Easy Mathematics For Biologists Pdf
Equally, you do not want to spend your time struggling with complex mathematics that you will never use. This book is the perfect answer to your problems.
Author: Peter C. Foster
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780203304303
Category: Mathematics
Page: 106
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Because elementary mathematics is vital to be able to properly design biological experiments and interpret their results. As a student of the life sciences you will only make your life harder by ignoring mathematics entirely. Equally, you do not want to spend your time struggling with complex mathematics that you will never use. This book is the perfect answer to your problems. Inside, it explains the necessary mathematics in easy-to-follow steps, introducing the basics and showing you how to apply these to biological situations. Easy Mathematics for Biologists covers the basic mathematical ideas of fractions, decimals and percentages, through ratio and proportion, exponents and logarithms, to straight line graphs, graphs that are not straight lines, and their transformation. Direct application of each of these leads to a clear understanding of biological calculations such as those involving concentrations and dilutions, changing units, pH, and linear and non-linear rates of reaction. Each chapter contains worked examples, and is followed by numerous problems, both pure and applied, that can be worked through in your own time. Answers to these can be found at the back.
Causton , D.R. ( 1992 ) A Biologist's Basic Mathematics . Cambridge University Press , Cambridge . Forster , P.C. ( 1999 ) Easy Mathematics for Biologists . Harwood , Amsterdam . [ Covers basic principles , units , logarithms , ratios ...
Author: Allan Jones
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0131755099
Category: Science
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Practical Skills in Biology is an indispensable book that provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biology. Sections key transferable skills, including chapters on time management, working with others, note taking, revising, assessment and exams, and preparing a cv. Chapters on fieldwork and on the preparation and use of calibration curves. Up-dated material on the use of the Internet and world wide web. Material on evaluating information ? a vital skill for today?s students. Coverage of numeracy and statistics to provide support and guidance in this tricky area. Each chapter has study exercises to reinforce learning with problems and practical exercises. Answers are given at the back of the book for all exercises. Each chapter is supported by a section giving printed and electronic sources for further study. Worked examples and "how to" boxes set out the essential procedures in a step-by-step manner. Key points highlight critical features of methodology. Use of margin tips, definitions and illustrations. Use of two-colour text throughout the book.
Sources for further study Anon . S.O.S. Mathematics . Available : http://www.sosmath.com Last accessed : 01/04/07 . [ A basic Web - based guide with very wide coverage ) Britton , N.F. ( 2003 ) Essential Mathematical Biology .
Author: Robert H. Reed
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0132391155
Category: Science
Page: 552
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Practical Skills in Biomolecular Science, is an indispensable book for undergraduate students in the life sciences. The book provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biochemistry, biomedical science, genetics, immunology and microbiology. It is also a valuable resource for teachers of biology in colleges and secondary schools. Laboratory and field studies are essential components of undergraduate training in biomolecular science. Practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. This book, now in its third edition, continues to provide students with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies, but in addition it now covers broader transferable skills. As a result the new edition provides guidance and support over the entire range of a typical undergraduate course in biochemistry and biomedical science.
The book reveals the growing connections between mathematics and biology through clear explanations and specific, interesting problems from areas such as population dynamics, foraging theory, and life history theory.
Author: J. David Logan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470525876
Category: Mathematics
Page: 417
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A one–of–a–kind guide to using deterministic and probabilistic methods for solving problems in the biological sciences Highlighting the growing relevance of quantitative techniques in scientific research, Mathematical Methods in Biology provides an accessible presentation of the broad range of important mathematical methods for solving problems in the biological sciences. The book reveals the growing connections between mathematics and biology through clear explanations and specific, interesting problems from areas such as population dynamics, foraging theory, and life history theory. The authors begin with an introduction and review of mathematical tools that are employed in subsequent chapters, including biological modeling, calculus, differential equations, dimensionless variables, and descriptive statistics. The following chapters examine standard discrete and continuous models using matrix algebra as well as difference and differential equations. Finally, the book outlines probability, statistics, and stochastic methods as well as material on bootstrapping and stochastic differential equations, which is a unique approach that is not offered in other literature on the topic. In order to demonstrate the application of mathematical methods to the biological sciences, the authors provide focused examples from the field of theoretical ecology, which serve as an accessible context for study while also demonstrating mathematical skills that are applicable to many other areas in the life sciences. The book′s algorithms are illustrated using MATLAB®, but can also be replicated using other software packages, including R, Mathematica®, and Maple; however, the text does not require any single computer algebra package. Each chapter contains numerous exercises and problems that range in difficulty, from the basic to more challenging, to assist readers with building their problem–solving skills. Selected solutions are included at the back of the book, and a related Web site features supplemental material for further study. Extensively class–tested to ensure an easy–to–follow format, Mathematical Methods in Biology is an excellent book for mathematics and biology courses at the upper–undergraduate and graduate levels. It also serves as a valuable reference for researchers and professionals working in the fields of biology, ecology, and biomathematics.
