Nusbaum Neil J
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 61107, USA.
Teach Learn Med. 2006 Spring;18(2):165-8. doi: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1802_12.
The premedical student confronts a disparate set of required and recommended courses from the various medical schools to which the student might apply.
Students may feel compelled to take courses such as calculus even though most medical schools do not require it and even though it may not be related to either undergraduate academic plans or the core academic needs of the typical future physician.
Basic mathematical knowledge--a knowledge of algebra, statistics, and overall numeracy--are each more important for most future physicians than is the traditional calculus course.
医学预科学生面临着一系列不同的必修和推荐课程，这些课程来自他们可能申请的各类医学院校。
学生们可能觉得不得不选修微积分等课程，尽管大多数医学院校并不要求，而且这门课程可能与本科学习计划或未来典型医生的核心学术需求都无关。
对于大多数未来的医生来说，基础数学知识——代数、统计学以及整体的计算能力——每一项都比传统的微积分课程更为重要。
