Majority of my products are my own notes which have been approved by my teachers. I do believe they are quite detailed and will help you throughout your studies.
Majority of my products are my own notes which have been approved by my teachers. I do believe they are quite detailed and will help you throughout your studies.
Handwritten Ecology Notes perfect for Edexcel A level Biology. Comprised of 9 pages including Notes on the following topics:
Definition of Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Definition of Ecosystem, Biosphere, Succession, Plagioclimax, and Climax Community
Explanation of Primary and Secondary succession
Effect of abiotic factors on population (ight, temperature, wind and water, water availability, oxygen availability, and edaphic factors)
Effect of Biotic Factors on population (Predation, Finding a mate, Territory, Parasitism and Disease)
Definition of Intraspecific, and Interspecific competition
Density Dependent and Density Independent factors.
Definiton of Abundance, and Distribution
Explanation of the 3 Different types of Distribution (Uniform, Clumped, and Random)
Definition of Null Hypothesis
How to use Students T test
Notes on trophic levels and food chains
Law of Conservation of energy
How Energy is lost
Definitions of Net Primary Production, Gross Primary Production and Secondary Production
How to calculate Net Primary Production
How to calculate Efficiency
Diagram of Carbon cycle
Definition of Carbon sink
Explanation of Greenhouse effect
Definition of Global Warming, Climate, Weather, Climate Change
The role of Methane in Global Warming
Evidence for increase in earth’s temperature
Definition of Proxies,Dendrochronology and Peat Bogs
How Frozen isotopes provide evidence for increase in temperature
Definition of Anthropogenic, Correlation, and Extropolate.
Definition of Selection pressure, Evolution, Allopatric speciation, Sympatric Speciation.
Handwritten Notes perfect for A2 edexcel students. Comprised of 4 detailed pages covering the following:
The definition of the 2 types of reactions (Anabolic and Catabolic)
Balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis
Explanation of autotrophs and heterotrophs
Chemical name of ATP
Definition of photo-phosphorylation, phosphorylation and dephosphyrlation
2 ways to make ATP
Detailed explanation of structure of chloroplasts
The 5 types of chlorophyll
Explanation of LIght Dependent Reactions
Detailed explanation of the individual steps of NON-Cyclic Phosphorylation (including Diagram)
Explanation of the individual steps taking place in Cyclic Photophosphorylation.
Detailed explanation of Light Independent Reactions including Diagram of Calvin cycle.
How to differentiate between the different pigments present in plants using Chromotography
How to calculate Rf value.
A brief overview of genetic engineering at IAL level written by an A grade student. Source contains notes on the following:
Why do we use microorganisms in genetic engineering
Definition of fermenter
How human insulin is produced
Diagram of how genetic engineering takes place and details of each step
Notes on coordination in plants and animals made by and A grade student. Perfect for IAL Biology. Pages inclde notes on the following topics:
Comparison of the nervous and endocrine system.
PLant growth factors
Definition of tropism.
Description of phototropism, gravitropism
Names of some auxins and how they work
Definition of photoperiodism
Definition of phytochrome
description of how far red light and red light has an affect on the responses of the plant.
Description of short day and long day plants
Definition of etoliated plants
Pages include notes on the following:
Definition of skelton, bone, ligaments, joints
The two types of bone
The different joint types
The different types of muscles
Definition of Myofibril, Striated muscle, Striations, Intercalated Disks.
the two types of Muscle Fibres
Muscle Contraction
Actin Myosin Interaction
Cardiac Muscle
Definition of Myogenic, Purknye Fibres, Internodal fibres, P wave, QRS Peak, and T wave.
Electrical activity of the heart
Pages include notes on the following:
Balanced equation for respiration
Types of Respiration
Rate of respiration
Phases of Aerobic Respiration
Glycolysis and Anaerobic respiration
Krebs Cycle
Detailed Diagram of Structure of Mitochondria
Electron Transfer Chain
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chemiosmosis
Main electron carriers
Diagram for Complete process of Aerobic Respiration
Detailed notes on homeostasis written by an A grade student. Pages include notes on the following topics:
Definition of Negative feedback
How thermoregulation works
Detailed description of what happens when the body wants to loose heat.
Definition of Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
How the body regulates heart rate
The 2 types of glands present in the body
Description of what the body does when it wants to conserve heat.
Description of why heart rate increases during exercise and why
Consequences of lack of exercise and too much exercise
Description of keyhole surgery
Different types of prosthesis
The different types of performance enhancing drugs and what they do
Ethical issues of using performance enhancing drugs
11 Detailed pages with intricate diagrams made by an A grade student. Notes are clear and concise with visual diagrams which are great for revision. The pages include notes on:
Description of structure of viruses and bacteria. DEfining features of each along with diagrams.
Difference between gram positive and gram negative bacteria along with diagrams
Main shapes of bacteria
Diagram explaining binary fission of bacteria
Description of sexual reproduction in bacteria
Description of Turbidity
Definition of Conjugation
How to count fungal growth
Growth curve f bacteria a long with diagrams and definitions of each stage (log, lag, stationary and death phases)
Life cycle of a virus.
