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I cannot rave enough about this book. I have spent months being utterly mystified on an Open University undergraduate chemistry course and I finally dropped out. I wish I had had this book at the time! Concepts that seemed completely incomprehensible are explained with everyday examples and suddenly everything becomes easy and perfectly logical - it is true, chemistry does make sense! This book is undoubtedly one of the best textbooks I have ever seen. I only wish I had found it sooner! Amazon Reviewer
Anyone involved in a foundation chemistry course, especially for students with a limited chemical background, would do well to consider adopting this as a core text. (Linda Mann, Education in Chemistry )
The text is clear and precise, and at times utterly delightful, with fantastic analogies that have remained in my head for weeks after reading it. (Kirsty MacLeod, 4th year Zoology student, St. Andrews University )
The absolute best bit of this book for me, as someone who struggles with maths, is the way that the mathematical problems are explained in simple steps that do not assume a good level of prior knowledge. (Stuart Fisk, 3rd year )
The second edition of Chemistry for the Biosciences: The Essential Concepts nicely plugs the gap between basic primers and more complex chemistry texts for those bioscientists needing a stronger understanding of the chemical foundation of life. (Luke Hillary, University of York )
Anyone involved in a foundation chemistry course, especially for students with a limited chemical background, would do well to consider adopting this as a core text. (Linda Mann, Education in Chemistry )
The text is clear and precise, and at times utterly delightful, with fantastic analogies that have remained in my head for weeks after reading it. (Kirsty MacLeod, 4th year Zoology student, St. Andrews University )
The absolute best bit of this book for me, as someone who struggles with maths, is the way that the mathematical problems are explained in simple steps that do not assume a good level of prior knowledge. (Stuart Fisk, 3rd year )
The second edition of Chemistry for the Biosciences: The Essential Concepts nicely plugs the gap between basic primers and more complex chemistry texts for those bioscientists needing a stronger understanding of the chemical foundation of life. (Luke Hillary, University of York )
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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, straightforward explanations, it fosters understanding as opposed to rote learning; by using relevant biological examples throughout, it illustrates just 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 not argue that mastering some essential chemical concepts is central to fully understanding biology itself. 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 to accompany Chemistry for the Biosciences 2/e features For registered adopters · Figures from the book in electronic format, ready to download · A testbank of over 200 questions to download and test your students For students · Full solutions to numerical self-check questions · A bank of online multiple-choice questions to check understanding and aid exam preparation
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My last contact with chemistry was over 20 years ago, and I wanted to get across the basics for a masters course I'm doing on medicinal chemistry. This book is perfect: starts from the ground up and moves onto advanced topics later in the book. What I like the most is that compared to other books I browsed, when it explains the basics in terms that are easily understood, it never talks down to you. It's also very readable, with good analogies throughout to explain what's going on in "common sense" terms, and frequent examples of how the concepts relate to biological systems.
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This book provides a well presented and clear exploration of the initially daunting world of chemistry. Key concepts are supported graphically with high quality and easy to follow diagrams, whilst, as another reviewer noted,the real world analogies aid in putting more difficult concepts in to perspective. I feel confident in wholeheartedly recommending this book for students of the life sciences, studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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This book is a truly marvellous choice for anyone who embarks on a course of instruction for which they are expected to know some chemistry. The authors' selection of relevant topics is outstanding, both for what is included and for what is omitted. Topics explained are accompanied by very basic help, so that, if you can read but previously studied only Arts subjects, and now need some chemistry background for your new interest in some bioscience, there is no need to lack confidence that you will be able to follow the chemistry.
It's an excellent and interesting book. I sold my first edition and replaced it with the (even better) second edition.
It's an excellent and interesting book. I sold my first edition and replaced it with the (even better) second edition.
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A must-have for biological sciences students
I'm a first year student studying BSc Biomedicine at Birkbeck College, University of London. My summer term module is chemistry and I bought this book on the strength of other... Read more
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A well illustrated and descibed book. The biological references mostly help and always add the necessary pictures. I would highly recomment this to anyone studying for Oxbridge.
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HaVING READ MANY CHEMISTRY TEXTS AS A MEDICAL SCIENCE LECTURER, I FOUND THIS TEXT VERY SATISFYING TO READ AS THE AUTHORS APPRECIATE THAT THEIR STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH MAKES GRASPING... Read more
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I cannot rave enough about this book. I have spent months being utterly mystified on an Open University undergraduate chemistry course and I finally dropped out. Read more
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