Basic Mathematics for Biochemists
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Basic Mathematics for Biochemists by Athel Cornish-Bowden
Mathematics is essential to the study and understanding of biochemistry yet most undergraduates do not have a grasp of maths. This book sets out all the mathematics needed for an undergraduate course in biochemistry, assuming a minimum of prior knowledge. Emphasis is placed on topics necessary for biochemists and all the examples are relevant to biochemistry. Each chapter contains illustrative boxes and worked examples and also a problem section (the answers are given in the back of the book). The book starts by covering the basic concepts of mathematics such as manipulating fractions, functions, and plotting graphs and then explains exponents and logarithms in depth. The next two chapters cover all the ordinary differentiation and integration required by the biochemist. Partial differentiation is explained in a later chapter. Chapter 6 is about solving equations (linear, simultaneous, quadratic, and higher-order) and the final chapter covers the basic ideas of statistics. Basic Mathematics for Biochemists will therefore be invaluable to all biochemistry undergraduates and will also be useful to more experienced biochemists needing to refresh their maths.
Athel Cornish-Bowden is, since 2009, Directeur de Recherche Émérite at the CNRS in Marseilles. He studied at the University of Oxford, and after post-doctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, he spent the early part of his career at the University of Birmingham as Lecturer and later Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry. In 1987 he moved to France as Directeur de Recherche (1ère classe) in the CNRS in Marseilles. He has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including several books as author and as editor. He has served on the editorial boards of several journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198502166 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198502168 |
| Title | Basic Mathematics for Biochemists |
| Author | Athel Cornish-Bowden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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