Schaum's Easy Outline of Biology, Second Edition - Softcover

Fried, George H.; Hademenos, George J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071746544 ISBN 13: 9780071746540

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2010

Synopsis

When you need just the essentials of biology, this Easy Outlines book is there to help

If you are looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview of biology, it’s got to be Schaum's Easy Outline. This book is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its Schaum’s Outline cousin, with an emphasis on clarity and conciseness.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give you quick pointers to the essentials.

• Perfect if you have missed class or need extra review
• Gives you expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• So small and light that it fits in your backpack!

Topics include: The Chemistry of Life, Cell Structure and Function, The Molecular Basis of Inheritance, The Cellular Basis of Inheritance, The Mechanism of Inheritance, Classification of Prokaryotes, Classification of Eukaryotes, Plant Structure and Function, Intercellular Communication, Musculoskeletal System, Respiration and Circulation, Homeostasis and Excretion, Nurition and Digestion, Reproduction and Early Human Development, Evolution and the Origin of Life, Ecology.

About this title

About the Author:

George H. Fried was Professor of Biology at Brooklyn College. He taught courses in general biology and animal physiology during a 30-year teaching career.

George J. Hademenos is a former college physics professor. He has published in journals such as American Scientist and Physics Today. In addition he has authored two books: The Physics of Cerebrovascular Diseases, published by Springer-Verlag, and Schaum's Outline of Physics for Biology, Allied Health, and Pre-Med Students.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071746544
• ISBN 13: 9780071746540
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160