Essentials of Biology - Softcover

Mader, Sylvia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077280091 ISBN 13: 9780077280093

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

Synopsis

Essentials of Biology is an introductory biology text for non-major students that combines Dr. Sylvia Mader's superb and accessible writing style with clear visuals, a comprehensive learning system, and abundant supplements. Essentials of Biology explains the principles of biology clearly and illustrates them in a captivating, easy-to-understand manner. It emphasizes the relevance of biology to students' lives within a framework of biodiversity and is organized around the major concepts of biology―cells theory, gene theory, evolution, the theory of homeostasis, and ecosystems.

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About the Author

Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw-Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, which is now in its fifteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0077280091
• ISBN 13: 9780077280093
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 672