Catch Up Chemistry, Second Edition Av Mitch (Faculty Of Biological Sciences University Of Leeds Uk) Fry, Elizabeth (School Of Chemistry University Of

<b>If you are about to study for a degree in the life or medical sciences, you will need to understand some core facts and concepts in chemistry. You do not need to be a budding chemist but you do need to be comfortable with chemical terms and principles.</b><br><br><i>Catch up Chemistry</i>, second edition, will bring you up to speed with the subject and will lay the foundations of chemistry in those topics that will underpin your studies, such as:<ul><li>the nature of atomic structure and molecular bonding </li><li> the properties of biological molecules and macromolecules</li><li>the gas laws </li><li>the special properties of water</li><li>thermodynamic concepts in biology</li><li> biological transport mechanisms and transporters </li><li>understanding reaction mechanisms and kinetics</li><li>deriving energy from molecules </li></ul>At every stage the authors remind you of the relevance of this chemistry to your life or medical sciences course - this is not just chemistry for the sake of it. The book also contains a lot of questions (and answers), so that you can test your understanding at any time - it really does get easier with practice!