Mathematics, from the Greek, manthano, 'to learn' Some people opt to undertake studies in biology in the belief ... will gain a general appreciation of basic mathematical, statistical and data handling techniques appropriate to biology.
Author: Alan J. Cann
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781118685709
Category: Science
Page: 240
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Numerical ability is an essential skill for everyone studying thebiological sciences but many students are frightened by the'perceived' difficulty of mathematics, and are nervous aboutapplying mathematical skills in their chosen field of study. Havingtaught introductory maths and statistics for many years, Alan Cannunderstands 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 concentratedon why numerical skills are useful to biologists, he wrote his own.The result is Maths from Scratch for Biologists , a highlyinstructive, informal text that explains step by step how and whyyou need to tackle maths within the biological sciences. Features: * An accessible, jargon-busting approach to help readers masterbasic mathematical, statistical and data handling techniques inbiology * Numerous end of chapter problems to reinforce key concepts andencourage students to test their newly acquired skills throughpractise * A handy, time-saving glossary * A supplementary website with numerous problems and self-testexercises
Alberts, B. et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell. ... Sivia, D.S. and Rawlings, S.G., Foundations of Science Mathematics Oxford: OUP, 1999. Elementary mathematics • Foster, P.C., Easy Mathematics for Biologists. Abingdon: CRC, 1999.
Author: Jenny Blaiklock
Publisher: Crimson Publishing
ISBN: 9781844552894
Category: Self-Help
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Do you want to win a place at one of the most prestigious universities in the country? Do you need help making your application stand out from the crowd? Winning a place at Oxford or Cambridge is notoriously difficult and with competition at an all-time high Getting into Oxford and Cambridge has all the information you need to put yourself ahead of the fierce competition. Covering what you should study at A-level to your admissions interview and beyond, this is a comprehensive guide to Getting into Oxford or Cambridge, including: -Insider tips and advice from admission tutors -The grades expected for each university -Advice on writing your personal statement -Interview preparation and practice Make sure your application stands out from the crowd, impress at interview and secure yourself a place at Oxford or Cambridge.
Elementary mathematics Foster, P.C., Easy Mathematics for Biologists, CRC, 1999. Huff, D., How to Lie with Statistics, Penguin, 1991. Rowntree, D., Statistics Without Tears – an Introduction for Non-- mathematicians, Penguin, 2000.
Author: Mat Carmody
Publisher: Crimson Publishing
ISBN: 9781911067818
Category: Education
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Do you want to study at one of the most prestigious universities in the country? To succeed in your application to Oxford or Cambridge, you need to secure top A level grades and demonstrate real commitment to and enthusiasm for your subject, with admissions based solely on your academic potential . Updated annually to include all the vital details of the most recent admissions procedures, and packed with essential advice to help you win one of the fiercely sought-after places at Oxbridge, Getting into Oxford and Cambridge tells you everything you need to know to make a successful application. Featuring case studies from current students and tips from admissions tutors throughout, it will also give you a good idea of what it's like to study there. It contains practical, step-by-step guidance on the entire application process, including: Key information on each of the colleges, and how to choose the best college for you How to write an effective personal statement, including sample personal statements from recent successful Oxbridge applicants Ways to shine at interview, with a breakdown of what interviewers are looking for Details of the various written tests students face prior to or during interviews First-hand case studies from students who have been successful in the Oxbridge application process Founded in 1973, Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) is one of the UK's best-known groups of independent sixth-form colleges, with centres in London, Birmingham and Cambridge. MPW has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the country. It has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy and has authored Getting into guides covering entrance procedures for many popular university courses.
