biology

Biology

JoVE Core series brings biology to life through over 300 concise and easy-to-understand animated video lessons that explain key concepts in biology, plus more than 150 scientist-in-action videos that show actual research experiments conducted in today’s laboratories.

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cell biology

Cell Biology

JoVE Core Cell Biology illustrates complex cellular processes in easy-to-understand yet comprehensive animated video lessons. This collection focuses on the essential components and functions of cells, including organelles and membranes, cellular transport, and cell energetics. It is complemented by scientist-in-action videos that demonstrate the application of cell biology in real-world research experiments.

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molecular biology

Molecular Biology

JoVE Core Molecular Biology showcases the molecular processes of the cell through clear and concise animated video lessons. Additionally, in scientist-in-action videos, these concepts' application is demonstrated through real experiments in modern laboratories.

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chemistry

Chemistry

JoVE Core Chemistry brings general chemistry concepts to life using concise and easy-to-understand animated video lessons. Plus, in the scientist-in-action videos, we demonstrate classical and original research experiments performed in today's laboratories worldwide.

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organic chemistry

Organic Chemistry

JoVE Core Organic Chemistry explains basic concepts of stereochemistry, reactions, and mechanisms using concise and easy-to-understand animated video lessons. Additionally, the scientist-in-action videos demonstrate the application of related concepts in classical and original research experiments performed in today's laboratories worldwide.

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analytical chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

JoVE Core Analytical Chemistry simplifies complex chemical principles by breaking them down into clear, engaging animations, making topics from SI Units to NMR spectroscopy more accessible and straightforward. Additionally, the scientist-in-action videos highlight the application of these concepts in real-world research conducted in laboratories globally.

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physics

Physics

JoVE Core Physics introduces the theory and application of fundamental physics topics, including kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, statics, waves, and acoustics, with concise and easy-to-understand animated videos. Additionally, the scientist-in-action videos demonstrate the application of related concepts in classical and original research experiments performed in today's laboratories worldwide.

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statistics

Statistics

JoVE Core Statistics introduces the concepts and application of the collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of data to students. These animated lessons provide an understanding of statistics beneficial to students from a wide range of disciplines. Additionally, the scientist-in-action videos demonstrate the application of related concepts in classical and original research experiments performed in today's laboratories worldwide

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anatomy and physiology

Anatomy and Physiology

JoVE Core Anatomy and Physiology showcases the anatomical and physiological details of the human body in comprehensive, clear, and engaging video animations. This collection of lessons focuses on the structures, components, functions, and requirements of the human body. It is complemented by scientist-in-action videos that demonstrate the application of this knowledge in real-world medical and research settings.

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pharmacology

JoVE Core Pharmacology provides engaging animations that explain fundamental concepts, including drug effects, classification, and pharmacokinetics. Scientist-in-action videos illustrate real-world research conducted in today's laboratories.

Pharmacology

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pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Jove Core Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics is a comprehensive collection designed to equip students with a solid understanding of the relationship between pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). This foundational series covers essential topics, including biopharmaceutics, drug behavior modeling, and the correlation between drug concentration and therapeutic response. It is complemented by scientist-in-action videos to demonstrate the real-world application.

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

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nursing

JoVE Core Nursing offers concise animated lessons on nursing practices, covering health systems, nursing organizations, and health concepts. It includes practical communication, infection prevention, and nursing fundamentals, providing students with a clear understanding of nursing principles.

Nursing

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medical-surgical nursing

JoVE Core Medical-Surgical Nursing offers comprehensive animated lessons that cover major systems of the human body, integrating anatomy and physiology with system-specific assessments. This collection encompasses disease conditions based on the body systems, detailing their pathophysiology, medical and surgical management, and nursing interventions. These lessons provide a clear and practical understanding of medical-surgical care, equipping students with essential skills for managing patient care in various clinical settings.

Medical-Surgical Nursing

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introduction to psychology

JoVE Core Introduction to Psychology offers an engaging learning experience on the fundamental principles of psychology through concise video lessons. Students will explore important topics such as cognitive processes, emotional regulation, and neural mechanisms, establishing a strong foundation in the study of the mind and human behavior. This series provides an accessible and captivating approach to grasp the essential concepts of the discipline.

Introduction to Psychology

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social psychology

Social Psychology

JoVE Core Social Psychology brings the foundations of our social world to life. Through 66 concise and easy-to-understand animated video lessons, we explain key concepts in the field. Plus, in another 25 scientist-in-action videos, we demonstrate classical and original research experiments performed in the laboratory.

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electrical engineering

JoVE Core Electrical Engineering offers easy-to-understand animated videos that cover fundamental concepts of electric circuits along with circuit analysis techniques. It incorporates first-order and second-order circuits using operational amplifiers and circuit transformation concepts. The inclusion of practical design examples and real-world applications through scientist-in-action videos adds significant educational value, making complex concepts accessible.

