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Nov 24, 2024
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MTH 1030 - Quantitative Reasoning for Health Care Professionals3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course addresses mathematical concepts and calculations frequently encountered by health care professionals. Topics include fundamental operations; ratio, proportion, and percentage; magnitude and scale; manipulation and conversion of units; rounding and scientific notation. Additional topics include solving equations involving ratio, proportion and rate; interpretation of graphs; evaluation of formulas, including formulas encountered in radiation therapy and inhalation therapy. (Note: only open to students in the School of Nursing) (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Solve applied problems involving arithmetic operations, first-degree equations, ratios, percentages, and rates
- Use rounding principles and scientific notation to report results of calculations
- Interpret numerical values in terms of magnitude, quantity, and scale
- Convert units between various systems of measurement
- Evaluate formulas involved in medication dosages, drip rates, body mass index, body surface area, radiation therapy, inhalation therapy, and pH/pOH
- Solve problems involving concentrations and mixtures
- Interpret various types of graphs including bar graphs and time-series graphs
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Fundamental operations involving ratios, decimals, and percents
- Equations involving ratios, percentages, and rates
- Conversions between systems of measurement
- Mixture and concentration problems
- Problems involving fluid imbalance and inventory control
- Formulas involving medication dosages, drip rates, body-mass, body surface area, radiation therapy, inhalation therapy, and pH/pOH
- Interpretation of graphs, including bar, line and time series graphs
Coordinator
Dr. Lesya Chorna
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