Essential biology third edition

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This title is out of print. Essential Biology, 3rd Edition. Neil A. Reece, Berkeley, California Eric J. Simon, New England College. Availability This title is out of print. Hailed for its clear writing, scientific accuracy, and real-world examples, Essential Biology is a brief non-majors biology text that focuses on the core concepts students need to make scientifically informed decisions throughout their lives.

Human applications and the most up-to-date information on important issues show students how biology relates to their own lives. New Process of Science sections within the text draw students into the material and provide real-world examples of how the scientific method is applied. Series This product is part of the following series. Campbell Biology Series. A clear, friendly writing style is a hallmark of this text. The text is written specifically for non-science majors and has a solid reputation for accuracy.

Focused coverage of core concepts makes this brief book manageable for one-semester courses. A wide range of human applications throughout the book continually shows students how biology relates to their own lives. Biology and Society application essays open each chapter, drawing students into the material and showing them how it is relevant to their lives.

Topics range from fad diets to blood doping to cell therapy. Evolution Connections at the end of each chapter join the chapter content to the overarching theme of evolution. Visual Summaries in the chapter review use unique summary illustrations to help students review and to visualize difficult concepts. New PowerPoint slides for each article make it easier than ever to incorporate the content and images from these articles into class. New to This Edition. New eTutor instructor animations and student tutorials on the most challenging topics in biology provide dynamic and efficient presentations tools and interactive exercises that in turn help students master challenging content like cellular respiration, mitosis and meiosis, and protein synthesis.

New assessment questions break beyond the basic fact recall questions found in most textbooks and give instructors a new and creative way to test student comprehension. Three question categories:. Table of Contents 1.

Essential Chemistry for Biology 3. The Molecules of Life 4. A Tour of the Cell 5. The Working Cell 6. In Essential Biology, the clarity of writing complements an exciting new art program. The art works hand-in-hand with text discussions to help students visualize difficult concepts. Essential Biology is a brief biology book that brings the authors' extraordinary reputation for biological accuracy and teaching innovation to bear upon four core biological topics: cells, genetics, evolution, and ecology.

Neil A. Campbell has taught general biology for 30 years, and with Dr. Reece, has coauthored Biology, Sixth Edition, the most widely used text for biology majors. His enthusiasm for sharing the fun of science with students stems from his own undergraduate experience. He began at Long Beach State College as a history major, but switched to zoology after general education requirements "forced" him to take a science course.

Following a B. He has published numerous articles on how certain desert plants thrive in salty soil and how sensitive plant Mimosa and other legumes move their leaves. Jane B. Reece has worked in biology publishing since , when she joined the editorial staff of Benjamin Cummings. Her education includes an A. At UC Berkeley and later as a post-doctoral fellow in genetics at Stanford University, her research focused on genetic recombination in bacteria.

During her 12 years as an editor at Benjamin Cummings, she played major roles in a number of successful textbooks. Becker and M. With Dr. Convert currency. Add to Basket. Book Description Condition: new. More information about this seller Contact this seller. Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Third Edition. New in plastic wrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.

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