Electrical Engineering

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civil engineering

JoVE Core Civil Engineering offers a foundational exploration of essential construction materials such as bricks, stones, steel, wood, and concrete, along with fluid mechanics topics like flow over immersed bodies, open channel flow, and dimensional modeling. It also covers key surveying concepts, including leveling, traverse adjustments, curve design, topographic mapping, and geospatial technologies (GPS & GIS). Science-in-action videos showcase laboratory research on materials, fluids, and surveying practices in real-world engineering systems.

Civil Engineering

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mechanical engineering

JoVE Core Mechanical Engineering offers concise, easy-to-understand animated videos covering key topics such as equilibrium, forces, truss analysis, and structural mechanics. Explore their real-world applications, and witness these concepts in action through scientist-led experiments.


Mechanical Engineering

JoVE Core Mechanical Engineering offers concise, easy-to-understand animated videos covering key topics such as equilibrium, forces, truss analysis, and structural mechanics. Explore their real-world applications, and witness these concepts in action through scientist-led experiments.

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jove core

JoVE Core

Video textbooks which explain concepts taught in undergraduate courses through high-impact animations and real-life experiments.

Education

key terms and concepts

KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS

scientists in action

SCIENTISTS IN ACTION

thermodynamics

Thermodynamics

Chapter 17 spontaneity

Spontaneity

A spontaneous process is one that occurs naturally under certain conditions. A nonspontaneous process, on the other hand, will not take place unless it is ...

entropy

Entropy

Salt particles that have dissolved in water never spontaneously come back together in solution to reform solid particles. Moreover, a gas that has ...

second law of thermodynamics

Second Law of Thermodynamics

In the quest to identify a property that may reliably predict the spontaneity of a process, a promising candidate has been identified: entropy. Processes ...

third law of thermodynamics

Third Law of Thermodynamics

A pure, perfectly crystalline solid possessing no kinetic energy (that is, at a temperature of absolute zero, 0 K) may be described by a single ...

standard entropy change for a reaction

Standard Entropy Change for a Reaction

Entropy is a state function, so the standard entropy change for a chemical reaction (&#916;S&#176;rxn) can be calculated from the difference in standard ...

gibbs free energy

Gibbs Free Energy

One of the challenges of using the second law of thermodynamics to determine if a process is spontaneous is that it requires measurements of the entropy ...

effects of temperature on free energy

Effects of Temperature on Free Energy

The spontaneity of a process depends upon the temperature of the system. Phase transitions, for example, will proceed spontaneously in one direction or ...

calculating standard free energy changes

Calculating Standard Free Energy Changes

The free energy change for a reaction that occurs under the standard conditions of 1 bar pressure and at 298 K is called the standard free energy change. ...

free energy changes for nonstandard states

free-energy-changes-for-nonstandard-states

Free Energy Changes for Nonstandard States

The free energy change for a process taking place with reactants and products present under nonstandard conditions (pressures other than 1 bar; ...

free energy and equilibrium

Free Energy and Equilibrium

The free energy change for a process may be viewed as a measure of its driving force. A negative value for &#916;G represents a driving force for the ...

thermodynamics of membrane protein folding measured by fluorescence spectroscopy

thermodynamics-membrane-protein-folding-measured-fluorescence

Thermodynamics of Membrane Protein Folding Measured by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Membrane protein folding is an emerging topic with both fundamental and health-related significance.  The abundance of membrane proteins in cells ...

unraveling entropic rate acceleration induced by solvent dynamics in membrane enzymes

unraveling-entropic-rate-acceleration-induced-solvent-dynamics

Unraveling Entropic Rate Acceleration Induced by Solvent Dynamics in Membrane Enzymes

Enzyme catalysis evolved in an aqueous environment. The influence of solvent dynamics on catalysis is, however, currently poorly understood and usually ...

formation of ordered biomolecular structures by the self-assembly of short peptides

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Formation of Ordered Biomolecular Structures by the Self-assembly of Short Peptides

In nature, complex functional structures are formed by the self-assembly of biomolecules under mild conditions. Understanding the forces that control ...

Core - Chemistry

Thermodynamics

7.1 : Spontaneity

7.2 : Entropy

7.3 : Second Law of Thermodynamics

7.4 : Third Law of Thermodynamics

7.5 : Standard Entropy Change for a Reaction

7.6 : Gibbs Free Energy

7.7 : Effects of Temperature on Free Energy

7.8 : Calculating Standard Free Energy Changes

7.9 : Free Energy Changes for Nonstandard States

7.10 : Free Energy and Equilibrium