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100			_a Michael R F Aitken
245			_aMathematics for Biological Scientists.
260			_a New York _b Garland Science _c2010
300			_a xix, 452 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
505			_a Introduction -- Ch. 1. Quantities and Units -- Ch. 2. Numbers and Equations -- Ch. 3. Tables, Graphs and Functions -- Ch. 4. Shapes, Waves and Trigonometry -- Ch. 5. Differentiation 6. Integration -- Ch. 7. Calculus: Expanding the Toolkit -- Ch. 8. The Calculus of Growth and Decay Processes -- Ch. 9. Descriptive Statistics and Data Display -- Ch. 10. Probability -- Ch. 11. Statistical Inference -- Ch. 12. Biological Modeling -- Presenting Your Work -- End of Chapter Questions -- Answers to End of Chapter Questions -- Appendices: Appendix 1. Summary of the basic operations of arithmetic and algebra -- Appendix 2. Four-figure log table -- Appendix 3. Basic trigonometric functions -- Appendix 4. The standard normal distribution -- Appendix 5. The t distribution -- Appendix 6. The x² distribution.
520			_aCovers 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.
650			_a Biomathematics -- Textbooks. Biomathematics. Mathematics.
700			_aBill Broadhurst; S B Hladky
942			_cBK