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
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PBIOS22A
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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