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10th grade biology aligned to the standards that is free.
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- Life Science
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- Full Course
- Author:
- John Kinney
- Date Added:
- 01/28/2016
Life Science Textbooks and Full Courses
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Students will learn about agricultural business operation and management. Topics will include accounting, finance, economics, business organization, marketing, and sales. Students will learn about agricultural business operation and management. Topics will include accounting, finance, economics, business organization, marketing, and sales.
- Subject:
- Business and Communication
- Finance
- Management
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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The Agriscience/Intro to Agriculture course helps students acquire a broad understanding of a variety of agricultural areas, develop an awareness of the many career opportunities in agriculture, participate in occupationally relevant experiences, and work cooperatively with a group to develop and expand leadership abilities. Students study California agriculture, agricultural business, agricultural technologies, natural resources, and animal, plant, and soil sciences.
- Subject:
- Agriculture
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is a hot topic in marine conservation today. The surprisingly high level of bycatch about 25% of the entire global catch is responsible for the decline of hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales, porpoises, seabirds and sea turtles each year. Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch.
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Ecology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Amy Whitt
- Matt Nusnbaum
- Vicki Thayer
- Date Added:
- 10/14/2015
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An adapted version of the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology with revised content and artwork.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Oregon State University
- Author:
- Amy Harwell
- Devon Quick
- Joel Kaufmann
- Jon Runyeon
- Katie Morrison-graham
- Leeah Whittier
- Lindsay M Biga
- Mike Lemaster
- Philip Matern
- Robin Hopkins
- Sierra Dawson
- Date Added:
- 06/24/2019
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The Anatomy Quizbook is an interactive learning book that will help students and tutors – indeed anyone interested in anatomy – learn, test and improve their knowledge of the human body.
Readers are presented with carefully selected questions and diagrams addressing core learning in clinically-relevant anatomy. This selective rather than exhaustive approach will especially suit time-poor scholars. Regular self-testing will also ensure a robust and strategic understanding of the subject matter.
In this first Volume, you can develop your knowledge of fundamental anatomy, including clinically-relevant terminology and the significant parts and operation of the:
- Thorax, focusing on the heart, lungs, and associated bones, muscles, nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels.
- Abdomen, exploring the stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, spleen and their supporting structures (muscles, nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels).
- Pelvis, examining the bones, ligaments, vessels and nerves of the pelvic region, the features of male and female pelves, and the major digestive and excretory organs (colon, rectum, bladder and urethra).
Whilst developed primarily for students who are studying, or intend to study, medicine, the Anatomy Quizbook will reward all readers who seek to explore and learn about the workings of the human body.
Regular users will find much to learn and build on, hopefully leading to further enthusiasm for a valuable subject that underpins much of medicine.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- UTS ePress
- Author:
- Kerry G. Baker
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2016
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Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 07/23/2019
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Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Author:
- Brandon Poe
- Dean H. Kruse
- Eddie Johnson
- James A. Wise
- J. Gordon Betts
- Jody E. Johnson
- Kelly A. Young
- Mark Womble
- Oksana Korol
- Peter DeSaix
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2013
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Includes the study of the gross and microscopic structure of the systems of the human body with special emphasis on the relationship between structure and function. Integrates anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, organs, the systems of the human body, and mechanisms responsible for homeostasis.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Lumen Learning
- Provider Set:
- Candela Courseware
- Date Added:
- 03/31/2016
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Includes sections on the Endocrine System, the Cardiovascular System, the Lymphatic and Immune System, the Respiratory System, the Digestive System, Nutrition, the Urinary System, the Reproductive System, and Development and Inheritance.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Lumen Learning
- Provider Set:
- Candela Courseware
- Date Added:
- 03/31/2016
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Anatomy and Physiology II syllabi and supplemental materials. This course covers a survey of the human body that stresses biological principles, chemical interpretations, and physical applications at the various levels of organization. The class lectures cover embryonic and physiologic theories of muscular, nervous, integument, skeletal, and endocrine systems. The class laboratories examine the integument, skeletal, and nervous systems. The department encourages students to complete Principles of Biology II/Lab (BIO102) and/or Chemical Science I/Lab (CHM110) before enrolling in this course. Course meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Course materials by Dr. Phillip T. Wong and Dr. Mark Beaumont, content added to OER Commons by Victoria Vidal.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Victoria Vidal
- Date Added:
- 12/10/2019
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Students will be able to access textbook materials, lab exercises, and online practice quizzes to help them develop a richer understanding of human anatomy and physiology. A lab manual will be designed and students will be able to access it beforehand.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MassBay Community College
- Author:
- Jessica Smith-Rohrberg
- Date Added:
- 05/13/2019
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This Open Course is an adaptation of OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology and was created under a Round Nine ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.