Detailed description of the two methods of infection (Lytic and Lysogenic)
Diagram of lytic and lysogenic pathway
Diagram of retrovirus cycle
Description of retrovirus life cycle along with example of HIV
Case study of Tuberculosis
Description of the 2 types of toxins (endotoxins and Exotoxins)
Causes and Symptoms of Tuberculosis
Case study of HIV
Symptoms of HIV
The 4 stages of HIV
Medication and treatment methods for HIV
Definition of Immunity, Natural Active Immunity, Natural passive immunity, Inducing Immunity, Atificial Passive Immunity, Artificial Active Immunity.
Description of Vaccination.
Revision Notes handwritten by an A grade student. Complete with coloured Diagrams.
These 9 pages include notes on:
Structure and function of different nerve cells, rod cells, and the brain
Definitions of stimulus, receptors, effectors, nerve impulse, synapse, dopamine agonists, Monamine oxidase.
Description of different medical imaging technology
Case Study of Parkinson’s Disease and Depression
Detailed description of nerve impulse, (including description of depolarisation, repolarisation, conduction, the difference in charge etc.)
Factors effecting speed of impulse.
Description of the Effect of Light on the eyes.
Handwritten by an A* student. Complete with coloured diagrams, detailed descriptions and structured notes.
The topics covered in these notes include:
Electronic Structure
Ionisation Energy
Mass spectrometry
Enthalpy Level Diagrams
Hess’s Law
Born Haber Cycle
Quantum Numbers
Hybridization
Periodic trends
Bonding (Ionic and Covalent)
Polarity
Organic Chemistry
-Nomenclature
-Isomerism
-Classification of reactions
-Free radical reactions
-Cracking
-Fractional Distillation
-Reforming
-Alkenes
-Mechanism of reactions in Alkenes (substitution, addition, hydration,
oxidation)
-Markonikoff’s Rule
Detailed Notes by an A grade Biology Student, complete with diagrams and in depth descriptions on the following:
Definition of immune system
Examples of physical and internal barriers.
definition of interferons, inflammation, and phagocytes
The types of immune response (specific and non specific)
the types of specific response (cellular and humoral)
Detailed description of the steps in an immune response
Detailed description of humoral response
Diagram of humoral and cell mediated response
comparison of humoral and cell mediated response
Description of non specific response
flow chart of the types of white blood cells
Diagrams of the types of lymphocytes
Definition of Antibiotics
Description of how antibiotics work
Explanation of bacteriositic and bacteriocidal effect
The different classes of antibiotics
Structure of antibodies including diagrams
The 5 types of antibodies and their functions (along with diagrams)
How antibodies work
These are my personal notes including diagrams and detailed explanations for concepts studied in edexcel IAL chemistry Unit 5. There are 8 pages in total.
These Notes Cover the following topics:
Definition of the two types of cells
Definition of Reduction Potential
Spontaneous and Non spontaneous reactions and conditions for each
Labeled diagram of a cell
Diagram and explanation of SHE (Standard Hydrogen Electrode)
Definition of Absolute Potential Difference
Conditions for high and low PD
Overall reaction when Reduction Potential is negative, or positive
Table of half equations. Labeled from most powerful reducing to most powerful oxidizing agent
Symbolic representation of a cell and how to write them
Definition of Standard Electrode Potential
Defiinition of EMF
How to calculate reduction potential of a cell
Thermodynamic feasibility in cells
Equation linking Reduction potential , total entropy and number of moles
Equaltion linking Rlnk, reduction potential of cell and Temperature
How Breathalysers work
Different types of breathalysers
Colour change and equation for the reaction within a breathalyser
Redox titration of sodium thiosulfate along with a diagram and what happens in the reaction
Redox titration of KmNO4 along with a diagram and what happens in the reaction
These are extensive handwritten notes I have taken during my A2 Level Edexcel Chemistry lessons (13 pages in Total). These notes include:
The definition of transition metals
Properties of Transition Metals
Definition of Ligand
How to Name ligands
Definiton of Coordination Number
Diagram of Bidentate and polydentate Ions
Explanation of why complex ions are coloured
Different Shapes of transition metal complexes ( Octahedral, Tetrahedral, Linear)
Isomerism in Transition Metal complexes
Reactions of Transition Metal complexes with examples
Reactions of complexes with NaOH and NH3
Reactions of Iron complexes
Reactions of Chromium Complexes
Reactions of Copper Complexes
Reactions of Manganese, Vanidium and Zinc Complexes
Short description of catalysts (Homogenous and Heterogenous with examples)
Summary of reactions of majority of transiton metal complexes reactions with NaOH , excess NaOH. Ammonia and Excess Ammonia along with colours of products and reactants.
Notes on decomposition written by an A grade student, perfect for IAL biology students. Pages include notes on the following topics:
The 2 types of organisms which decompose materials
Definition of decomposition
Description of Putrefication
Stages of decomposition of a human body
how different microorganisms decompose the body
Different types of insects which can be found during decomposition
Definition of Forensic Entemology
Conditions of recycling nutrients
A Mind map showing all the conversions between organic molecules. Excluding benzene. Clear and concise. Labelled with all reaction names and conditions. Clear colours and well spread out perfect for unit 6 A level Chemistry