Maths from Scratch for Biologists 1st Edition by Alan J. Cann (PDF)

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Numerical ability is an essential skill for everyone studying the biological sciences but many students are frightened by the ‘perceived’ difficulty of mathematics, and are nervous about applying mathematical skills in their chosen field of study. Having taught introductory maths and statistics for many years, Alan Cann understands these challenges and just how invaluable an accessible, confidence building textbook could be to the fearful student. Unable to find a book pitched at the right level, that concentrated on why numerical skills are useful to biologists, he wrote his own. The result is Maths from Scratch for Biologists , a highly instructive, informal text that explains step by step how and why you need to tackle maths within the biological sciences. Features: * An accessible, jargon-busting approach to help readers master basic mathematical, statistical and data handling techniques in biology * Numerous end of chapter problems to reinforce key concepts and encourage students to test their newly acquired skills through practise * A handy, time-saving glossary * A supplementary website with numerous problems and self-test exercises

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Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The book is very good, but you have to already have reviewed those forgotten math concepts such as simple algebra and a few other things that the author purposely skipped to get to the details of the book.Unfortunately I ended up returning it after realizing I probably need a book not only to refresh some of the concepts and formulas, but also give me more detailed exercises.I read a few chapters but felt lost without a guide. But the book is a great reference for those already familiar with most mathematical concepts. The author does explain how to apply them very well and the examples are of good use.Before purchasing this book, especially if you’re entering the science field or starting college courses in science, make sure to get familiar with algebra, trigonometry, calculus, etc. before diving into this helpful book. Then buy it! Otherwise for those already into it, it’s a very small, organized and great book that you can carry in a small purse for those who commute on public transportation.

⭐I purchased this book as a stocking stuffer for my daughter who is a psychology major and is not particularly fond of math. She tells me that the book was right-on and considerably helped her out in her labs.

⭐Unfortunately, I do not have this anymore.

⭐Good book with practice e.gs. for students in molecular biology to do some of the Molarity calculations, DNA/RNA concentration calcultions and C1V1=C2V2 calculations!

⭐Although this book is very good for people using Maths to study Biology, I have found slight mathematical errors. One is the formula for surface area of a cone or pyramid where the bracket should be closed before + b not after. Also in examples, there is no distinction between the slant edge of a cone and its perpendicular height. This occurs also for the pyramid.Another mathematical error in my opinion is that in Probability problems such as 9.2, although the solution specifies ‘without replacement’, the working does not reflect this, so that the answer given is not correct.I have not gone through all the book, but it surely helps biologists!

⭐needed to buy this for my uni course and I use it quite a lot it’s really great to explain basic principles and has lots of exercises with answers to test yourself

⭐Excellent

⭐I hate maths.I make so secret of it. But I love biology. So it was to my horror that we had to undertake several maths modules on my course. This book saved my backside.

⭐Brilliant !

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