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10. Mathematics in agriculture and biology (2+1)
Numbers: natural numbers; integers; rational and irrational numbers; real numbers;
rounding and significant digits of numbers; powers, roots and logarithms of numbers;
systems of representation of numbers; rules of the game with the numbers;
applications.
Sets: sets and their representations; finite and infinite sets; null sets; universal sets;
elements of the set; subsets; complementary set; union and intersection of the sets;
Boolean algebra- the rules of the game with the sets; Venn diagram; applications.
Functions: Function of a single real variable; single-valued and many-valued functions;
linear functions; power functions; polynomial functions; trigonometric, exponential
and logarithmic functions; functions of several real variables; functions of
complex variables; graphical experimental function; algebraic equations and their
solutions in simple cases; applications.
Differentiation: Derivative of the function of a single variable; derivatives of the
functions of several variables-partial derivatives; maxima and minima; applications.
Integration: Integrals of functions with respect to their independent variables; indefinite,
definite and infinite integrals, applications.
Ordinary differential equation: classification; solution of linear differential equations;
applications.