Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory E-Book.
| Author/creator | Doucette, Lorraine J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource (434 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Front Cover -- IFC -- Mathematics For The Clinical Laboratory -- Mathematics For The Clinical Laboratory -- Copyright -- Reviewers -- Preface -- ORGANIZATION -- DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THIS BOOK -- NEW FEATURES INCLUDE: -- EVOLVE RESOURCES -- NOTE TO THE STUDENT -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 -- Basic Arithmetic, Rounding Numbers, and Significant Figures -- OBJECTIVES -- BASIC ARITHMETIC -- ? Positive and Negative Numbers -- ? Addition of Positive Numbers -- ? Addition of Negative Numbers -- ? Addition of Both Positive and Negative Numbers -- ? Subtraction of Two or More Positive Numbers |
| Contents | ? Subtraction of Two or More Negative Numbers -- Two Negatives Rule -- ? Subtraction of a Positive Number From a Negative Number -- ? Subtraction of a Negative Number From a Positive Number -- ? Multiplication or Division of Two or More Positive Numbers -- ? Multiplication or Division of Two or More Negative Numbers -- ? Multiplication or Division of Negative and Positive Numbers -- ? Order of Calculations -- ? Fractions -- ? Equivalent Fractions -- ? Ratio and Proportion With Fractions -- ? Multiplication and Division of Fractions -- Multiplication of Fractions -- Division of Fractions |
| Contents | ? Percents -- ROUNDING NUMBERS -- ? Rules for Rounding Numbers -- 1 If the First Digit to Be Dropped Is Less Than 5 -- 2 If the First Digit to Be Dropped Is Greater Than 5 -- ?3If the First Digit to Be Dropped Is the Number 5 -- SIGNIFICANT FIGURES -- ? Working With Significant Figures -- ? Significant Figures and Zeroes -- ?1Numbers That Contain Zeroes Within Them -- ?2Numbers That Contain Zeroes at the End of the Number -- ?3Numbers Less Than 1 That Contain Zeroes to the Right of the Decimal Point -- ? Significant Figures in Addition and Subtraction |
| Contents | ? Significant Figures in Multiplication and Division -- EXAMPLE PROBLEMS -- PRACTICE PROBLEMS -- QUICK NOTES -- 2 -- Scientific Notation and Logarithms -- OBJECTIVES -- EXPONENTS AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION -- ? Rules 1 to 7 for Using Scientific Notation -- Rule 1 -- Positive Exponents -- ? Negative Exponents -- ? Rule 2 -- ? Rule 3 -- ? Rule 4 -- ? Rule 5 -- ? Rule 6 -- ? Rule 7 -- ? Subtraction Using Scientific Notation -- INTRODUCTION TO LOGARITHMS AND PERFORMING CALCULATIONS WITH LOGARITHMS -- ? Logarithms and Scientific Notation -- Significant Figures and Logarithms -- Determining Logarithms |
| Contents | Rules 8 to 10 for Determining Logarithms or Performing Calculations With Logarithms -- ? Rule 8 -- ? Rule 9 -- ? Rule 10 -- ? Antilogarithms -- EXAMPLE PROBLEMS -- PRACTICE PROBLEMS -- QUICK NOTES -- Appendix 2-A Logarithm Table -- 3 -- Systems of Measurement -- OBJECTIVES -- MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH, WEIGHT, AND MASS -- United States Customary System -- US Customary System of Measurement of Length and Area -- US Customary System of Liquid or Dry Measurement -- US Systems for Measurement of Mass -- Troy -- Apothecaries -- Avoirdupois -- ? Metric System |
| General note | Description based upon print version of record. |
| General note | ? Conversion Among Different Measurements Within the Metric System. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Doucette, Lorraine J. Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory E-Book Philadelphia : Elsevier - Health Sciences Division,c2020 9780323554824 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780323582292 |
| ISBN | 032358229X |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |