

  • Heidi Kalve
  • Krista Salo-Tuominen
  • Éva Tas

Groups

  • PBIOS22A
  • PBIOS22B

Objective

Students recognizes different mathematical solving methods and formulas. Students are able to apply this knowledge in clinical laboratory work.
Students recognizes the most important elements and the most common organic substances and their properties. Students can explain the most important chemical phenomena and reactions from the point of view of clinical laboratory work, and acquire experience of their use based on chemical methods. Students have knowledge of the organic phenomena pertaining to cells and the chemistry of the human body. Student is able to describe the principles of safe use of chemicals and produce reagent.

Content

Theoretical instruction is integrated into practical assignments.
- Basics of Mathematical Skills
- Solutions based calculations
- Logarithms
- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory Working

Materials

see materials in Its (slides, videos, preliminary and examples)

International connections

Flipped learning, learning-by-doing

Student workload

contact teaching 30 h
preliminary excercises 12 h
practice tasks 18 h
exam + independent study

Content scheduling

Contents in Mathematics
- unit conversion
- calculating percentage and concentrations
- Logarithms
- calculating the amount, mass and density of matter based on given initial values

Contents in Chemistry
- Periodic Table of Elements
- Acids and bases, the pH value
- Basic chemical reactions and how to equilibrate them
- preparation of solutions
- organic compounds

More details will be published in Its.

Evaluation scale

H-5