Excerpt from Cell Function: An Introduction to the Physiology of the Cell and Its Role in the Intact Organism Physiology is a Study that depends upon many other sciences. How can metabolism be understood if the Student does not have a knowl edge Of chemistry? How can the propagation Of an impulse, or the circulation of blood be comprehended without a knowledge of physics? How can fact be differentiated from fancy without an ap preciation of the scientific method? And how can data, the essence of any science, be handled ...
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Excerpt from Cell Function: An Introduction to the Physiology of the Cell and Its Role in the Intact Organism Physiology is a Study that depends upon many other sciences. How can metabolism be understood if the Student does not have a knowl edge Of chemistry? How can the propagation Of an impulse, or the circulation of blood be comprehended without a knowledge of physics? How can fact be differentiated from fancy without an ap preciation of the scientific method? And how can data, the essence of any science, be handled without a grounding in mathematics? Since the answers to these questions are self-evident, a section de voted to basic background principles has been included. It is pre sumed that students using this textbook have had courses in chem istry, physics, and mathematics, but it is also highly probable that certain principles in these disciplines may have been missed or forgotten. Accordingly, Part IV of this textbook is available for reference. In short, the necessary tools are there; if the Student already has his own equipment he will not need them, but if he has forgotten any of them, they are provided for his use. If I have learned anything as author, or co-author, of five other textbooks, it is that a text free of errors is a shimmering Goddess, an unattainable ideal. But that goal can be approached with the assistance Of others, with the assistance of dedicated experts in the field. I have been fortunate in having three such experts coimb the manuscript. They are Dr. Herbert S. Poland, Dr. John Spikes, and Dr. William H. Johnson. I also owe deep appreciation to Mr. John Hart for his careful editorial assistance during the final preparation of the manuscript. These individuals have contributed greatly, but whatever shortcomings still remain are, of course, mine alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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