I'm interested in becoming a vet but I'm just wondering.. what part of maths is really used when becoming a vet? I can understand why science is so important but not maths. Could anyone tell me? :)
2007-08-01 05:22:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
just like a Dr.you have to calculate doses of meds, in relation to the weight of the animal,usually right there in the exam room.Animals are given injections of meds,that have to be calculated and administered.IV's that have to be figured out.
pills that have to be given to owners,who give them out...Math is involved in alot of uses as a veterinarian..A local vet may let you help or assist in his exam or back room if you tell him you are interested in becoming one.
2007-08-01 05:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mathematics is the language of science. You cannot do science without mathematics. The good news for you is that you probably would not need to take anything beyond first year calculus.
The bad news is that Vet school is the single hardest program to get into in the US -- so if you aren't good in Math, it will hurt you in the Sciences -- making it impossible for you to get into Vet school.
2007-08-01 05:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably won't be using any algebra, or calculus, or anything like that in veterinary school or on the job, but mathematics courses test your reasoning ability. This is what is important in a job like a vet or anything else for that matter. A person with an important job needs the ability to reason, and to take situations that he/she has never encountered before and relate to them and work with them, and solve problems that arise in that area. Mathematics courses are exactly that. they are situations which you have probably never encountered before, that require reasoning, patience, and hard work to wade through and reach a good solution. Stick with it, you might begin to like math.
2007-08-01 05:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jeƒƒ Lebowski 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're forgetting that math is a principal science as well; the fields of science and math are not independent of each other. if it's all the same to you EVERY person who is to work in the field of science will need above-average skills in math to succeed and fully grasp the concept of what they're doing. even if you were a pediatrician and treated human patients you'd need math.
2007-08-01 05:30:03 · answer #4 · answered by Shooting STELLAR Press (MISAWA) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol wats math have been given to do with being a vet? i opt for to be a criminal expert and im terrible at it, so every time im in that type i whinge "im going to be a criminal expert, what does this would desire to do with that?!!!" to me math, is jsut a gaggle of numbers, and that i haven't heard that vets would desire to apply that stuff to do what they do.......all although u stil would desire to bypass the class in college i think of to try this. idk, its all loopy to me. yet on the bright part I HEARD VETS AND attorneys MAKE a good number of $$$$$!!!! U'VE have been given to study to count kind THAT, yet WHO DOESNT KNO the thank you to function a million,000 + a million,0000? AND IF U DONT THATS WAT CALCULATORS ARE FOR. lol, LOL, lol, LOL
2016-10-01 04:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be able to calculate a lot of things in relation to drugs, I assume: the dosage in relation to weight, how fast it travels through the body, chemical reactions, etc...
2007-08-01 05:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Tetra 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