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Providing students with the confidence that they are so often lacking when undertaking scientific calculations, Biomedical Calculations is an accessible, student-friendly introduction to calculating, applying formulae, and solving quantitative problems. Assuming little basic knowledge of mathematics, the book includes numerous worked examples, supplementary questions, and practice problems throughout. This text will be an invaluable resource to undergraduate and graduate students studying the biomedical and life sciences, pharmaceutical science, sports science, medicine, nursing, physical education, health education, and educational psychology.

 

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Preface.

 

Acknowledgements.

 

This book, and how to use it.

 

PART I.

 

1. Unit analysis: the neglected key to confidence.

 

PART II.

 

2. Units: length, area, volume, mass, moles and equivalents.

 

Problems.

 

3. Percentages.

 

Problems.

 

4. Composite units I - density.

 

Problems.

 

5. Composite units II - concentration.

 

Problems.

 

6. Aspects of problem solving.

 

Problems.

 

7. Making up and diluting solutions.

 

Problems.

 

8. Calculating drug doses.

 

Problems.

 

 

9. More about solutions - electroneutrality, osmotic pressure and activity.

 

PART III.

 

10. Graphs, straight lines and equations.

 

Problems.

 

11. On shapes and sizes.

 

Problems.

 

12. Body size, body build, fatness and muscularity: unit analysis as an aid to discovery.

 

PART IV.

 

13. Introducing time.

 

Problems.

 

PART V.

 

14. Force, pressure, energy, work and power.

 

Problems.

 

15. Lessons from another formula.

 

Problems.

 

16. Heat and temperature.

 

Problems.

 

17. Gases: dry and wet gas mixtures, partial pressures, gases in solution.

 

Problems.

 

PART VI.

 

18. Introduction to logarithms.

 

Problems.

 

19. Exponential time courses.

 

Problems.

 

20. Nernst equations in physiology and biochemistry: logarithms and 'RT/zF'.

 

Problems.

 

21. pH - two definitions and a possible dilemma for teachers.

 

Problems.

 

22. Equilibrium constants, the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, dose-response curves.

 

Problems.

 

23. Buffering and acid-base balance.

 

Problems.

 

References.

 

Appendix A. Basic mathematics and mathematical language.

 

Appendix B. Some non-metric units.

 

Appendix C. Notes.

 

Appendix D. Solutions to problems.

 

Index.