Practical skills in biology /
Allan Jones, Rob Reed, Jonathan Weyers
- 2nd edition.
- Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, England : New York : Longman Scientific & Technical ; Copublished in the U.S. with John Wiley & Sons, c1994.
- xi, 292 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents;
1. Fundamental laboratory techniques Basic principles Health and safety Working with liquids Basic laboratory procedures etc.
2. The investigative approach The principles of measurement SI units and their use Making observations Drawing and diagrams etc.
3. Obtaining and identifying specimens Collecting animals and plants Fixing and preserving animals and plants Collecting and isolating microbes Naming and classifying organisms etc.
4. Manipulating and observing specimens The purpose and practice of dissection Introduction to microscopy Preparing specimens for light microscopy Setting up and using a light microscope etc.
6. Analysis and presentation of data Manipulating and transforming raw data Using graphs Presenting data in tables Hints for solving numerical problems etc.
7. Information technology and library resources The internet and world wide web Using spreadsheets Word processors, databases and other packages Finding and citing published information
8. Communicating information General aspects of scientific writing Writing essays Reporting practical and project work Writing literature surveys and reviews etc.