Figure 6.5: Reading Science Textbooks This page from an allied-health–themed chemistry textbook shows several types of information you might encounter while reading math and science material: abbreviations for dosages, a practice exercise, and a formula for getting the right medicine dosage for people of different weights.
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Text excerpt p. 23, from Essentials of General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 2/e, by Denise Guinn. Copyright © 2014 by W. H. Freeman. Used by permission.