Mathematics Competency for Beginning Chemistry Students Through Dimensional Analysis

• Published in: The Journal of nursing education Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 22 - 26
• Main Authors: Pursell, David P, Forlemu, Neville Y, Anagho, Leonard E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry - education; Dimensional analysis; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods; Female; Humans; Male; Mathematics - education; Nursing; Science Curriculum; Students; Students, Nursing; Teaching Methods; Young Adult; United States > US

Mathematics competency in nursing education and practice may be addressed by an instructional variation of the traditional dimensional analysis technique typically presented in beginning chemistry courses. The authors studied 73 beginning chemistry students using the typical dimensional analysis tec...