This book is a compendium of the three existing Catch Up books: Biology, Chemistry and Maths & Stats. It provides 600 pages of background material essential for any student undertaking a degree in the life sciences.
Catch Up Compendium Zusammenfassung
Catch Up Compendium Jacquelyn Taylor
This book is a compendium of the three existing Catch Up books: Biology, Chemistry and Maths & Stats. It provides 600 pages of background material essential for any student undertaking a degree in the life sciences.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Catch up Biology: The Molecules of life Chapter 1 Water and life Chapter 2 Proteins Chapter 3 Carbohydrates Chapter 4 Lipids Chapter 5 Nucleic acids and genes Cells and tissues Chapter 6 The cell Chapter 7 Energy metabolism Chapter 8 Membrane transport Chapter 9 Cell division and mitosis Chapter 10 Reproduction Chapter 11 Inheritance Chapter 12 Epithelial tissues Chapter 13 Connective tissues Chapter 14 Excitable tissues Systems Chapter 15 Homeostasis Chapter 16 The endocrine system Chapter 17 The nervous system Chapter 18 The cardiovascular system Chapter 19 The respiratory system Chapter 20 The digestive system Chapter 21 The reproductive system Chapter 22 The urinary system Chapter 23 The immune system Chapter 24 The musculoskeletal system Catch up Chemistry: 1. Elements, atoms and electrons 2. Bonding, electrons and molecules 3. Interactions between molecules 4. Counting molecules 5. Carbon - the basis of biological life 6. The same molecule but a different shape 7. Water - the solvent of life 8. Reacting molecules and energy 9. Reacting molecules and kinetics 10. Energy and life 11. Reactivity of biological molecules Catch up Maths & Stats:Mathematics section Handling numbers; Working with fractions; Percentages; Powers; Approximation and errors; Introduction to graphs; The gradient of a graph; Algebra; Polynomials; Algebraic equations; Quadratic equations; Simultaneous equations; Sequences and series of numbers; Working with powers; Logarithms; Exponential growth and decay; Circles and spheres; Differential calculus; Integral calculus; Using and recognising graphs. Applications of mathematics section SI units; Moles; pH; Buffers; Kinetics Statistics section The language of statistics; Describing data: measuring averages; Standard deviation; Checking for a normal distribution; Degrees of freedom; How to use statistics to make comparisons; The standard error of the mean; Confidence intervals; Probability; Significance and P values; Tests of significance; t tests; Analysis of variance; The chi-squared test; Correlation; Regression; Bayesian statistics
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