Practice Makes Perfect Biology Review and Workbook, Second Edition


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This all-in-one study guide delivers all the review and practice you need to master biology fundamentals! Whether you’re starting from scratch or refreshing your biology skills, this accessible guide will help you develop a better understanding of biology. Offering concise coverage of all biology basics, the book is packed with clear, easy-to-grasp review material. Hundreds of practice exercises increase your grasp of biology concepts and help you retain what you have learned. The book features: •A brand-new chapter, Pulling It All Together, to help you consolidate what you’ve learned throughout the book•New Research Moment boxes use simple lab- or field-based experiments to help you apply biology lessons to the real world•Concise review material that clearly explains biology fundamentals•Hundreds of practice exercises to build your problem–solving confidence




Biology Workbook For Dummies


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From genetics to ecology — the easy way to score higher in biology Are you a student baffled by biology? You're not alone. With the help of Biology Workbook For Dummies you'll quickly and painlessly get a grip on complex biology concepts and unlock the mysteries of this fascinating and ever-evolving field of study. Whether used as a complement to Biology For Dummies or on its own, Biology Workbook For Dummies aids you in grasping the fundamental aspects of Biology. In plain English, it helps you understand the concepts you'll come across in your biology class, such as physiology, ecology, evolution, genetics, cell biology, and more. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice exercises to reinforce learning and help you on your goal of scoring higher in biology. Grasp the fundamental concepts of biology Step-by-step answer sets clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with a problem Hundreds of study questions and exercises give you the skills and confidence to ace your biology course If you're intimidated by biology, utilize the friendly, hands-on information and activities in Biology Workbook For Dummies to build your skills in and out of the science lab.




Practice Makes Perfect: Biology Review and Workbook, Third Edition


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Succeed in Biology with Practice, Practice, Practice! Practice makes perfect only if you are practicing correctly! Through clear and concise descriptions and supporting images, the text in this book will help you uncover what can seem like a complex and complicated subject matter chock full of technical jargon. As we move from an investigation of the microscopic to macroscopic world, you will develop study habits to help you master the material, specifically the identification of Greek and Latin roots in vocabulary terms and the application of new concepts to recurring and overarching themes of biology. This approach will allow you to recognize how biology topics are interconnected, which will deepen your overall understanding. After each chapter lesson, numerous exercises follow to help you check your understanding and better relate to the subject. Dozens of exercises enable you to practice what you’ve learned, and a complete answer key is included for you to check your work. Working through the lessons in this book, you will find it easier than ever to grasp biology concepts. And with a variety of assessment types provided for practice, you will gain confidence using your growing biology skills in your classwork and on exams. Actively engaging with biology topics over time will enable you to start to see biology all around you. As the study of life, biology is nearly everywhere you look, and sometimes even shows up in very unexpected places.




Practice Makes Perfect Chemistry Review and Workbook, Second Edition


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The Winning Equation for Success in Chemistry is Practice, Practice, Practice!This book will help you apply concepts and see how chemistry topics are interconnected. Inside are numerous lessons to help you better understand the subject. These lessons are accompanied by dozens of exercises to practice what you’ve learned, along with a complete answer key to check your work. Throughout this book you will learn the terms to help you understand chemistry, and you will expand your knowledge of the subject through hundreds of sample questions and their solutions. With the lessons in this book, you will find it easier than ever to grasp chemistry concepts. And with a variety of exercises for practice, you will gain confidence using your growing chemistry skills in your classwork and on exams.YOU’LL BE ON YOUR WAY TO MASTERING THESE TOPICS AND MORE•Atomic structure•The periodic table•Chemical formulas•Chemical reactions•Mass and mole relationships•Gas laws•Solutions•Acids and bases•Thermochemistry•A brand-new chapter on the structure of molecules




Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates


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This completely updated and revised Second Edition of the popular Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates provides an important foundation for understanding dispersion modeling as it is being practiced today. The book and accompanying diskette will help you determine the impacts of various sources of air pollution, including the effects of wind and turbulence, plume rise, and Gaussian dispersion and its limitations. Information is shown in summary graphs as well as in equations. The programs included on the diskette allow you to "get the feel" for the results you'll obtain through the input of various combinations of parameter values. The sensitivity of data to various parameters can be easily explored by changing one value and seeing the effect on the results. The book presents 37 example problems with solutions to show the estimation of atmospheric pollutant concentrations for many situations.




CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review Third Edition


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A no-nonsense, quick review of biology for high school and college students CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review, 3rd Edition, provides a clear, concise, easy-to-use review of biology basics. Perfect for high school and college students, teacher candidates taking the Praxis Biology test, and anyone wanting to brush up on their biology knowledge. Whether you're new to elements, atoms, and molecules or just wanting to refresh your understanding of the subject, this guide can help. Aligned to NGSS, it includes topics such as cellular respiration, photosynthesis, mitosis and cell reproduction, genetics, DNA, and plant and animal structures and functions. The target audience is high school and college students: 96% of high school students take a biology course before graduating, and biology "101" is a staple at all colleges and universities.




Humans in the Making


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The human specificity can be described by verticality/bipedalism, technique use, articulated language, high cognitive capacities, complex society at three levels: body, mind, social. In this book, is proposed an evolutionary process that make better understand how such humanity could have emerged in the long time (more than 6 million years). The process is based on a very early necessity to use technic for surviving correlated with neoteny which impulsed a darwinian evolutionary process, with four distinguished punctuation described as neotenizations.




Practice Makes Perfect Chemistry


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Don't be confused by chemistry. Master this science with practice, practice, practice! Practice Makes Perfect: chemistry is a comprehensive guide and workbook that covers all the basics of chemistry that you need to understand this subject. Each chapter focuses on one major topic, with thorough explanations and many illustrative examples, so you can learn at your own pace and really absorb the information. You get to apply your knowledge and practice what you've learned through a variety of exercises, with an answer key for instant feedback. Offering a winning formula for getting a handle on science right away, Practice Makes Perfect: chemistry is your ultimate resource for building a solid understanding of chemistry fundamentals.




Practice Makes Perfect Precalculus


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Don't be perplexed by precalculus. Master this math with practice, practice, practice! Practice Makes Perfect: Precalculus is a comprehensive guide and workbook that covers all the basics of precalculus that you need to understand this subject. Each chapter focuses on one major topic, with thorough explanations and many illustrative examples, so you can learn at your own pace and really absorb the information. You get to apply your knowledge and practice what you've learned through a variety of exercises, with an answer key for instant feedback. Offering a winning solution for getting a handle on math right away, Practice Makes Perfect: Precalculus is your ultimate resource for building a solid understanding of precalculus fundamentals.




Physical Chemistry


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Designed for a two-semester introductory course sequence in physical chemistry, Physical Chemistry: A Modern Introduction, Second Edition offers a streamlined introduction to the subject. Focusing on core concepts, the text stresses fundamental issues and includes basic examples rather than the myriad of applications often presented in other, more encyclopedic books. Physical chemistry need not appear as a large assortment of different, disconnected, and sometimes intimidating topics. Instead, students should see that physical chemistry provides a coherent framework for chemical knowledge, from the molecular to the macroscopic level. The book offers: Novel organization to foster student understanding, giving students the strongest sophistication in the least amount of time and preparing them to tackle more challenging topics Strong problem-solving emphasis, with numerous end-of-chapter practice exercises, over two dozen in-text worked examples, and a number of clearly identified spreadsheet exercises A quick review in calculus, via an appendix providing the necessary mathematical background for the study of physical chemistry Powerful streamlined development of group theory and advanced topics in quantum mechanics, via appendices covering molecular symmetry and special quantum mechanical approaches