Chemistry for the Biosciences

The Essential Concepts

Jonathan Crowe, Tony Bradshaw, Paul Monk

496 pages, parution le 18/05/2006

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Résumé

Chemistry pervades our life, giving shape and character to the world around us. It moulds our climate, fuels our transport, gives food its taste and smell. Most of all, chemistry powers life itself.

Chemistry for the Biosciences leads students through the essential concepts that are central to understanding biological systems, using everyday examples and analogies to build their confidence in an often daunting subject. Placing an emphasis on clear explanations, it fosters understanding as opposed to rote learning and, by focusing on the key themes that unify the subject, shows how integral chemistry is to the biosciences.

With scientific research placing more emphasis on the interface of chemistry and biology than ever before, few can argue the importance to the biology student of mastering the essential chemical concepts that underpin the subject. Chemistry for the Biosciences is the ideal teaching and learning resource to ensure today's biology students grasp these concepts, and appreciate their importance throughout the subject.

The Online Resource Centre features illustrations from the book available to download to facilitate lecture preparation and a test bank of multiple choice questions for students.

Readership: Foundation-level and first-year undergraduate Biological Science students without A-level Chemistry

L'auteur - Paul Monk

Dr Paul Monk is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry in the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Health Science, Division of Chemistry and Materials, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Sommaire

Introduction: why bother with chemistry?
Atoms: the foundations of life
Compounds and Chemical Bonding: bringing atoms together
Non-Covalent Forces: holding it all together
Organic Compounds 1: the framework of life
Organic Compounds 2: adding function to the framework of life
Biological Macromolecules: providing life's infrastructure
Molecular Shape and Structure 1: from atoms to small molecules
Molecular Shape and Structure 2: the shape of large molecules
Chemical Analysis 1: how do we know what is there?
Chemical Analysis 2: how do we know how much is there?
Isomerism: generating chemical variety
Chemical Reactions: bringing molecules to life
Energy: what makes reactions go?
Kinetics: what affects the speed of reactions?
Equilibria: in which direction do reactions go?
The Aqueous Environment: the medium of life

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Jonathan Crowe, Tony Bradshaw, Paul Monk
Parution	18/05/2006
Nb. de pages	496
Format	19 x 25
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1290g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780199280971
ISBN13	978-0-19-928097-1