Basic Biochemical Laboratory Procedures and Computing: With Principles, Review Questions, Worked Examples, and Spreadsheet Solutions (Topics in Biochemistry) [Paperback]

R. Cecil Jack (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195078977 | ISBN-13: 978-0195078978 | Publication Date: February 23, 1995

The quantitative and informational characteristics of today's biomedical sciences have evolved so rapidly that students and scientists will increasingly use computers for calculation, sequence analyses, model-building, and testing hypotheses. The computer age has required biomedical workers to learn the steps involved in solving biomolecular calculations and to understand the theoretical basis of experimental procedures. This text does more than provide a catalog of biochemical calculations; in addition to showing how to perform certain calculations, it emphasizes mastery of basic theoretical and laboratory biomedical principles through the choice of topics and the inclusion of many review questions and problems. It has four sections, each with an interdisciplinary theme depicting the types of procedures used by practicing biomedical scientists. Some topics discussed may be found in textbooks of biology, general chemistry, mathematics, biochemistry, immunology, physical chemistry, statistics, or computer science. Whenever possible, recent applications of the procedures and computations in clinical, academic, industrial, and basic research laboratories are cited. This text also provides theoretical background and spreadsheet solutions in selected areas of the biomedical sciences and reflects the thinking, methods, instruments, and experimental strategies of today's practicing biomedical scientists. Ideal for upper level undergraduates and graduate students taking courses on laboratory methods and techniques in departments of biological sciences, biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology, and it may also serve as a guide for graduate students and laboratory assistants in a broad range of biomedical research activities.

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"Good review of basic principles and the computer spredsheets are very useful."--Mary Lou Caspers, University of Detroit

"A very good addition to the field of modern experimental biochemistry. I like the wide usage of spredsheets for calculations throughout this book, and the extensive literature citations."--Andrzej Paszczynski, University of Idaho

About the Author

R. Cecil Jack is Retired, former Professor and Chairman, St. John's University and former Associate Biochemist, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research. Professor Jack has extensive experience teaching biochemistry to undergraduate and graduate students.

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• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195078977
• ISBN-13: 978-0195078978
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Basic Biochemical Laboratory Procedures and Computing: With Principles, Review Questions, Worked Examples, and Spreadsheet Solutions (Topics in Biochemistry) (Paperback)

I bought this book with lots of expectation after seeing the title which gives us an expectation that it will contain lots of worked out problems. As any biochemistry/molecular biology student would admit, analyzing and interpreting experimental data is the most difficult task and it has to be learned through solving problems based on such techniques. Any body who search for a lab technique based book needs lot of review questions and problems and detailed solution of every problem. It is by studying these solutions, one learns the basic aspects and skill to approach a problem. This book interestingly has plenty of such questions but the review questions and additional sets of questions at the end of the chapters donot have answers.so you are totally at dark as to whom to approach for the answer. Dear author, please keep in mind a student's perspective while writing a book. He/she can get therotical information from plethora of source but what he/she needs is illustrations and problems on the theory with complete solutions. Only then he/she will learn how to apply theory in problems. Either you come out with a solution manual or atleast in the next edition (i don't think that it can have a second because of the disappointment of students due to the above said reason) take care of this aspect with utmost priority. Hence this book is like a gun without bullets.... Useless!!!!!!!