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Book Synopsis
This highly instructive, informal text that explains step by step how and why you need to tackle maths within the biological sciences. The skills taught in this informative book are introduced using a problem-solving approach that emphasises the biological background of the book rather than the mathematical theory.

Table of Contents
Maths in Biology.

Manipulating Numbers.

Units and Conversions.

Molarities and Dilutions.

Areas and Volumes.

Exponents and Logs.

Introduction to Statistics.

Descriptive Statistics.

Probability.

Inferential Statistics.

Correlation and Regression.

Appendix 1: Answers to Problems.

Appendix 2: Software for Biologists.

Appendix 3: Statistical Formulae and Tables.

Appendix 4: Glossary.

Index.

Maths from Scratch for Biologists

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 29/10/2002
      ISBN13: 9780471498353, 978-0471498353
      ISBN10: 0471498351
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      Mathematics Biology, life sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This highly instructive, informal text that explains step by step how and why you need to tackle maths within the biological sciences. The skills taught in this informative book are introduced using a problem-solving approach that emphasises the biological background of the book rather than the mathematical theory.

      Table of Contents
      Maths in Biology.

      Manipulating Numbers.

      Units and Conversions.

      Molarities and Dilutions.

      Areas and Volumes.

      Exponents and Logs.

      Introduction to Statistics.

      Descriptive Statistics.

      Probability.

      Inferential Statistics.

      Correlation and Regression.

      Appendix 1: Answers to Problems.

      Appendix 2: Software for Biologists.

      Appendix 3: Statistical Formulae and Tables.

      Appendix 4: Glossary.

      Index.

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