im trying to be a doctor.what type of math do colleges expect you to know upon entering?do you need your high school math or thaey teach you a whole new math.Moreover, i hear that you must take a placement test and you cant use calculators.what is on that placement test?
2006-08-03 04:31:44 · 6 answers · asked by Nafertiti 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The math that they teach you upon entering will depend on your placement exams. If you really are unsure of yourself, you can start yourself off on college algebra. It is the same as algebra II. Generally, you are most likely to start off on calculus if you haven't taken AP calc. This is normal for many people and should be too much of a concern for you.
All the math is based on math you've learned in high school so you won't have to relearn algebra or anything. However, calculus is a very different kind of math and taking it in high school will definitely give you an edge. It lets you either pass out of the first semester or two of calculus, or you can simply take calculus your first semester and have it easy as review.
As a pre-med student, you are not likely to require a very advanced math education. Calc I, or MAYBE calc II, in which case you can prepare for both very well in high school by taking advantage of AP calc courses.
2006-08-03 06:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by polloloco.rb67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors do not need much of mathematics. Some background will be necessary. Depends on the specific courses you will choose. However in general college maths should consist of some of the following. Higher Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus and Coordinate Geometry. Some elementary knowledge of Statistical Methods will also be necessary. You prepare for the school maths that you studied They will test you what you already should know. That is all in the placement test.
2006-08-03 04:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was pre-med. Generally, if you are going into a science or math field, you will have to take a math placement test at your freshman orientation. The placement test wasn't hard, it was somewhere in between the SAT (easy) and AP Calculus AB (hard). They won't give you any questions that you need a calculator for (since they obviously don't allow calculators).
The math classes I took were calculus, statistics, and finite math (probability, interest rates, etc.).
There is also math involved in your biochemistry and physiology classes (both are required to get into med school). These are upper level classes that you will take your junior and senior years of college. It's not too bad though, just basic algebra.
2006-08-03 05:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by pooh8402 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math placement tests are used only to determine your educational needs. Placement tests usually include general math, algebra and may include some geometry questions. They also usually have story problems. You normally can only have a piece of scrap paper and a pencil when you go into the test.
However, these tests are different for every university. They aren't meant to scare you, the are meant to help you. This way you will succeed in your graded math courses required.
2006-08-03 04:39:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lori D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in pre-med, the mathematics are elementary. fairly interior the 1st 2 years. attempt taking on actual treatment as an undergrad direction, the mathematics arent so not user-friendly ;-) new maths could be in simple terms biostatistics and reaserch information (i think of)
2016-12-11 05:58:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-03 04:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by beantown10955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