Catch Up Maths & Stats: For the Life And Medical Sciences - Couverture souple

Harris, M.; Taylor, G.; Taylor, J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1904842119 ISBN 13 : 9781904842118

Editeur : Scion Publishing Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Many students now start life and medical science degrees lacking some of the core background knowledge which underpins their studies. Catch Up books are written to bring these students up to speed quickly and easily, enabling them to better understand, and follow, their university courses. The books are presented in an easy-to-use format with a wealth of examples relevant to biology and medicine. Written in a simple, clear and logical manner, they help the reader get to grips with the subject quickly and easily. The books are now widely recommended on undergraduate courses in the life, medical and biomedical sciences and Catch Up Maths & Stats has also found favour with PhD students, researchers and academics who need a quick primer in the subject.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Many students now start life and medical science degrees lacking some of the core background knowledge which underpins their studies. Catch Up books are written to bring these students up to speed quickly and easily, enabling them to better understand, and follow, their university courses. The books are presented in an easy-to-use format with a wealth of examples relevant to biology and medicine. Written in a simple, clear and logical manner, they help the reader get to grips with the subject quickly and easily. The books are now widely recommended on undergraduate courses in the life, medical and biomedical sciences and Catch Up Maths & Stats has also found favour with PhD students, researchers and academics who need a quick primer in the subject. Contents Mathematics section. Handling numbers; Working with fractions; Percentages; Powers; Approximation and errors; Introduction to graphs; The gradient of a graph; Algebra; Polynomials; Algebraic equations; Quadratic equations; Simultaneous equations; Sequences and series of numbers; Working with powers; Logarithms; Exponential growth and decay; Circles and spheres; Differential calculus; Integral calculus; Using and recognising graphs. Applications of mathematics section. SI units; Moles; pH; Buffers; Kinetics. Statistics section. The language of statistics; Describing data: measuring averages; Standard deviation; Checking for a normal distribution; Degrees of freedom; How to use statistics to make comparisons; The standard error of the mean; Confidence intervals; Probability; Significance and P values; Tests of significance; t tests; Analysis of variance; The chi-squared test; Correlation; Regression; Bayesian statistics. Answers to ' Test yourself' questions. Appendix 1: Flow chart for choosing statistical tests. Appendix 2: Critical values for the t distribution. Appendix 3: Critical values for the chi-squared distribution. Index. From the Publisher: You may be interested in the other titles in the Catch Up series: Catch Up Biology (ISBN 9781904842323) and Catch Up Chemistry (ISBN 9781904842101).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scion Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904842119
• ISBN 13: 9781904842118
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible