Synopses & Reviews
George Johnsons textbook has often been considered a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This authoritative textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.
The strength of the fourth edition is the integration of many tools that are designed to inspire both students and instructors. The multi-media package for the new edition stretches students beyond the confines of the traditional textbook to include high interest video clips and animations of key biological concepts.
Synopsis
George Johnsons textbook has often been considered a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This authoritative textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.
The strength of the fourth edition is the integration of many tools that are designed to inspire both students and instructors. The multi-media package for the new edition stretches students beyond the confines of the traditional textbook to include high interest video clips and animations of key biological concepts.
About the Author
George B. Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of genetics at the university's School of Medicine. He is a prolific author of life science texts and curriculum products in a variety of media. New to his list of works are the Explorations of Human Biology CD-ROM and the textbook Human Biology, both offered by Wm. C. Brown Publishers.Johnson is acknowledged as an authority on population genetics and evolution variability, and he has published more than 50 research papers dealing with these and related topics. Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo can appreciate Johnson's work in the Living World, the educational center of which he is the founding director.
Table of Contents
Part One The Study of Life1 The Science of Biology2 Evolution and EcologyPart Two The Living Cell3 The Chemistry of Life4 Cells5 Energy and Life6 How Cells Acquire EnergyPart Three The Continuity of Life7 How Cells Divide8 Foundations of Genetics9 How Genes WorkPart Four The New Biology10 Gene Technology11 Genomics12 The Revolution in Cell TechnologyPart Five The Evolution and Diversity of Life13 Evolution and Natural Selection14 How We Name Living Things15 The First Single-Celled Creatures16 Advent of the Eukaryotes17 Fungi Invade the LandPart Six Plant Life18 Evolution of Plants19 Plant Form and Function20 Plant Reproduction and GrowthSection Seven Evolution of Animal Life21 Evolution of the Animal Phyla22 History of the Vertebrates23 How Humans EvolvedPart Eight Animal Life24 The Animal Body and How It Moves25 Circulation and Respiration26 The Path of Food Through the Animal Body27 How the Animal Body Defends Itself28 The Nervous System29 Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body30 Reproduction and DevelopmentPart Nine The Living Environment31 Ecosystems32 Populations and Communities33 Behavior and the Environment34 Planet Under Stress