Jill Marshall|Pablo Aparicio Durán
Are biologists getting the mathematical training they need in college?
The University of Texas at Austin|University of Valparaíso
abstract several major organizations recommended revisions mathematics requirements biology majors determine whether changes would benefit future biologists investigated mathematics use research biology surveyed prominent journals high low mathuse areas articles referencing use quantitative methods addition conducted largescale survey research biologists within fields use training mathematics statistics performed followup interviews purposeful sample respondents results indicate biologists need base descriptive inferential statistics mathematical modeling including concepts calculus focused conceptual understanding rather computational accuracy followed differentiated programs study mathematics statistics depending intended discipline within biology comparison findings recommended requirements major stakeholder groups indicates alignment also discrepancies 2018 international union biochemistry molecular biology 466612618 2018