BIOS Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists

by Julie Fisher

Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists is a concise book for undergraduates who have a limited background in chemistry. This book covers the main concepts in chemistry, provides simple explanations of chemical terminology, and illustrates underlying principles and phenomena in the life sciences with clear biological examples. Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition has been fully revised and updated and comprises new sections on water as a biological solvent, inorganic molecules and biological macromolecules.

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 1999

About the author

Dr Julie Fisher is a Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University (Australia). She has worked and conducted research in the information systems field for over 20 years. Her research area of focus is gender and IT.

She worked with a variety of teams which have implemented intervention programs designed to encourage girls into IT careers. This work contributed to the design of the Digital Divas research project.