Physiology by Numbers: An Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking

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Physiology by Numbers: An Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking

The tomb is in St. However, it is fundamentally important for students to gain a proper understanding of many of the concepts involved. In this enlarged second edition of his popular textbook, Richard Burton gives the reader an opportunity to develop An Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking. Thinking quantitatively about physiology is difficult for many students. In this enlarged second edition of his popular textbook, Richard Burton gives the reader an opportunity to develop a feel for values such as ion concentrations, lung and fluid volumes, and blood pressures through the use of calculations requiring little more than simple arithmetic.

The book provides guidance on how to avoid errors and the usefulness of approximation and "back-of-envelope sums. Taken in a single serving, it makes for a very rich diet. The book is designed to attract two types of readers: Biology students are notoriously reluctant to use mathematics, yet a simple grasp of numbers reveals real insights into a whole range of biological phenomena.

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In this introductory text Richard Burton fosters a sense of the importance of maths to biology using a wealth of examples while assuming minimal maths ability. Questions and calculations encourage active participation, and the structure shows how the same reasoning aids the understanding of a range of biological problems.

Aimed at beginning undergraduates but of great value to all the number-shy, including graduate students. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?

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Learn more about Amazon Prime. This textbook is both an introduction to quantitative biology and a guide for the number-shy. Richard Burton fosters a sense of the fundamental importance and usefulness of mathematical principles in biology, with a fascinating range of examples.

The book is geared toward the nonmathematician, and covers the basics as well as various more advanced topics from many diverse biological disciplines. Questions and calculations encourage active participation without holding up the casual reader. A key feature is the structure of the book. Rather than building it around biological disciplines, Dr. Burton emphasizes the common ways of reasoning used in areas as diverse as insect and population growth, seed mortality, and sensory response to mention a few that use logarithms. Read more Read less. Add all three to Cart Add all three to List.

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