Welcome to the Electronic Study Guide that accompanies the third edition of Biochemistry by Mathews, van Holde, and Ahern. At a time when major technological advances are occurring in both electronics and biochemistry, it is fitting that a CD-ROM accompanies this important biochemistry textbook.
Advantages of This CD-ROM The advantages of a CD-ROM are numerous. They include the ability to incorporate a considerably larger volume of material than the printed text and to exploit the computer as a learning aid. Towards this end, the CD-ROM contains Outlines, Concepts, Terminology, and Quizzing sections for each chapter in the textbook. Thus, the CD-ROM works with the textbook to make modern biochemistry as interesting and as accessible as possible. |

Contents of This CD-ROM The Outlines sections parallel the organization of the individual chapters in the textbook, with hyperlinks to key concepts, figures, and pathways. The Concepts sections contain hyperlinked summaries of the important concepts from each chapter. The Terminology sections, which define the important terms from the text on a chapter-by-chapter basis, also include hyperlinks to appropriate figures. The Quizzing sections help students learn and retain the numerous terms, names, structures, enzymes, and pathways encountered in biochemistry. The Quizzing sections contain over 6000 queries to give students a thorough review and to make it possible to return many times without encountering the same question twice.

Connectivity to Expanded Information on the Internet
Due to the incredible growth of online information, the CD-ROM has been integrated with information on the Internet, as well. That is, hyperlinks have been created between the concepts, enzymes, and molecules on the CD-ROM and related information at hundreds of external Web sites. In doing so, the CD-ROM provides an intellectual bridge between the textbook and an evolving body of knowledge that will undoubtedly grow with time. Moreover, the easy access to this information expands the scope of the CD-ROM immensely. Thus, the CD-ROM is not only a tool for learning biochemistry, but also a reference that provides access to biochemistry on the World Wide Web.

Due to the fluid nature of URLs in Web addresses, some of the hyperlinks to Internet sites will inevitably become outdated. To keep information as up-to-date as possible, Addison Wesley Longman has created, and will maintain, a Web site at http://www.awlonline.com/mathews for the lifetime of the third edition of Biochemistry. We hope you will visit this site frequently for the latest news and information in biochemistry.