Easy Mathematics for Biologists. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. Gauch, H.G. 2002. Scientific Method in Practice. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, England. Gustavil, B. 2003. How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper.
Author: William V Dashek
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439843413
Category: Science
Page: 246
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Biological Environmental Science is an introductory textbook for undergraduate students who desire a one semester course or, alternatively, a springboard course for advanced environmental offerings. This book features timely issues such as global warming, air, ground and water pollutions, population growth, species extinction and environmental poli
AVOIDING CHAOS ETHAN AKIN Mathematics Department The City College of New York 137 Street and Convent Avenue New York, ... equations models in mathematical biology used to be straightforward, directed by simple, clear expectations.
Author: Simon A. Levin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783642501241
Category: Mathematics
Page: 633
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From a mathematical point of view, physiologically structured population models are an underdeveloped branch of the theory of infinite dimensional dynamical systems. We have called attention to four aspects: (i) A choice has to be made about the kind of equations one extracts from the predominantly verbal arguments about the basic assumptions, and subsequently uses as a starting point for a rigorous mathematical analysis. Though differential equations are easy to formulate (different mechanisms don't interact in infinites imal time intervals and so end up as separate terms in the equations) they may be hard to interpret rigorously as infinitesimal generators. Integral equations constitute an attractive alternative. (ii) The ability of physiologically structured population models to increase our un derstanding of the relation between mechanisms at the i-level and phenomena at the p-level will depend strongly on the development of dynamical systems lab facilities which are applicable to this class of models. (iii) Physiologically structured population models are ideally suited for the for mulation of evolutionary questions. Apart from the special case of age (see Charlesworth 1980, Yodzis 1989, Caswell 1989, and the references given there) hardly any theory exists at the moment. This will, hopefully, change rapidly in the coming years. Again the development of appropriate software may turn out to be crucial.
INTRODUCTION My aim in this book has been to show that mathematical reasoning is sometimes illuminating in ... It is comparatively easy to learn the calculus , and there are a number of excellent books from which it can be learnt .
Author: J. Maynard Smith
Publisher: CUP Archive
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Each unit begins with a general biological introduction to entice biologists into the mathematics and coding while framing the basic biological questions for the mathematicians. The next and substantial portion of each unit is an ...
Author: Rebecca Sanft
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780128195956
Category: Science
Page: 254
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Exploring Mathematical Modeling in Biology through Case Studies and Experimental Activities provides supporting materials for courses taken by students majoring in mathematics, computer science or in the life sciences. The book's cases and lab exercises focus on hypothesis testing and model development in the context of real data. The supporting mathematical, coding and biological background permit readers to explore a problem, understand assumptions, and the meaning of their results. The experiential components provide hands-on learning both in the lab and on the computer. As a beginning text in modeling, readers will learn to value the approach and apply competencies in other settings. Included case studies focus on building a model to solve a particular biological problem from concept and translation into a mathematical form, to validating the parameters, testing the quality of the model and finally interpreting the outcome in biological terms. The book also shows how particular mathematical approaches are adapted to a variety of problems at multiple biological scales. Finally, the labs bring the biological problems and the practical issues of collecting data to actually test the model and/or adapting the mathematics to the data that can be collected. Presents a single volume on mathematics and biological examples, with data and wet lab experiences suitable for non-experts Contains three real-world biological case studies and one wet lab for application of the mathematical models Includes R code templates throughout the text, which are also available through an online repository, along with the necessary data files to complete all projects and labs
The transition that I went through — going from computer science and mathematics to computational biology — is easier than the transition required for a biologist if he or she does not have any basic training in computation, ...
Author: Yu Kiang Leong
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789814317580
Category: Mathematics
Page: 333
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This book features interviews of 38 eminent mathematicians and mathematical scientists who were invited to participate in the programs of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore. Originally published in its newsletter Imprints from 2003 to 2009, these interviews give a fascinating and insightful glimpse into the passion driving some of the most creative minds in modern research in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, economics and engineering. The reader is drawn into a panorama of the past and present development of some of the ideas that have revolutionized modern science and mathematics. This book should be relevant to those who are interested in the history and psychology of ideas. It should provide motivation, inspiration and guidance to students who aspire to do research and to beginning researchers who are looking for career niches. For those who wish to be broadly educated, it is informative without delving into excessive technical details and is, at the same time, thought provoking enough to arouse their curiosity to learn more about the world around them.
