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GP (magazine)

GP (magazine) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand GP (magazine) rather than just read about it. In short: GP (magazine), now GP Online, was a fortnightly (weekly) magazine for general practitioners (GPs) in the UK. Originally called General Practitioner, GP has been published by Haymarket Media Group, which is owned by Lord Michael Heseltine, since 1963.

Key takeaways

GP (magazine) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect GP (magazine) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of GP (magazine) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

GP (magazine), now GP Online, was a fortnightly (weekly) magazine for general practitioners (GPs) in the UK. Originally called General Practitioner, GP has been published by Haymarket Media Group, which is owned by Lord Michael Heseltine, since 1963. The title contains news, features and opinion articles about clinical, financial and political issues of relevance to GPs across the UK: The magazine also incorporates Medeconomics, which was a separate, stand-alone title until December 2005. GP’s website GPonline.com launched in December 2010, replacing Healthcare Republic considered an invaluable education resource for nurses and General Practitioners. The publication's regular columnists include Dr Mary Selby and Dr Liam Farrell. GP also produces conferences and a series of DVDs on consultation skills, both of which launched in 2010. GP is no longer in print, going fully digital in July 2015.

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with GP (magazine)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what GP (magazine) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to GP (magazine) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about GP (magazine) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of GP (magazine)

In research: GP (magazine) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses GP (magazine) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: GP (magazine) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 establishments in the United Kingdom, Biweekly magazines published in the United Kingdom, Business magazines published in the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for GP (magazine) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study GP (magazine) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what GP (magazine) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain GP (magazine) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is GP (magazine) in simple terms?

Why does GP (magazine) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study GP (magazine)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on GP (magazine).