Synopses & Reviews
To succeed in the lab, it is crucial to be comfortable with the math calculations that are part of everyday work. This accessible introduction to common laboratory techniques focuses on the basics, helping even readers with good math skills to practice the most frequently encountered types of problems.
Discusses very common laboratory problems, all applied to real situations. Explores multiple strategies for solving problems for a better understanding of the underlying math. Includes hundreds of practice problems, all with solutions and many with boxed, complete explanations; plus hundreds of “story problems” relating to real situations in the lab.
MARKET: A useful review for biotechnology laboratory professionals.
Synopsis
This workbook provides a review of common math manipulations used in bioscience laboratories and introduces applications of math relevant to laboratory work.
Synopsis
For laboratory courses in Biotechnology.
Help your students succeed with an accessible introduction to common laboratory calculations. The book focuses on the basics, helping even students with good math skills to practice the most frequently encountered types of problems, enabling them to be much more competent with mathematics in the lab.
Table of Contents
Unit I: Brief Review of Some Basic Math Techniques
1. Exponents and Scientific Notation
2. Logarithms
3. Units of Measurement
4. Measurements and Significant Figures
5. Using Equations to Describe a Relationship
Unit II: Applications of Proportional Relationships in the Biology Laboratory
6. Ratios and Proportions
7. Unit Conversions
8. Density
9. Dosages
10. Percents
11. Introduction to Concentration Problems
12. Preparing Laboratory Solutions That Contain One Solute
13. Dilutions
14. Preparing Laboratory Solutions That Contain More Than One Solute
Unit III: Describing Relationships with Equations and Graphs
15. Graphing Linear Equations
16. Spectrophotometry
17. Graphing Exponential Equations
Unit IV: Introduction to Descriptive Statistics
18. Measures of Central Tendency
19. Measures of Dispersion
20. Graphical Methods of Describing Data
Unit V. Biotechnology Applications
21. Calculations Relating to Animal Cell Culture
22. Amount and Concentration of Nucleic Acids
23. Calculations Relating to Common Molecular Biology Techniques
24. The Polymerase Chain Reaction
25. Calculations Relating to Protein Purification and Analysis