Microbiology: A Systems Approach - Hardcover

Cowan, Marjorie Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007352252X ISBN 13: 9780073522524

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Synopsis

Microbiology: A Systems Approach is a microbiology text for non-science/allied health majors with a body systems approach to the disease chapters. It has become known for its engaging writing style, instructional art program and focus on active learning. We are so excited to offer a robust learning program with student-focused learning activities, allowing the student to manage their learning while you easily manage their assessment. Detailed reports show how your assignments measure various learning objectives from the book (or input your own!), levels of Bloom's Taxonomy or other categories, and how your students are doing.The Cowan Learning program will save you time and improve your students' success in this course.

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About this title

About the Author:

Kelly Cowan started teaching microbiology at Miami University in 1993. Her specialty is teaching microbiology for pre-nursing/allied health students at the universitys Middletown campus. After working as a dental hygienist, she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Louisville and later worked at the University of Marylands Center of Marine Biotechnology and the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. Kelly has published (with her students) 24 research articles stemming from her work on bacterial adhesion mechanisms and plant-derived antimicrobial compounds. But her first love is teachingboth doing it and studying how to do it better. She is past chair of the Undergraduate Education Committee of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Her current research focuses on the student achievement gap associated with economic disparities, as well as literacy in the science classroom. In her spare time, Kelly hikes, reads, and still tries to (s)mother her three grown kids.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 007352252X
• ISBN 13: 9780073522524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 880