Graph theory provides mathematical insight into many areas of contemporary biology such as genomics, metabolonomics, ecology, evolution, biochemistry, etc. because it provides a highly visual and easily comprehensible representation of ...
Author: Rubem P Mondaini
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789813141926
Category: Science
Page: 412
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This is a book of an international series on interdisciplinary topics of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences. The chapters are related to selected papers on the research themes presented at BIOMAT 2015 International Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology which was held in the Roorkee Institute of Technology, in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, on November 02–06, 2015. The treatment is both pedagogical and advanced in order to motivate research students to fulfill the requirements of professional practitioners. As in other volumes of this series, there are new important results on the interdisciplinary fields of mathematical and biological sciences and comprehensive reviews written by prominent scientific leaders of famous research groups. There are new results based on the state of art research in Population Dynamics, on Pattern Recognition of Biological Phenomena, the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, Computational Biology, the Dynamic and Geometric Modelling of Biological Phenomena, the Modelling of Physiological Disorders, the Optimal Control Techniques in Mathematical Modelling of Biological Phenomena, the Hydrodynamics and Elasticity of Cell Tissues and Bacterial Growth and the Mathematical Morphology of Biological Structures. All these contributions are also strongly recommended to professionals from other scientific areas aiming to work on these interdisciplinary fields. Contents:Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases:Network Structure and Enzymatic Evolution in Leishmania Metabolism: A Computational Study (A Subramanian & R R Sarkar)Long-Term Potential of Imperfect Seasonal Flu Vaccine in Presence of Natural Immunity (S Ghosh & J M Heffernan)Impact of Non-Markovian Recovery on Network Epidemics (G Röst, Z Vizi & I Z Kiss)A Modelling Framework for Serotype Replacement in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (M Kang, A L Espindola, M Laskowski & S M Moghadas)Pattern Recognition of Biological Phenomena:An Integrative Approach for Model Driven Computation of Treatments in Reproductive Medicine (R Ehrig, T Dierkes, S Schäfer, S Röblitz, E Tronci, T Mancini, I Salvo, V Alimguzhin, F Mari, I Melatti, A Massini, B Leeners, T H C Krüger, M Egli, F Ille & B Leeners)The Network Route to Biological Complexity (S J Banerjee, R K Grewal, S Sinha & S Roy)A Systems Biology Approach to Bovine Fertility and Metabolism: Introduction of a Glucose Insulin Model (Julia Plöntzke, M Berg, C Stötzel & S Röblitz)Biographer: Visualization of Graph Theoretical Patterns, Measurements, and Analysis in Mathematical Biology (R Viswanathan, S Liang, Y Yang & J R Jungck)Hydrodynamics and Elasticity of Cell Tissues and Bacterial Growth:Modelling the Early Growth of Stem Cell Tissues (R A Barrio, S Orozco-Fuentes & R Romero-Arias)Non-local Hydrodynamics of Swimming Bacteria and Self-Activated Process (S Roy & R Llinás)Dynamic and Geometric Modelling of Biomolecular Structures:Geometric Analysis of the Conformational features of Protein Structures (M Datt)Computational Biology:Prediction of System States, Robustness and Stability of the Human Wnt Signal Transduction Pathway using Boolean Logic (L Nayak, R K De & A Datta)Entropy Measures and the Statistical Analysis of Protein Family Classification (R P Mondaini & S C de Albuquerque Neto)Clustering Neuraminidase Influenza Protein Sequences (X Li, H Jankowski, S Boonpatcharanon, V Tran, X Wang & J M Heffernan)Optimal Control Techniques in Mathematical Modelling of Biological Phenomena:Optimal Control for Therapeutic Drug Treatment on a Delayed Model Incorporating Immune Response (P Dubey, B Dubey & U S Dubey)Population Dynamics:Bifurcations and Oscilllatory Dynamics in a Tumor Immune Interaction Model (S Khajanchi)On a Nonlinear System Modelling Darwinian Dynamics and the Immune Response to Cancer Evolution (A Bellouquid, M Ch-Chaoui & E de Angelis)Sexual Selection is Not Required: A Mathematical Model of Species with Sexually Differentiated Death Rates (D Wallace, E Dauson, C Pinion & K Hayashi)Models for Two Strains of the Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus Disease (S Collino, E Venturino, L Ferreri, L Bertolotti, S Rosati & M Giacobini)Conservation of Forestry Biomass Introducing Variable Taxation for Harvesting: A Mathematical Model (M Chaudhary, J Dhar & O P Misra)Stability