Practical Skills in Biology (Practical Skills) |
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Author:
Allan Jones, Rob Reed, Jonathan Weyers
By Prentice Hall
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List Price: £26.99
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"This excellent book is a must for all biology departments…tells you all you ever wanted to know about practical techniques but didn’t like to ask"
Journal of Biological Education "There is something here for everyone, including advanced level students and teachers"
The Biologist
Product Description
Practical Skills in Biology is an indispensable book for undergraduate students in the life sciences. The book provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biology. It is also a valuable resource for teachers of biology in colleges and secondary schools.Laboratory and field studies are essential components of undergraduate training in biology. Practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. This book, now in its third edition, continues to provide students with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies, but in addition it now covers broader transferable skills. As a result the new edition provides guidance and support over the entire range of a typical undergraduate course in biology.
Synopsis
"Practical Skills in Biology" is an indispensable book for undergraduate students in the life sciences. The book provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biology. It is also a valuable resource for teachers of biology in colleges and secondary schools.Laboratory and field studies are essential components of undergraduate training in biology. Practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. This book, now in its third edition, continues to provide students with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies, but in addition it now covers broader transferable skills. As a result the new edition provides guidance and support over the entire range of a typical undergraduate course in biology.
From the Author
A generic skills book intended for university students
This book does not provide menus for particular practical exercises but attempts to provide students with guidance on general aspects of key techniques and how to make decisions and plan a variety of activities relating to typical skills required in practical aspects of biology. The skills included are international in their application although the terminology uned throughout is that of UK courses, etc. The book is now in its second edition and has a companion volume, namely "Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences": a further volume, "Practical Skills in Environmental Science" is in preparation by Dr Jones and co-authors
From the Back Cover
- Practical Skills in Biology
"This excellent book is a must for all biology departments…tells you all you ever wanted to know about practical techniques but didn’t like to ask" Journal of Biological Education "There is something here for everyone, including advanced level students and teachers" The Biologist Laboratory and field studies are essential components of undergraduate training in biology. Practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. This book, now in its third edition, continues to provide students with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies, but in addition it now covers broader transferable skills. As a result the new edition provides guidance and support over the entire range of a typical undergraduate course in biology. New features for the third edition - A new section at the front of the book on Study and Examination skills, including new chapters on time management, working with others, note taking, revising, assessment and exams, and preparing a cv.
- New chapters on fieldwork and on the preparation and use of calibration curves.
- Up-dated material on the use of the Internet and World Wide Web.
- New material on evaluating information – a vital skill for today’s students.
- New material in the numeracy and statistics chapters to provide greater support and guidance.
- Every chapter has study exercises to reinforce learning with problems and practical exercises. Answers are given at the back of the book for all exercises.
- Every chapter is supported by a section giving printed and electronic sources for further study.
Retained features from previous editions - Worked examples and "how to" boxes that set out the essential procedures in a step-by-step manner.
- Key points highlighting critical features of methodology.
- Use of margin tips, definitions and illustrations.
- Use of two-colour text throughout the book.
Practical Skills in Biology is an indispensable book for undergraduate students in the life sciences. The book provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biology. It is also a valuable resource for teachers of biology in colleges and secondary schools.
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 A must for Biology Students., 2001-04-22
Biology students entering Univeristy would find this book very helpful as it explains in a very clear manner some of the common techniques carried out in paracticals. Also includes information on how to present data and record observations which I found very helpful. This book would also be of value for A-level Biology students.
Just what the doc ordered!, 2001-09-27
This is a much-needed text for biology undergraduates. It includes detailed information on a wide range of techniques commonly used in biology. It has been invaluable to me during my first year biology course at university. The book would also be beneficial to A-level students e.g. when working on projects. Overall well worth the money as you would refer to it for years to come!
A Student's View, 2002-11-12
This book is very useful for writing practical reports and field work reports. As well as writing essays for those who don't have much experience in essay writing. This text has helped me on many occassions to write reports and essays successfully. I highly reccommed it to anyone studing any form of Biology degree.
 Hmmm.. not the best biology book around - no way, 2007-06-19
It was compulsory that i bought this book - didn't rock my world at all!!
Very useful book, 2005-01-20
This book if fantastic, all informations about formal report writing and theses. Latest techniques. It is excellent for biology students.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 570.28
EAN: 9780130451415
ISBN: 013045141X
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: 2002-11-27
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall |
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