This fresh approach to teaching introductory biology to non-science majors is based on two sets of beliefs. First, that nonscience majors absorb biology best when it is presented in the context of personal experience or human relevance. Second, that today's variety of media--video, CD-ROMs, and the Internet--offer unprecedented opportunities to bring people, imagery, biological processes, hands-on interactivity, and up-to-the-minute data into the study of biology. Authors John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson have created a topical, case-history approach to teaching life science fundamentals that fully integrates electronic media so that the student can explore relevant biology in ways suited to his or her own learning style. An engaging, student-relevant case study opens and is interwoven throughout each chapter. Additional examples, anecdotes, research stories, and applications are also used to give students a well-rounded framework for learning core biological concepts. The book's innovative design allows integration of references to the other EXPLORE LIFE components within it. The media are integrated into the course line by line, not just attractively packaged and offered as ancillaries. This complete integration can be seen in every chapter. This multimedia, applications-driven approach in EXPLORE LIFE has the potential to reshape the teaching of non-majors biology. Instructors can adopt this approach with a high level of flexibility, using as much or as little of the media as they deem appropriate, incorporating their own material, and adapting EXPLORE LIFE to their individual needs.

Explore Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

Science & Math

Hopson, Janet L.

Postlethwait, John H.

Biological Sciences

Brooks/Cole

Study more effectively and improve your performance at exam time with this comprehensive guide. Written to work hand-in hand with EXPLORE LIFE, 1st Edition, this user-friendly guide includes a wide variety of learning tools to help you master the key concepts of the course.

Study Guide for Postlethwait/Hopson’s Explore Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

This introductory biology text relates biology to issues students confront in their daily lives - health, environmental and societal - and emphasizes the use of critical thinking skills. The text aims to provide students with the latest developments in molecular biology. It encourages students to explore biology using the scientific method by giving them step-by-step experiments that can be performed on their own. Chapter openers provide an interesting, informative introduction to the material, "take home messages" help students to identify important facts and concepts, and chapter summaries give students a visual aid in understanding the chapter content.

Biology! Bringing Science to Life

Veres, Ruth C.

Mcgraw-Hill College

Written for introductory biology courses, "The Nature of Life" features the integrated themes of the first edition, energy, reproduction and evolution, with the addition of a fourth theme which focuses on the environment. The book is based around the various levels of organization (atoms, cells, organisms and populations) and presents natural history examples. The text presents introductory essays on the various topics, and then tries to get students to think critically about the subjects by using a variety of pedagogical aids and questions. It addresses current environmental concerns with the increased coverage of environmental science woven throughout the text as well as highlighted in new "Emphasis on the Environment" boxes. There are new boxed essays, including one entitled "Biology: A Human Endeavor". A variety of accompanying software packages are available.

The Nature of Life

This edition contains recent research into pedagogy by science educators. Four themes are integrated throughout the book: energy, reproduction, evolution and the environment. Ten major concepts in biology are discussed and case studies are included.

The Nature of Life Lab Manual

Richard D.Irwin

McGraw-Hill Companies

This edition contains recent research into pedagogy by science educators. Four themes are integrated throughout the book: energy, reproduction, evolution and the environment. Ten major concepts in biology are discussed and case studies are included.

McGraw=Hill

The nature of life

Random House]

This title is an example of a rebind. The cover is removed from a core text and selected content is pulled and rebound with a soft cover. Content may not be repaginated. Rebinds are the best format for retaining original full color.

Explore Life

Cengage Learning'

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Explore Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

Study Guide for Postlethwait/Hopson’s Explore Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

Biology! Bringing Science to Life

The Nature of Life

The Nature of Life Lab Manual

The Nature of Life

The Nature of Life

The Nature of Life

The nature of life

Explore Life