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)

An excellent resource for both teaching and learnings. This book explains concepts in a clear fashion which allows students to better grasp the subject matter being learnt.

Modern Biology

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

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

Biology!: Bringing Science to Life

Postlethwait, John N.

McGraw-Hill Companies

Critical Thinking Workbook to Accompany "The Nature of Life" Third Edition

Nature of Life: Critical Thinking Workbook

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

Biology

Wessells, Norman K.

Random House, Inc.

Children's Books

Random House Childrens Books

This is a shortened version of the text, Biology, by Wessells and Hopson, focusing on the key topics commonly taught in introductory biology courses.

Essentials of Biology

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub

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Books by Hopson, Janet L.

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Explore Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

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

Modern Biology

Biology! Bringing Science to Life

Biology!: Bringing Science to Life

Nature of Life: Critical Thinking Workbook

The Nature of Life

Biology

Biology

Essentials of Biology