Get ready for biology / Lori K. Garrett.
Publication details: San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2007.Description: x, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0321500571
- 9780321500571
- QH 307 G239g 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | QH 307 G239g 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22020550 |
Includes index.
Contents
1. STUDY SKILLS
Why Should I Study Biology? 3
Learning Styles 4
Getting Ready 11
Lecture 16
Taking Notes 18
In the Lab 21
Outside of Class 22
The Study Group 30
How to Read a Textbook 31
"TIhe StudyEnvironment 32
Study Time 34
Test aking 38
Individual Accountability 43
2.BASIC MATH REVIEW
Math in Science 48
Basic Math Operations 49
Finding the Mean 51
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 5
Understanding Exponents 64
Ratios and Proportions 66
The Metric System 69
Basic Measurement 76
Tables, Graphs, and Charts 81
3.TERMINOLOCGY
Understanding the Language 90
Types of Terms 94
"Building Descriptive Terms 99
Combininng ord Roots 126
4. BIOLOCY BASICS
The Biologial Hierarchy of Organization 134
Basic Biological Principles 139
Classification: Grouping Life 152
The Process of Science 154
5.CHEMISTRY
Matter 165
Elements and Chemical Reactions 167
Atomic Structure 169
Periodic Table of Elements 175
Chemical Interactions 180
Chemical Bonding 181
Chemical Reactions 194
Organic and inorganic Compounds 195
6.CELL BIOLOGY
Cell Theory 203
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes 207
The Cell Membrane 209
Cell Organelles 214
Movement Processes 223
The Cell Cycle 237
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