Introduction ................................................ ix
How important is maths in data-handling? .................... xi
Abbreviations and the Système International ................ xii
Acknowledgements ........................................... xvi
1 Numbers and indices .......................................... 1
2 A sense of proportion ........................................ 5
3 Graphs ....................................................... 9
4 Algebra ..................................................... 19
5 Logarithms: exponential and logarithmic functions ........... 32
6 Simple statistics ........................................... 50
7 Preparing solutions and media ............................... 64
8 Enzymes ..................................................... 73
9 Spectrophotometry ........................................... 87
10 Energy metabolism ........................................... 99
11 Radioactivity .............................................. 113
12 Growth in batch cultures ................................... 121
13 Growth in continuous culture ............................... 132
14 Microbial genetics ......................................... 142
15 Problems ................................................... 151
16 Advice and hints ........................................... 188
17 Answers to problems ........................................ 190
Conclusion ................................................. 233
Further reading ............................................ 236
Index ...................................................... 237
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