Lab Math: A Handbook of Measurements, Calculations, and Other Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench

Adams, Dany Spencer

ISBN 10: 0879696346 / ISBN 13: 9780879696344

Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lab Math: A Handbook of Measurements, Calculations, and Other Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879696346
• ISBN 13: 9780879696344
• Binding: spiral_bound
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.34 pounds

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Synopsis

Work at the biology bench requires an ever-increasing knowledge of mathematical methods and formulae. In Lab Math, Dany Spencer Adams has compiled the most common mathematical concepts and methods in molecular biology, and provided clear, straightforward guidance on their application to research investigations. Subjects range from basics such as scientific notation and measuring and making solutions, to more complex activities like quantifying and designing nucleic acids and analyzing protein activity. Tips on how to present mathematical data and statistical analysis are included. A reference section features useful tables, conversion charts and "plug and chug" equations for experimental procedures. This volume is an excellent, structured source of information that in many laboratories is often scattered and informally organized.

Review

Lab Math will certainly save time researchers might otherwise spend explaining how to find reference tables, make measurements, do laboratory calculations, make solutions, work with proteins and nucleotide calculations, or perform basic statistics to undergraduates, graduate students, or visiting fellows. --The Quarterly Review of Biology