Biology: Dimensions of Life / Edition 1

by Joelle Presson, Janann Jenner

Overview

Employs a “The Guided Learning System” to integrate applications and issues

Presson/Jenner: Biology: Dimensions of Life, 1e is a one-semester biology text with an engaging, conversational style which encourages basic understanding of biology, issues, and applications leading students to a greater awareness of how they interact with the world around them. The goal of this text is to help students understand how biology relates to their lives and why they should develop a desire to obtain knowledge about science and biological issues. 

Your students will especially benefit from Biology: Dimensions of Life’s new The Guided Learning System. This innovative set of key features is designed to help your students understand the many new biological concepts and applications within each chapter. A few highlights of the Guided Learning System include:

• An Added Dimension and An Added Dimension Explained

• What Do You Think?

• Now You Can Understand

• Quantitative Query Questions in the end of chapter material

• A Running Glossary

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073227368
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.
Publication date:	02/05/2007
Series:	Biology Ser.
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	710
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

Joelle Presson is currently Instructor and Associate Director Undergraduate Programs, teaching non-major's freshman biology at College of Life Sciences, University of Maryland.

Jan Jenner has taught majors biology for approximately 20 years at New York University and Talladega College (AL). For the last seven years she has been a full-time writer.