ABSTRACT

To succeed in the lab, it is crucial to be comfortable with the math calculations that are part of everyday work. This accessible introduction to common laboratory techniques focuses on the basics, helping even readers with good math skills to practice the most frequently encountered types of problems.

Basic Laboratory Calculations for Biotechnology, Second Edition discusses very common laboratory problems, all applied to real situations. It explores multiple strategies for solving problems for a better understanding of the underlying math. Primarily organized around laboratory applications, the book begins with more general topics and moves into more specific biotechnology laboratory techniques at the end.  

This book features hundreds of practice problems, all with solutions and many with boxed, complete explanations; plus hundreds of "story problems" relating to real situations in the lab. Additional features include:

  • Discusses common laboratory problems with all material applied to real situations
  • Presents multiple strategies for solving problems help students to better understand the underlying math
  • Provides hundreds of practice problems and their solutions
  • Enables students to complete the material in a self-paced course structure with little teacher assistance
  • Includes hundreds of "story problems"that relate to real situations encountered in the laboratory

part I|72 pages

Brief Review of Some Basic Math Techniques

chapter 1|15 pages

Exponents and Scientific Notation

chapter 2|14 pages

Logarithms

chapter 3|16 pages

Units of Measurement

chapter 4|9 pages

Measurements and Significant Figures

chapter 5|12 pages

Using Equations to Describe a Relationship

part II|166 pages

Applications of Proportional Relationships

chapter 6|12 pages

Ratios and Proportions

chapter 7|28 pages

Unit Conversions

chapter 8|4 pages

Density

chapter 9|5 pages

Dosages

chapter 10|12 pages

Percents

chapter 11|16 pages

Introduction to Concentration Problems

chapter 14|34 pages

Dilutions

part III|94 pages

Describing Relationships with Equations and Graphs

chapter 15|32 pages

Graphing Linear Equations

chapter 16|33 pages

Spectrophotometry

chapter 17|24 pages

Graphing Exponential Equations

part IV|55 pages

Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

part V|158 pages

Biotechnology Applications