Biology Today: An Issues Approach

by Eli C. Minkoff and Pamela J. Baker

Book Overview

Intended for a first-year course in general or non-majors biology, this textbook represents an attempt to get away from the tradition of weighty encyclopaedic works by using an issues-oriented approach to the teaching of biology, one that emphasizes coherent understanding of selected issues. Coverage of each issue will also include its social context, both historical and contemporary. This book builds a good foundation for upper level courses by teaching...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070426295
• ISBN13: 9780070426290
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

This book helped me understand Biology all over again. I have not had a Biology class in 14 years ,and this book made it easy to understand everything that I had forgot in the past.

Biology Today

This text book arrived in great condition and arrived fairly quick. I was happy with this purchase.

Great biology book

I had to purchase this book for my Biology class in college. We worked through most of the first chapters and skimmed through the end but for the parts I did study, I found the book easy to read and straightforward. There are several images on nearly every page to help better explain the concepts. It covers a very broad spectrum of Biology elements and is ideal for anyone interested in learning on their own or who just wants a quick refresh on certain subjects. This product is highly recommended.

Putting Biology in Context

Biology Today, An Issues Approach gives a refreshingly innovative perspective to biological science. When so many texts seem to be clones of each other, this book addresses the same concepts in a completely new way -- through a series of pertinent and often controversial applications of scientific knowledge. I was led to this text after an exhaustive search for a book which would cause my students to think critically about the biological issues which they see every day in the news. Minkoff and Baker's book is the only one of its kind I have been able to find which meets the requirements for my course. In addition, on-line supplementary material is invaluable for providing possible essay topics, research areas, lecture outlines, etc. I highly recommend this book to all teachers who are considering establishing a course in biology that seriously challenges the students to look beyond the headlines and evaluate biological issues in light of their own ethical and social perspective.