What Is Life? a Guide to Biology with Physiology by Jay Phelam

What Is Life? a Guide to Biology with Physiology by Jay Phelam

Available for the first time with Macmillans new online learning tool, Achieve, What Is Life? teaches students to ask the questions they need to understand how biology plays out in their daily lives. The rigorously updated 5th edition brings forward the features that made the book a classroom favorite (chapters anchored to intriguing questions about life, spectacular original illustrations, innovative learning tools) with a more focused and flexible presentation, enhanced art, and full integration with Achieve, Macmillan's new online learning system.

Achieve supports educators and students throughout the full range of instruction, including assets suitable for pre-class preparation, in-class active learning, and post-class study and assessment. The pairing of a powerful new platform with outstanding biology content provides an unrivaled learning experience.

Jay Phelan teaches biology at UCLA, where he has taught introductory biology in large lectures for majors and nonmajors for twelve years. He received his PhD in evolutionary biology from Harvard in 1995, and his master s and bachelor s degrees from Yale and UCLA. His primary area of research is evolutionary genetics, and his original research has been published in Evolution, Experimental Gerontology, and the Journal of Integrative and Comparative Biology, among others. His research has been featured on Nightline, CNN, the BBC, and NPR; in Science Times and Elle; and in more than a hundred newspapers. He is the recipient of more than a dozen teaching awards. With Terry Burnham, Jay is the coauthor of the international best-seller Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food Taming Our Primal Instincts. Written for the general reader, Mean Genes explains in simple terms how knowledge of the genetic basis of human nature can empower individuals to lead more satisfying lives. Writing for a nonscientific audience has honed Phelan s writing style to one that is casual and inviting to students but also scientifically precise.

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ISBN 13	9781464102431
ISBN 10	1464102430
Title	What Is Life? a Guide to Biology with Physiology
Author	Jay Phelam
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Ingram
Year published	2012-03-09
Number of pages	1055
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.