Biology for Life

A Guide to Our Living World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Biology for Life: A Guide to Our Living World is more than just a textbook. It is biology told through our daily experiences. Helping students attain the biology knowledge needed to make informed decisions in our everchanging world starts with helping them to identify biology in their lives. An exclusive partnership with National Geographic makes the text come alive – both with the inclusion of breathtaking images as well as discoveries of National Geographic Explorers from diverse backgrounds. The approach is student-friendly, putting the needs and perspectives of non-majors first. Study tips, coaching, and the author’s own enthusiasm for the topics encourage student engagement and support learning, all with an eye towards answering the often-asked question: “why do I need to know this?”

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-10
Mått:215 x 30 x 276 mm
Vikt:1 380 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:550
Förlag:Cengage Learning
ISBN:9780357975985

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Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Melanie Peffer is a teaching assistant professor and research scientist Level II at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Peffer received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her postdoctoral appointment in Learning Sciences from Georgia State University. Her research focuses on how people learn, understand and engage with biology content. She’s particularly interested in how educational technology like simulations and serious games can assess what people know and believe about the nature of science knowledge. Dr. Peffer is an accomplished writer and science communicator. Her book Biology Everywhere:How the Science of Life Matters to Everyday life won gold in the 2022 Colorado Independent Publisher Awards for educational texts. Thousands of learners from across the world have enrolled in her highly rated massive open online courses, including Biology Everywhere and Designing Effective Science Communication. She also developed a TED-ED lesson, The Artist who won a Nobel Prize...in medicine and gave a TED talk based on her book, How rethinking biology and positively change your life. Dr. Peffer's approach to teaching biology was shaped based on her experiences teaching non-majors biology, interacting with the public, and her background in the learning sciences. To address pervasive dread, fear, and disillusionment with biology content, she teaches science in a manner conducive to human learning and with deliberate and varied connections to the real world. She believes when students see science as applicable and related to their daily lives and experiences, that the material becomes more accessible.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Invitation to BiologyUNIT 1 NUTRITION (Chemistry of life)Chapter 2: The Chemistry of BiologyChapter 3: The Molecules of LifeChapter 4: Energy Capture and TransformationUNIT 2 CANCER (Cell Biology)Chapter 5: The Secret Life of the CellChapter 6: The Cell Cycle and CancerUNIT 3 HUMAN REPRODUCTION (Genetics)Chapter 7: The Central DogmaChapter 8: InheritanceChapter 9: BiotechnologyUNIT 4 THE MYTH OF BIOLOGICAL RACE (Evolution)Chapter 10: Evidence for EvolutionChapter 11: Process of EvolutionChapter 12: Results of Evolution: The Diversity of LifeUNIT 5 CLIMATE CHANGE (Ecology)Chapter 13 Population EcologyChapter 14 Communities and EcosystemsChapter 15 Conservation BiologyChapter 16 Survey of the Human Body