Topics covered include:
Chemical Organization
Cellular Organization
Tissue Organization
Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Reproductive System
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- University System of Georgia
- Provider Set:
- Galileo Open Learning Materials
- Date Added:
- 06/20/2018
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Syllabi and Lab Exercises for SCI 201: Anatomy and Physiology I. This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the structure, function and disorders of the human body. Topics include an overview of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, as well as a discussion of tissues and special senses. A three-hour lab session is required each week. Course materials written by Maria Carles and Georgia Thoidis, content uploaded to OER Commons by Victoria Vidal.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Victoria Vidal
- Date Added:
- 12/10/2019
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These are PDFs of each chapter of the OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology textbook. They can be posted to D2L for easy access for students.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Minnesota State Opendora
- Date Added:
- 11/30/2020
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Veterinary nurses need to have a firm grasp of the normal structure of an animal’s body and how it functions before they can understand the effect diseases and injuries have and the best ways to treat them. This book describes the structure of the animal body and the way in which it works. Animals encountered in normal veterinary practice are used as examples where possible.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Wikibooks
- Author:
- Ruth Lawson
- Date Added:
- 07/27/2016
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Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals.
This is the On-Demand version of this course, which means you can start the course at any time and work through the course materials at your own pace. The materials and quizzes will always be available to you.
You can come and talk about the course on Twitter using the hashtag #EdAniWelf
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lecture
- Provider:
- University of Edinburgh
- Date Added:
- 11/03/2015
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In the Animal Science course, students study large, small, and specialty animals. Students explore the necessary elements--such as diet, genetics, habitat, and behavior--to create humane, ecologically and economically sustainable animal production systems.
- Subject:
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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Applied ecology is a framework for the application of knowledge about ecosystems so that actions can be taken to create a better balance and harmony between people and nature in order to reduce human impact on other beings and their habitats.
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Grade level: graduate students, advanced undergrads, persons with analyzed research results
Course length: 1 semester, 4-6 months
Objective: This course empowers scientists to engage with their own data, each other, and the public through art. Through collective brainstorming, prototyping, and feedback from professional artists, students will create a project that expresses their own research through any artistic medium of their choice. The course typically culminates in a public art exhibition where students interact with a general audience to discuss their research, art, and what it means to be a scientist.
- Subject:
- Visual Arts
- Graphic Design
- Life Science
- Biology
- Physical Science
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Peter Marting
- Date Added:
- 07/25/2018
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OER | Biology Overview:
On this webpage you will find OER Biology textbooks along with supplemental materials and a few lecture videos.
The purpose of these discipline-specific webpages is to display content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and it is in that spirit that we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of content that are not already listed here.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Genetics
- Material Type:
- Lecture Notes
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Avila University
- Author:
- Larry J. Kramer
- Date Added:
- 04/26/2019
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BI 101 is an introductory lab science course intended for majors in disciplines other than the biological sciences. This course is designed to help you discover the applications of science to your everyday life, as well as provide elements of critical thinking. This course has four Credit Units that emphasize a variety of topics including ecological principles, biodiversity, and impact of human activities on the environment.
Course Outcomes:
1. Discuss biological community interactions.
2. Explain how changes in human population and/or actions impact natural ecosystems.
3. Describe the movement of energy & nutrients through trophic levels.
4. Recognize the appropriate taxonomic level of an organism based on key characteristics or traits.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Author:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Date Added:
- 07/09/2020
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This is an introductory lab science course intended for majors in disciplines other than the biological sciences. The topics presented include biological molecules, cellular biology, genetics and inheritance, biotechnology, and evolutionary processes. Additionally, the course is designed to help you discover the applications of science in your everyday life, as well as provide elements of critical thinking.
Course Outcomes:
1. Explain how natural selection drives evolution.
2. Express how changes in the genome can affect the phenotype or traits within a population.
3. Be able to describe the patterns of inheritance.
4. Be able describe selected key cell processes.
5. Distinguish between the groups of biomolecules.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Author:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Date Added:
- 07/09/2020
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This course is designed to be taught using the textbook Cell Biology for Health Occupations, adapted from OpenStax.
(http://cnx.org/contents/Th3V8ojZ@3.1:zMTtFGyH@4/Introduction).
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Kristen Oja
- Michelle Miller
- Date Added:
- 01/18/2017
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Reading list for BI 112 with links to OpenStax Human Biology by Willy Cushwa,
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology,OpenStax Biology 2e, and OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Syllabus
- Textbook
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Author:
- Rachel Jacobs
- Date Added:
- 07/09/2020
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https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology
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- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Author:
- Clement Gomes
- Date Added:
- 05/23/2020
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This resource is a human anatomy lab manual compiled of OER resources from OpenStax, independent faculty authors, and other OER resources. It contains 23 wet lab activities which may be revised/remixed as needed.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Textbook
- Author:
- Yancy Aquino
- Date Added:
- 06/06/2019
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A grasp of the logic and practice of science is essential to understand the rest of the world around us. To that end, the CMB3e iText (like earlier editions) remains focused on experimental support for what we know about cell and molecular biology, and on showing students the relationship of cell structure and function. Rather than trying to be a comprehensive reference book, CMB3e selectively details investigative questions, methods and experiments that lead to our understanding of cell biology. This focus is nowhere more obvious than in the chapter learning objectives and in external links to supplementary material. The Basic CMB3e version of the iText includes links to external web-sources as well as the author’s short, just-in-time YouTube VOPs (with edited, optional closed captions), all embedded in or near relevant text. Each video is identified with a descriptive title and video play and QR bar codes.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Provider Set:
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Digital Commons
- Author:
- Gerald Bergtrom
- Date Added:
- 11/26/2019
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Patterns of diversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Emphasis is on the Tree of Life and how its members are distributed and interact. Partial Course.
