In addition to the textbooks Life: The Science of Biology and Ecology (Sinauer Associates), she is author or coauthor on numerous articles and book chapters exploring community ecology, species interactions, marine invasions, and ecosystem services important to coastal management. VIII: "Modern Ideas of Conduct") to practical moral advice to the reader, advising him (the masculine pronoun is used throughout, a universal practice circa 1930): "After his primary duties to himself, the first duty of Mr. There is no stronger textbook for helping students understand not just what we know (scientific facts), but how we know it (the experimental process that leads to their discovery). I thought, as a lawyer and programmer who never took a college science course, that I should meet him half way.

Life's potent combination of expertly crafted media, assessment, pedagogy and engagement makes this new edition the best resource yet for biology students. I have to be honest and say this was the toughest course I have taken yet in the Great Courses I own. This could be terribly dry material in other hands, but Nowicki is a very good speaker, and makes things seem alive. His clear explanation of the concepts with bright, colorful pictures have helped my students to understand biological concepts for the AP Bio exam as well as preparing them for college. Life: The Science of Biology is engaging, active, and focused on teaching the skills that students need to master the majors biology course.

Since I am a student, and not a professor or expert of any sort, I am evaluating the book based on how helpful it was to me in learning the material.

The new 12e Digital Update introduces fully updated text content and an improved online suite of materials in Achieve to support the mission of Life. He also served as the first Director of the School of Biological Sciences and oversaw the reorganization of the biological sciences at the University of Texas. Heller is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recipient of the Walter J. Learning objectives guide students to the essential content as they read through each Key Concept section.

Ok, So far this is by far the best all round biology textbook I own or have ever read even though I am far from having read it all.

For the past 15 years, he has investigated multi-drug resistance in human small-cell lung carcinoma cells with a view to understanding and overcoming this clinical challenge. These materials may not be copied, distributed, sold, shared, posted online, or used, in print or electronic format, except in the limited circumstances set forth in the Macmillan Learning Terms of Use and any other reproduction or distribution is illegal.but as absolute truth, modern man, committed to the scientific method finds that approach an anathema. From the first edition to the present, Life has set the standard for being the most balanced experimentally-based introductory biology text.