Biology - Hardcover

Solomon, Eldra; Berg, Linda; Martin, Diana W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030335035 ISBN 13: 9780030335037

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2001

Synopsis

BIOLOGY, Sixth Edition continues to maintain the standard of excellence that has made it one of the leading college biology textbooks throughout the world. Professors and students alike appreciate this book's readability, accuracy, and clear and exciting presentation of biology. Its three unifying themes-transmission of information, evolution of life, and flow of energy through living systems-are integrated throughout the book as a framework for understanding biology. The book's learning aids have always been recognized as outstanding. In this new edition, the authors have focused more on the process of science, emphasizing how the body of scientific knowledge has been derived. The greatly enhanced illustration program features the addition of many new figures designed by award-winning scientific illustrator, Elizabeth Morales.

About this title

Book Description:

Science Foundations is a new series for students taking foundation tier GCSE science. The series comprises three students' texts - Biology, Chemistry and Physics - and associated teachers' materials. The texts support all coordinated science syllabuses as well as the NEAB modular syllabus.

About the Author:

Dr. Solomon has written several leading college-level textbooks in biology and in human anatomy and physiology. Her books have been translated into more than 10 languages. Dr. Solomon earned an M.S. from the University of Florida and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of South Florida. Dr. Solomon taught biology and nursing students for more than 20 years. In addition to being a biologist and science author, Dr. Solomon is a bio-psychologist with a special interest in the neuro-physiology of traumatic experience. Her research has focused on the neurological, endocrine, and psychological effects of trauma, including Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and development of maladaptive coping strategies. Dr. Solomon has presented her research at many national and international conferences, and her work has been published in leading professional journals. Dr. Solomon has been profiled more than 30 times in leading publications, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in the World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0030335035
• ISBN 13: 9780030335037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6