[HSF] mathematics education and medicine

[Tea Acuff]

Cute. Maybe Ani should research that topic.
tea


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Firstenberg <msfirst at gmail.com>
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:18:47 PM
Subject: Re: [HSF] mathematics education and medicine


1947?  Wow - did they even have math back then?
(It was probably a lot easier since there must have been less numbers)

:)

-michael

(ah, a perk of this forum - poking fun at some of the great giants...... but
only out of the highest of respects)


On 4/12/07, rwmfglycar at aol.com <rwmfglycar at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Tea,
> In 1947 a candidate for medical school in Cape Town would not be
> considered without a first class pass in the matriculation exam. taken at
> the end of high school. Of the 6 - 8 subjects that students would be
> examined in there was only one that was absolutely required:it was
> mathematics.
> As you point out the skills acquired must be properly used.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tacuff at swbell.net
> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> Sent: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [HSF] mathematics education and medicine
>
>
> Poor mathematical skills leads to an inability to determine the magnitude
> of
> association between phenomenon. Reliance on mathematical skills leads to
> the
> inability to see that math only measures an association but does not
> determine
> it.
> tea
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: james le <jamesle2007 at yahoo.com>
> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:04:01 PM
> Subject: [HSF] mathematics education and medicine
>
>
> How much mathematics biology students should study?
> In india after class 10 [ class11 and 12]biology students  do not   study
> mathematics in majority of the states.
> There was a debate that present day doctors and reserchers in biological
> sciences are handicapped with limited mathematics bacground.
>
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