Mathematics for Biological Scientists

Mike Aitken

ISBN 10: 0815341369 / ISBN 13: 9780815341369

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc, 2009

About this Item

2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. Covers the mathematics necessary for biology students to understand, interpret and discuss biological questions. This book integrates mathematics and biology with the use of colour illustrations and photographs to provide an informative approach to the subject of mathematics and statistics within biological science. Num Pages: 482 pages, 202 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 175 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1142. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mathematics for Biological Scientists
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815341369
• ISBN 13: 9780815341369
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Mathematics for Biological Scientists is a new undergraduate textbook which covers the mathematics necessary for biology students to understand, interpret and discuss biological questions.

The book's twelve chapters are organized into four themes. The first theme covers the basic concepts of mathematics in biology, discussing the mathematics used in biological quantities, processes and structures. The second theme, calculus, extends the language of mathematics to describe change. The third theme is probability and statistics, where the uncertainty and variation encountered in real biological data is described. The fourth theme is explored briefly in the final chapter of the book, which is to show how the 'tools' developed in the first few chapters are used within biology to develop models of biological processes.

Mathematics for Biological Scientists fully integrates mathematics and biology with the use of colour illustrations and photographs to provide an engaging and informative approach to the subject of mathematics and statistics within biological science.

About the Author

Steve Hladky is a Reader in Membrane Pharmacology in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge. He was Secretary of the Department's teaching committee for 17 years, during which time he coordinated the teaching in the Department.

Bill Broadhurst is Assistant Director of Research in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.

Mike Aitken is a University Lecturer and the Undergraduate Teaching Director in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge.