Physiology by Numbers - An Encouragement to Quantitative Thinking (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Thinking quantitatively about physiology is something many students find difficult. However, it is fundamentally important to a proper understanding of many of the concepts involved. In this enlarged second edition of his popular textbook, Richard Burton gives the reader the opportunity to develop a feel for values such as ion concentrations, lung and fluid volumes, blood pressures etc. through the use of calculations which require little more than simple arithmetic for their solution. Much guidance is given on how to avoid errors and the usefulness of approximation and 'back-of-envelope sums'. Energy metabolism, nerve and muscle, blood and the cardiovascular system, respiration, renal function, body fluids and acid-base balance are all covered, making this book essential reading for students (and teachers) of physiology everywhere, both those who shy away from numbers and those who revel in them.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Richard F. Burton
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	254
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-77200-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal physiology
LSN:	0-521-77200-1
Barcode:	9780521772006

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