Maths in FE

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Maths in FE
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What we do!

• OUR OWN Intermediate 2 maths, Higher maths
• SERVICING

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What we teach!

• MATHS e.g. electrical civil engineering,
  science,
• 
  accountancy
• STATISTICS e.g. business admin, travel
  tourism
• BESPOKE non-certificated by SQA,
• e.g. Prep for Uniformed Services, Pre-App
  Joiners
• NUMERACY almost everyone else, including Health
• 
  Care

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NUMERACY MODULES AT INTERMEDIATE 1 LEVEL IN
CATALOGUE
Business Numeracy Construction Numeracy
Engineering Numeracy Laboratory
Numeracy Statistics 1 Numeracy (Core Skill)
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BUSINESS NUMERACY E94110

• Outcome 1
• Rounding to a specified number of sig.
  figures/dec. places
• Ratio and proportion
• Percentages (both ways)
• Simple and compound interest
• Outcome 2
• Evaluation of formula involving units
• Outcome 3
• Extraction of information from charts, graphs
  and tables
• Outcome 4
• Drawing a graph from given data
• Outcome 5
• Project usually a holiday

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CORE MATHS 2 E9XD 10

• Outcome 1
• Time, length, weight, capacity, temperature.
• Simple percentages (i.e. given percentage find
  quantity)
• Simple proportion
• Calculation of averages
• Outcome 2
• Interpretation, extraction and processing of
  information from charts, graphs and tables
• Outcome 3
• Drawing rectangle, triangle and circle
• Calculation of perimeters of composite
  rectangular shapes
• Calculation of areas of composite rectangular
  shapes
• Calculation of volumes of cubes and cuboids
• Outcome 4
• Evaluation of simple formulae both in words and
  symbols
• Outcome 5
• Investigation- Find cheapest way to tile a
  bathroom wall using a variety of different tile
  sizes and costs.

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CORE MATHS 3 D11T 10

• Outcome 1
• Rounding off to specified number of sig.
  figures and dec. places
• Use of scientific notation
• Percentages (both ways)
• Ratio proportion
• Perimeter Area of circle
• Outcome 2
• Plotting points on a Cartesian diagram
• Drawing straight lines given the equation
• Identifying the equation given the drawing
• Outcome 3
• Evaluation of formulae
• Manipulation of brackets
• Algebraic solution of linear equations
• Factorising using common factors
• Outcome 4
• Finding sides angles of a right-angled triangle
  using Pythagoras
• and basic Trigonometry
• Outcome 5

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Number of Streams
2004 3 PRN streams plus 1 Access
stream 3 classes x 1unit x 36 hrs plus 1
x 2 x 36 180 hours a year

• 2003 6 PRN streams plus 1 Access stream
• 7 classes x 2 units each x 36 hours each
• 504 hours a year

• Loss of 324 hours a year
• F/T lecturer has 860 hour contract
• Losing 324 x 100 38 of a teacher
• 860

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MATHS STAFF NUMBERS

• 1990 11 Full-time 2 part-time
• 2004 3 full-time 6 part-time
• 2008 ? ?

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• MSOR CONNECTIONS NOVEMBER 2003
• Article by Susan Starkings at London South Bank
  University
• The team observed the preparation and
  administration by nurses of IV drugs over six
  to ten consecutive days on 10 wards in the
  hospitals.
• Just over 100 patients were given 430 doses of IV
  drugs during the period and errors were seen in
  212 doses.
• A third of these were potentially harmful and in
  three the error was potentially severe where long
  term hospital care or even death could occur.

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TEXTBOOKS

• Nursing Calculations by Gatford Phillips,
  pub Churchill Livingstone
• Drug Calculations for Nurses by Lapham Agar,
  pub Arnold

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ADDITIONS TO BASIC BUSINESS NUMERACY COURSE
NUMBERS FOR NURSES

• Number Work - x and ? by 10, 100, 1000 with
  particular reference to L mL, and to g, mg
  mcg
• Percentages - concentration w/w, v/v and w/v
• Ratio Proportion partially included in the
  ages section
• Infusions and Drip Rates Drug Dosages

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NUMBERS FOR NURSES

• Maths topics
• Algebra
• Formulae e.g. Body Mass Index, Body Surface
  Area, others
• Scientific Notation
• Charts and Graphs but with a medical theme

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EXAMPLES of QUESTIONS

• BEFORE
• A rectangular room has
• length L 4.28m,
• breadth B 395cm
• height H 2500mm.
• The formula for finding the
• surface area (in m2) of
• the walls of the room is
• 2H(L B)
• where all dimensions are in metres.
• Find the surface area of all the walls.

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Examples of Percentage Questions

• AFTER
• 200mg of active ingredient is added to 2.3g of
  neutral base. What is the w/w concentration of
  the final product?

• BEFORE
• Calculate what percentage 12.15 is of 450

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BEFORE AFTER

• Calculate the sale price of a product which
  originally cost 250, after a 12½ discount has
  been applied.

• How much active ingredient is there in 3 litres
  of a 0.15 w/v solution?

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Examples of Ratio Questions

• BEFORE
• A recipe for 3 people requires 60g flour, 45g
  sugar and 2 eggs.
• How much of each ingredient will be required for
  the same recipe for 45 people?

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• AFTER
• A patient requires 30mg of a particular drug
  over a period of time.
• The solution available has 600mcg of the drug in
  20ml of solution.
• How much solution must be administered to the
  patient so that he gets the required amount of
  the drug?

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Creatinine Clearance Formula by Cockcroft
Gault

• This calculation is carried out when an
  assessment is being made of a patients renal
  function, ie how well the kidneys are working.
• For men, the formula is
• where weight is in kg
• SCr is Serum Creatinine, measured in mg per
  100mL
• The answer is in mL/min (millilitres per minute)
• (NB 100mL is one tenth of a litre. Most texts
  thus call it a decilitre, dL.)
• For women, the mens formula is calculated, then
  multiplied by 0.85 .
• Calculate creatinine clearance for a male aged 57
  weighing 63kg
• with SCr 0.9mg/dL

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Creatinine Clearance Formula by Jellife

• As for Body Surface Area, more than one formula
  exists. This one is
• For males
• (BSA Body Surface Area, which has to be found
  first)
• For females, calculate as for males then multiply
  by 0.9

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Daily Calorie Needs - the Harris-Benedict Formula
Calculate the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Apply a
multiplication factor depending on the level of
activity of the person concerned using weight,
height, age and gender but omitting lean body
mass. For women, BMR 655 (9.6 x weight in
kg) (1.8 x height in cm) (4.7 x age
in years) For men, BMR 66 (13.7 x weight in
kg) (5 x height in cm) (6.8 x age
in years) Then multiply by one of the following
factors
Find the daily intake required to maintain
current body weight for- (1) Man, sedentary,
weight 75kg, height 1.69m, age 56 (2) Woman,
moderately active, height 1.55m, weight 57kg, age
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1) SG1 or SG2 MATHS or INT2
NUMERACY or INT2 MATHS
2) STATUS QUO BUSINESS NUMERACY BITS
5) SQA- CERTIFICATED NURSING NUMERACY
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
3) LOCAL CUSTOMISED COLLEGE-DEVISED COURSE
NO SQA CERTIFICATION
4) NATIONAL CUSTOMISED COLLEGE-DEVISED COURSE
NO SQA CERTIFICATION