Eldon Enger,
Delta College Frederick Ross,
Delta College
ISBN: 0072346949 Copyright year: 2003
Features of this Edition
Chapter Outline--As part of the chapter opening, the outline lists the major headings in the chapter as well as the boxed readings.Key Concepts and Applications Table--This table is also part of the chapter opening and identifies the key topics of the chapter as well as the significance of mastering each topic.Topical Headings--Throughout the chapter, headings subdivide the material into meaningful sections that help the reader recognize and organize information.Full-Color Graphics--The line drawings and photographs illustrate concepts or associate new concepts with previously mastered information. Every illustration emphasizes a point or helps teach a concept.How Science Works, and Outlooks--Each of these boxed readings was designed to catch the interest of the reader by providing alternative views, historical perspectives, or interesting snippets of information related to the content of the chapter.Chapter Summary--The summary at the end of each chapter clearly reviews the concepts presented.Thinking Critically--This feature gives students an opportunity to think through problems logically and arrive at conclusions based on the concepts presented in the chapters.Concept Maps--Constructing these maps provides the students with an opportunity to strengthen their understanding of the chapter by organizing terms or ideas from the chapter into a logical relationship with each other. Concept maps for each chapter are found on the Online Learning Center.Key Terms--The list of key terms used in the chapter helps students identify concepts and ideas necessary for comprehending the material presented in the chapter. Definitions are found in the glossary at the end of the text.e-Learning Connection--Each chapter ends with an e-Learning Connection page, which organizes relevant online study materials and review questions by major sections of the chapter. This page is repeated and expanded on the Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/enger10.Online Learning Center--Organized by chapter, this new OLC is linked to ESP animations and activities, biology web links, animation quizzes, explorations, and chapter outlines and study quizzes. The end of chapter material in the printed textbook will tie directly to the Online Learning Center so students can easily jump to the area where they need assistance rather than searching through the whole site. Interactive Concept Maps are also part of the Online Learning Center.
Experience This--These simple experiments, located on the Online Learning Center, allow students to apply knowledge they've gained from reading the text chapter.
Scientific Method--The authors have revised chapter 1 to provide a more thorough explanation of the scientific method.
Short, student friendly text--Concepts in Biology is organized in a traditional manner, covering the biological concepts in a way that freshman level, non-major students will appreciate.
Thinking Critically Questions--located at the end of each chapter, these questions challenge students to think logically through problems and arrive at conclusions based on the concept of that chapter.
Chapter Six (Biochemical Pathways)--This chapter contains some of the most difficult concepts of biology. To assist students in better understanding these concepts, the authors developed three levels of content presentation. Students are introduced to basic descriptions in purple back ground, intermediate descriptions are presented and distinguished with green back ground and detailed descriptions are highlighted in tan.
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