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- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Michael Clegg
- Date Added:
- 01/14/2019
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Antibodies, antigens, antigen-antibody reactions, cells and tissues of lymphoreticular and hematopoietic systems, and individual and collective components of cell-mediated and humoral immune response.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- U.C. Irvine
- Provider Set:
- UCI Open
- Author:
- Craig Walsh
- Date Added:
- 01/14/2019
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Have you ever asked what “biobased” means or wondered about the key aspects in developing and commercializing biobased products? This course will answer those questions and more; highlighting the opportunities, hurdles, and driving forces of the bioeconomy.
Today’s industries face enormous global challenges when it comes to the fossil-based economy. Fossil resources are no longer a desirable feedstock for many products and governments’ climate goals put various limitations to its usage. Moreover, consumer perception has become an increasingly important factor. With biobased products as an alternative to the fossil-based economy, the bioeconomy can provide viable solutions to these challenges.
The course describes the different types of biomass, the methods of refinery and typical conversion technologies used for biobased products. You’ll also engage in a study of the practical and real-life examples emerging in the market: biopolymers, bioenergy, bioflavours, and biosurfactants.
The course has been developed by a team of experts from seven different institutions and universities in three different countries, all sharing their personal perspectives on the opportunities and challenges faced by the biobased industry. The three top-ranked institutions Delft University of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, and Wageningen University & Research offer additional, more advanced courses to continue your learning journey:
Industrial Biotechnology: a more advanced course that digs deeper into engineering aspects of bio-based products.
MicroMasters Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability: Help drive the transition from fossil sources to renewable energy ones and engineer a biobased future.
Sustainable Development: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Introduction to sustainable development and its relation to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Delft University of Technology
- Provider Set:
- Delft University OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Dr. A. Wahl
- Dr. F. Hollmann
- Prof.dr. Patricia Osseweijer
- Date Added:
- 08/09/2019
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cell biology is one of the branch of science .
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- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Author:
- UMESH PAWAR
- Date Added:
- 08/26/2019
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Biochemistry laboratory manual for undergraduates – an inquiry based approach by Gerczei and Pattison is the first textbook on the market that uses a highly relevant model, antibiotic resistance, to teach seminal topics of biochemistry and molecular biology while incorporating the blossoming field of bioinformatics. The novelty of this manual is the incorporation of a student-driven real real-life research project into the undergraduate curriculum. Since students test their own mutant design, even the most experienced students remain engaged with the process, while the less experienced ones get their first taste of biochemistry research. Inclusion of a research project does not entail a limitation: this manual includes all classic biochemistry techniques such as HPLC or enzyme kinetics and is complete with numerous problem sets relating to each topic.
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- De Gruyter
- Author:
- Scott Pattison
- Timea Gerczei-Fernandez
- Date Added:
- 12/01/2014
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This course is designed to be a basic course in Biodiversity conservation.
- Subject:
- Ecology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Commonwealth of Learning
- Author:
- Graphic Era Hill University
- Date Added:
- 08/31/2016
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Our goal is to present the key observations and unifying concepts upon which modern biology is based; it is not a survey of all biology! Once understood, these foundational observations and concepts should enable you to approach any biological process, from disease to kindness, from a scientific perspective. To understand biological systems we need to consider them from two complementary perspectives; how they came to be (the historic, that is, evolutionary) and how their structures, traits, and behaviors are produced (the mechanistic, that is, the physicochemical)
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Provider Set:
- Virtual Laboratories
- Author:
- Melanie M. Cooper
- Michael W. Klymkowski
- Date Added:
- 06/27/2016
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Covers the basics of R software and the key capabilities of the Bioconductor project (a widely used open source and open development software project for the analysis and comprehension of data arising from high-throughput experimentation in genomics and molecular biology and rooted in the open source statistical computing environment R), including importation and preprocessing of high-throughput data from microarrays and other platforms. Also introduces statistical concepts and tools necessary to interpret and critically evaluate the bioinformatics and computational biology literature. Includes an overview of of preprocessing and normalization, statistical inference, multiple comparison corrections, Bayesian Inference in the context of multiple comparisons, clustering, and classification/machine learning.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Full Course
- Lecture Notes
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Provider Set:
- JHSPH OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Irizarry, Rafael
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
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Biology is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Author:
- Connie Rye
- Jean DeSaix
- Jung Choi
- Robert Wise
- Vladimir Jurukovski
- Date Added:
- 08/22/2012
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Biology is designed for multi-semester biology courses for science majors. It is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand. To meet the needs of today’s instructors and students, some content has been strategically condensed while maintaining the overall scope and coverage of traditional texts for this course. Instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 08/22/2012
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Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Author:
- Jung Choi
- Mary Ann Clark
- Matthew Douglas
- Date Added:
- 06/06/2019
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Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.