Checklists of key ideas collect together the major concepts that introduced in each chapter.
Case studies on biological processes provide relevant background information, such as the action of adenosine triphosphate or the metabolism of drugs, followed by a series of calculations that give quantitative insight into the phenomena.
The Biochemist’s Toolbox contains descriptions of some of the modern techniques of biology, biochemistry, and medicine, helping students understand the physical principles that make the instruments performed a specific task.
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Math Bubbles in the formulas are little reminders about the approximation that has been used, the terms that have been taken to be constant, the substitution of an expression, and so on.
Notes on Good Practice famliarize students with the language and procedures of science in conformity to international practice and to avoid common mistakes.
Derivations sections provide additional details on specific topics, so instructors can adjust their level of coverage. Further Information sections conclude each chapter with more extensive and detailed derivations.
Appendices provide quick surveys of essential background material, especially in mathematics and physics, giving students just the information they need to work with the text.
Illustrations are short examples of how to use an equation introduced in the text. In particular, these show how to use data and how to manipulate units correctly.
Worked Examples take students through more elaborate procedures. Every worked example has a Strategy section suggesting how to solve the problem, plus worked-out Answers.
Self-tests, in the Worked Examples and Illustrations give students the opportunity to check whether they have understood the procedure. There are also free-standing Self-tests at key points in the text.
Discussion Questions encourage students to think about the material they have encountered in a more analytical, less mathematical way.
Projects, longer and more involved exercises at the end of each chapter, encourage students to make connections across chapters, either by performing calculations or by referencing the original literature.