Mathematics

The course aims to introduce some mathematical concepts and methods, with particular attention to the development of the most useful aspects of the discipline for a real understanding of the topics covered in the courses characterizing the agricultural and environmental degree courses.
The aim is to provide students with an adequate theoretical understanding of the topics covered, together with an adequate ability to perform the calculation procedures involved and provide the theoretical and technical tools to formulate and solve in a rigorous way simple applicative problems.
The course has as a transversal objective to help students develop an effective method of study, useful not only to face other exams during the academic career but also for the self-training required in many working situations.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
· manipulate formulas containing algebraic expressions, percentages and proportions, radicals, logarithms and exponentials, solve equations and inequalities, use the main tools and techniques of analytical geometry, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry;
· plot and interpret graphs of functions of one variable in different contexts, calculate limits, derivatives and integrals, and use these concepts to describe and solve real problems;
· understand and independently perform some simple mathematical steps commonly used in the scientific literature of agricultural and environmental sciences;
· critically use some simple software to describe and address applicative problems;
· acquire some additional new mathematical knowledge independently.