Analysis of a Two Species Competition Model with Fuzzy Initial Conditions: Fuzzy Differential Equation Approach Environment (S Paul, P Bhattacharya & K S Chaudhuri)Modelling Physiological Disorders:Magnetic Resonance Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound — Mathematical Modeling of an Innovative, State of the Art Technology for Cancer Therapy (J Murley, J Thangaraj, J Drake, A Waspe & S Sivaloganathan)The Effects of Fibroblasts on Wave Dynamics in a Mathematical Model for Human Ventricular Tissue (A R Nayak & R Pandit)A Simple Logistic Sigmoidal Model Predicts Oxidative Stress Thresholds in Newly Diagnosed Diabetics on Glucose Control Therapy (R Kulkarni) Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, researchers and all practitioners in the interdisciplinary fields of Mathematical Biology, Biological Physics and Mathematical Modelling of Biosystems.
This text will be a useful resource for mathematicians as well as biologists and social scientists interested in applying mathematics to their work.
Author: F. H. C. Marriott
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9781483136257
Category: Mathematics
Page: 342
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Basic Mathematics for the Biological and Social Sciences deals with the applications of basic mathematics in the biological and social sciences. Mathematical concepts that are discussed in this book include graphical methods, differentiation, trigonometrical or circular functions, limits and convergence, integration, vectors, and differential equations. The exponential function and related functions are also considered. This monograph is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with an overview of basic algebra, followed by an introduction to infinitesimal calculus, scalar and vector quantities, complex numbers, and the simplest types of differential equation. The use of graphs in the presentation of data is also described, along with limits and convergence, rules for differentiation, the exponential function, and maxima and minima. Techniques of integration, vectors and their derivatives, and simultaneous differential equations are explored as well. Examples from biology, economics and related subjects, probability theory, and physics are provided. This text will be a useful resource for mathematicians as well as biologists and social scientists interested in applying mathematics to their work.
but the new structure makes it easier for biology faculty to speak in MMB as guests. Some of our examples tie in to the expertise of Bates biologists, students benefit from the expertise of many faculty members, and our department ...
Author: Glenn Ledder
Publisher: MAA
ISBN: 9780883851913
Category: MATHEMATICS
Page: 207
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Volume 100, which is the final volume of the LNBM series serves to commemorate the acievements in two decades of this influential collection of books in mathematical biology.
Author: Simon A. Levin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642501265
Category: Mathematics
Page: 633
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From a mathematical point of view, physiologically structured population models are an underdeveloped branch of the theory of infinite dimensional dynamical systems. We have called attention to four aspects: (i) A choice has to be made about the kind of equations one extracts from the predominantly verbal arguments about the basic assumptions, and subsequently uses as a starting point for a rigorous mathematical analysis. Though differential equations are easy to formulate (different mechanisms don't interact in infinites imal time intervals and so end up as separate terms in the equations) they may be hard to interpret rigorously as infinitesimal generators. Integral equations constitute an attractive alternative. (ii) The ability of physiologically structured population models to increase our un derstanding of the relation between mechanisms at the i-level and phenomena at the p-level will depend strongly on the development of dynamical systems lab facilities which are applicable to this class of models. (iii) Physiologically structured population models are ideally suited for the for mulation of evolutionary questions. Apart from the special case of age (see Charlesworth 1980, Yodzis 1989, Caswell 1989, and the references given there) hardly any theory exists at the moment. This will, hopefully, change rapidly in the coming years. Again the development of appropriate software may turn out to be crucial.
Often only a relatively simple program needs to be written to get something useful from biological data, ... Also, it has a large number of external modules, including many relating to mathematics, science and biology. Python is easy to ...
