Catch Up Maths & Stats, second edition
For the Life and Medical Sciences
2nd Edition
Published on 10. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-904842-90-3 (ISBN)
Description
Catch Up Maths & Stats covers the core maths skills you will need on any life or medical sciences course including:
working with fractions and powers
preparation of a dilution series
how to calculate standard deviation
using and understanding graphs
analysing enzyme kinetics
choosing the right statistical test
Over 200 examples are provided to show the relevance and application of maths and stats to your course. This second edition also now provides further coverage of differentiation and integration alongside nearly 70 more questions and answers to help you test your understanding.
Catch Up Maths & Statswill bring you up to speed in the shortest possible time, even if you didn't study maths at advanced level.
working with fractions and powers
preparation of a dilution series
how to calculate standard deviation
using and understanding graphs
analysing enzyme kinetics
choosing the right statistical test
Over 200 examples are provided to show the relevance and application of maths and stats to your course. This second edition also now provides further coverage of differentiation and integration alongside nearly 70 more questions and answers to help you test your understanding.
Catch Up Maths & Statswill bring you up to speed in the shortest possible time, even if you didn't study maths at advanced level.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloxham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904842-90-3 (9781904842903)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Michael Harris | Gordon Taylor | Jacquelyn Taylor
Catch Up Maths & Stats, second edition
For the Life and Medical Sciences
E-Book
06/2013
Scion Publishing
€24.99
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Content
Mathematics section
Handling numbers; Working with fractions; Percentages; Powers; Circles and spheres; 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; Differential calculus; Further differential calculus; Integral calculus; Further integral calculus; Using graphs; Recognising patterns in 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
Handling numbers; Working with fractions; Percentages; Powers; Circles and spheres; 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; Differential calculus; Further differential calculus; Integral calculus; Further integral calculus; Using graphs; Recognising patterns in 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