An Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students

George I. Sackheim (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

290 Seiten

1999 | 6th edition
Pearson Education (US) (Verlag)
978-0-8053-3097-7 (ISBN)

Infos

An Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students, Sixth Edition, is a proven way for students to brush up on chemistry basics necessary for other science courses. This edition offers four new chapters and 73 new illustrations.

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Designed as a guide and review, this work covers the basic concepts and terminology in chemistry that are essential to understanding the life sciences and biological phenomena. This edition features expanded sections on electronegativity, hydrogen bonding and proteins, and a new section on cellular respiration, glycolysis and the Krebs cycle. It is intended for students of biology and should also be useful to nurses.

Inhalt

I. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

 1. Atomic Structure.
 2. Chemical Symbols.
 3. Atoms and Molecules.
 4. Ionization.
 5. Liquid Mixtures.
 6. Diffusion and Osmosis.
 7. Nerve Cells.
II. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

 8. The Covalent Bond.
 9. Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds.
10. Hydrogen Bonds.
11. Functional Groups in Organic Compounds.
III. BIOCHEMISTRY.

12. Carbohydrates.
13. Lipids.
14. Proteins.
15. Nucleotides.
16. Enzymes.
17. Biologic Oxidation.
18. Photosynthesis.
19. Oxygen—Carbon Dioxide Transport in the Blood.
Appendix.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.3.1999
• Verlagsort: Upper Saddle River
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 455 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• ISBN-10: 0-8053-3097-6 / 0805330976
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-3097-7 / 9780805330977
• Zustand: Neuware