Author: Andreas Hofmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107162273
Category: Medical
Page: 962
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A major update of a best-selling textbook that introduces students to the key experimental and analytical techniques underpinning life science research.
Population biology is a particular example, for in this field, controlled experiments on macroscopic life forms are not easy to devise.) With the preceding understood, where is the place for mathematics in biology?
Author: Clifford Henry Taubes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316582787
Category: Mathematics
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Based on a very successful one-semester course taught at Harvard, this text teaches students in the life sciences how to use differential equations to help their research. It needs only a semester's background in calculus. Ideas from linear algebra and partial differential equations that are most useful to the life sciences are introduced as needed, and in the context of life science applications, are drawn from real, published papers. It also teaches students how to recognize when differential equations can help focus research. A course taught with this book can replace the standard course in multivariable calculus that is more usually suited to engineers and physicists.
Presented in a clear and easy-to-understand style Makes statistics tangible and enjoyable for even the most hesitant student Features multiple formulas to facilitate comprehension Written by the foremost entomologists of his generation This ...
Author: Helmut F. van Emden
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781119563679
Category: Medical
Page: 360
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Makes mathematical and statistical analysis understandable to even the least math-minded biology student This unique textbook aims to demystify statistical formulae for the average biology student. Written in a lively and engaging style, Statistics for Terrified Biologists, 2nd Edition draws on the author's 30 years of lecturing experience to teach statistical methods to even the most guarded of biology students. It presents basic methods using straightforward, jargon-free language. Students are taught to use simple formulae and how to interpret what is being measured with each test and statistic, while at the same time learning to recognize overall patterns and guiding principles. Complemented by simple examples and useful case studies, this is an ideal statistics resource tool for undergraduate biology and environmental science students who lack confidence in their mathematical abilities. Statistics for Terrified Biologists presents readers with the basic foundations of parametric statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, linear regression and chi-square, and guides them to important extensions of these techniques. It introduces them to non-parametric tests, and includes a checklist of non-parametric methods linked to their parametric counterparts. The book also provides many end-of-chapter summaries and additional exercises to help readers understand and practice what they've learned. Presented in a clear and easy-to-understand style Makes statistics tangible and enjoyable for even the most hesitant student Features multiple formulas to facilitate comprehension Written by of the foremost entomologists of his generation This second edition of Statistics for Terrified Biologists is an invaluable guide that will be of great benefit to pre-health and biology undergraduate students.
The book should also be relatively easy to digest by biologists who will understand all the concepts even if they might not be familiar with some of the math. It will motivate them to get more familiar with mathematical methods and to ...
Author: Dominik Wodarz
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789814481878
Category: Science
Page: 264
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' The book shows how mathematical and computational models can be used to study cancer biology. It introduces the concept of mathematical modeling and then applies it to a variety of topics in cancer biology. These include aspects of cancer initiation and progression, such as the somatic evolution of cells, genetic instability, and angiogenesis. The book also discusses the use of mathematical models for the analysis of therapeutic approaches such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and the use of oncolytic viruses. Contents:Cancer and Somatic EvolutionMathematical Modeling of TumorigenesisCancer Initiation: One-Hit and Two-Hit Stochastic ModelsMicrosatellite and Chromosomal Istability in Sporadic and Familial CancersCellular Origins of CancerCosts and Benefits of Chromosomal InstabilityDNA Damage and Genetic InstabilityTissue Aging and the Development of CancerBasic Models of Tumor Inhibition and PromotionMechanisms of Tumor NeovascularizationCancer and Immune ResponsesTherapeutic Approaches: Viruses as Anti-Tumor Weapons Readership: Researchers and academics in bioinformatics, biocomputing, biomathematics, cell/molecular biology and cancer biology, as well as clinicians. Keywords:Mathematics Models;Computational Biology;Cancer Initiation;Cancer Progression;Somatic Evolution;Genetic Instability;Therapy;Oncolytic VirusesKey Features:Provides an introduction to computational methods in cancer biologyFollows a multi-disciplinary approachReviews:"This book adds aspects not covered by other books and, therefore, represents a valuable addition to the literature about mathematical models in cancer biology."Zentralblatt MATH '
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