Biomedical Calculations: Principles and PracticeISBN: 978-0-470-51911-0
Paperback
310 pages
October 2008
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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- An innovative approach to scientific calculations and how to work with unfamiliar formulas for the biomedical and life sciences.
- Student friendly introduction to calculations, applying formulae and unit analysis.
- Includes modern, up to date definition of pH eliminating the need for logarithms, and a discussion of the importance of pH.
- Clearly structured with information on how to use the book and little prior knowledge of mathematics is assumed.
- Clear introduction on how to use the book and appendices on SI units, Unit conversion tables, mathematical notation, and dimensional analysis Use of unit analysis as a central theme
- Calculations and problems included throughout as practice exercises
- Includes numerous worked examples and supplementary questions throughout the text to enhance student understanding.
- Answers to problems included at the end of the book with clear explanations from the author.
- Emphasis on attention to units as the key to confident calculation
- Little mathematical knowledge is assumed beyond simple arithmetic
- The biological subject matter goes beyond what is to be found in other textbooks, even including the results of original research