MATH 20900 Elements of Calculus and Statistics

Introduction to differential equations including numerical methods; qualitative analysis of solutions; phase plane analysis for systems; biological applications; analysis of univariate and bivariate data; regression and correlation; random variables; the normal, Poisson and binomial distributions; statistical inference. A spreadsheet program such as Excel is used throughout the course.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

A grade of C or higher in MATH 20500 or placement by the Department. (Part of sequence MATH 20500, MATH 20900 for Biology majors.)

Contact Hours

4 hr./wk.