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Calculus for Biology and Medicine
Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Third Edition , addresses the needs of readers in the biological sciences by showing them how to use calculus to analyze natural phenomena—without compromising the rigorous presentation of the mathematics. While the table of contents aligns well with a traditional calculus text, all the concepts are presented through biological and medical applications. The text provides readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and interpret mathematical models of a diverse array of phenomena in the living world. This book is suitable for a wide audience, as all examples were chosen so that no formal training in biology is needed.
840 pages, Hardcover
First published January 15, 2000
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December 18, 2012
I find calculus to be a very exciting subject, and so I opened up Neuhauser's book with the right frame of mind. The subject has a lot of application to medicine and biology, but this textbook fails to bring students a reasonable learning experience. I find it surprising that, despite being on its third edition, the book still reads like a draft in need for a few more readings by an editor. I cannot fathom why professors still assign this lousy textbook. Here's why.
1.) It has numerous errors. Many of the answers in the back of the book are not correct. Sometimes these errors are small, such as mixing up a 4 with a 9. Other times these errors are more substantial.
2.) Though it does have exercises related to biology and medicine, there are not nearly enough, and explanations are rarely given. I've seen about equal amounts of biomedical word questions in other non-biomedical math textbooks, and at least there they were usually explained in full. This book fails to reasonably portray the application of calculus to biology and medicine. There is plenty of material Neuhauser could have included to make his book exciting or relevant, yet he almost entirely neglected to.
3.) Explanations often skip vital steps, which are enough to confuse someone learning calculus. This textbook almost feels like it's intended as a refresher for someone who has already taken the course. But then, such a reader will likely find themselves irked by the book's errors.
1.) It has numerous errors. Many of the answers in the back of the book are not correct. Sometimes these errors are small, such as mixing up a 4 with a 9. Other times these errors are more substantial.
2.) Though it does have exercises related to biology and medicine, there are not nearly enough, and explanations are rarely given. I've seen about equal amounts of biomedical word questions in other non-biomedical math textbooks, and at least there they were usually explained in full. This book fails to reasonably portray the application of calculus to biology and medicine. There is plenty of material Neuhauser could have included to make his book exciting or relevant, yet he almost entirely neglected to.
3.) Explanations often skip vital steps, which are enough to confuse someone learning calculus. This textbook almost feels like it's intended as a refresher for someone who has already taken the course. But then, such a reader will likely find themselves irked by the book's errors.
August 5, 2016
Made no sense. Even worse than chemistry.
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