How Much Math?

[HomieG35]

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I know there aren't any "math" classes you have to take after Cal I (if I'm wrong about that please, let me know!)

How much math is involved within the classes at an optometry school? I don't mean flat out math... but that kind you find in Chem and Phys.

TIA! 🙂

 

[cpw]

Not much math. Quite simple equations that's all.

not much math? I seem to remember taking four semesters of optics!! Granted, it's basic geometry and algebra. But, there is quite a bit of math.

 

[HomieG35]

That's what I'm wanting to know!

Looking through the courses you can't really distinguish which ones contain what kind of material. I didn't know if some of them were more math oriented than others.

cpw, any examples online you know of? I'd like to look at sample problems just for the fun of it, if you know where I can find any?

 

[HomieG35]

Sorry, fonz, I couldn't figure out the best way to word the question.

I'm good at "math math", but I totally suck at the type of "math" you find in Chemistry, etc.

 

[drbizzaro]

That's what I'm wanting to know!

Looking through the courses you can't really distinguish which ones contain what kind of material. I didn't know if some of them were more math oriented than others.

cpw, any examples online you know of? I'd like to look at sample problems just for the fun of it, if you know where I can find any?

A thin hollow glass sphere has a radius of 1 m. A coin is placed at the bottom of the glass sphere. 2.09 metre cube of a liquid of refractive index 1.5 is poured into the glass shpere. A person is viewing the object vertically. What is the apparent depth of the coin?

 

[gochi]

A thin hollow glass sphere has a radius of 1 m. A coin is placed at the bottom of the glass sphere. 2.09 metre cube of a liquid of refractive index 1.5 is poured into the glass shpere. A person is viewing the object vertically. What is the apparent depth of the coin?

These types of questions can be done by using information/equations that you learned in college/uni PHYSICS 2, or Grade 11 physics.

 

[ODduck]

I know there aren't any "math" classes you have to take after Cal I (if I'm wrong about that please, let me know!)

How much math is involved within the classes at an optometry school? I don't mean flat out math... but that kind you find in Chem and Phys.

TIA! 🙂

No math that a TI-30 series can't handle

Honestly though, the math is straightforward once you figure out what equation to use...which isn't as easy as it seems it should be 🙁

 

[MariaMaria]

So we don't need like a TI-83 graphing calculator or anything then?

Mine is practically broken so I need to know if I should buy another one if necessary.

 

[gochi]

So we don't need like a TI-83 graphing calculator or anything then?

Mine is practically broken so I need to know if I should buy another one if necessary.

We should all try to use this.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/kinser/images/humanbrain7.jpg

 

[alferec]

There's a good amount of math invovled, but defintely no calculus. Lots of simple arithmetic and algebra. I did poorly on the math portion of the OAT, but I still manage with the math they throw at us here in SCCO.

 

[iowaeyes]

I would not buy a graphing calculator for Optometry school. You can't use it on the national boards, so don't get used to it (plus you won't need it). I don't know exactly what the rules are for calculators on the boards...I know I looked that up last fall and I bought a simple TI-30 version calculator that is allowed on the exams. I figured I might as well get comfortable with it now!🙂

 

[jefguth]

Read "Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics" by Darryl Meister and James E. Sheedy from SOLA International and you'll barely have to touch your calculator on boards.

 

[cpw]

So we don't need like a TI-83 graphing calculator or anything then?

Mine is practically broken so I need to know if I should buy another one if necessary.

graphic calculators weren't allowed in our classes, period. They told us from day one they weren't allowed on boards so we're not allowing them in class. Get a basic TI scientific.