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內容簡介

The Mader/Windelspecht Story: Biology is a comprehensive introductory biology textbook for non-majors or mixed-majors courses that covers biology in a traditional order from the structure and function of the cell to the organization of the biosphere. The book, which centers on the evolution and diversity of organisms, is appropriate for a one- or two-semester course. The eleventh edition is the epitome of Mader's expertise: Its concise, precise writing uses an economy of words to present the material as succinctly and clearly as possible, thereby enabling students -- even non-majors -- to understand the concepts without necessarily asking the instructor to explain further. Sylvia Mader represents one of the icons of science education. Her dedication to her students, coupled with her clear, concise writing style has benefited the education of thousands of students over the past three decades. Dr. Michael's Windelspecht: The integration of text and the digital world are now complete with the addition of Michael's Windelspecht's expertise in the development of digital learning assets. For over ten years, Michael served as the Introductory Biology Coordinator at Appalachian State University, in Boone NC where he directed a program that enrolls over 4,500 non-science majors annually. Michael has acted as the leading architect in the design of the Mader media content for McGraw-Hill's ConnectPlus and LearnSmart. These assets allow instructors to easily design interactive tutorial materials, enhance presentations in both the online and traditional environments, and assess the learning objectives and outcomes of your course.

序言

Goals of the Eleventh Edition

The mission of Dr. Sylvia Mader's text, Biology, has always been to give students an understanding of biological concepts and a working knowledge of the scientific process. The concepts of biology and the methodology of science can be used to understand the particulars of new ideas or of a system, on any scale, from the cell to the biosphere.

In the twenty-first century, students are being exposed, almost on a daily basis, to exciting new discoveries and insights that, in many cases, were beyond our predictions even a few short years ago. It is our task, as instructors, not only to make these findings available to our students, but to enlighten students as to why these discoveries are important to their lives and society. At the same time, we must provide students with a firm foundation in those core principles on which biology is founded, and in doing so, provide them with the background to keep up with the many discoveries still to come. In this text, we integrate a tested, traditional learning system with modern digital and pedagogical approaches designed to stimulate and engage today's student.

The authors of the text identified several goals that guided them through the revision of Biology, Eleventh Edition:
1. build upon the strengths of the previous editions of the text,
2. introduce themes that connect the content of the text across multiple chapters,
3. deploy new pedagogical elements, including multimedia assets, to increase student interaction with the text,
4. develop a new series of digital assets designed to engage the modern student and provide assessment of learning outcomes.

作者簡介

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, that is now in its thirteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology. Although her writing schedule is always quite demanding, Dr. Mader enjoys taking time to visit and explore the various ecosystems of the biosphere. Her several trips to the Florida Everglades and Caribbean coral reefs resulted in talks she has given to various groups around the country. She has visited the tundra in Alaska, the taiga in the Canadian Rockies, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, and tropical rain forests in South America and Australia. A photo safari to the Serengeti in Kenya resulted in a number of photographs for her texts. She was thrilled to think of walking in Darwin's steps when she journeyed to the Galapagos Islands with a group of biology educators. Dr. Mader was also a member of a group of biology educators who traveled to China to meet with their Chinese counterparts and exchange ideas about the teaching of modern-day biology. As an educator, Dr. Michael Windelspecht has taught introductory biology, genetics, and human genetics in the online, traditional, and hybrid environments at community colleges, comprehensive universities, and military institutions. For over a decade he served as the Introductory Biology Coordinator at Appalachian State University where he directed a program that enrolled over 4,500 students annually. He currently serves as an adjunct professor of biology at ASU where he teaches nonmajors biology and human genetics in the online and hybrid formats. He was educated at Michigan State University and the University of South Florida. Dr. Windelspecht is also active in promoting the scientific literacy of secondary school educators. He has led multiple workshops on integrating water quality research into the science curriculum, and has spent several summers teaching Pakistani middle school teachers. As an author, Dr. Windelspecht has published five reference textbooks, and multiple print and online lab manuals. He served as the series editor for a ten-volume work on the human body. For years Dr. Windelspecht has been active in the development of multimedia resources for the online and hybrid science classrooms. Along with his wife, Sandra, he owns a multimedia production company, Ricochet Creative Productions, which actively develops and assesses new technologies for the science classroom.

目次

1. A View of Life

Unit I The Cell
2. Basic Chemistry
3. The Chemistry of Organic Molecules
4. Cell Structure and Function
5. Membrane Structure and Function
6. Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes
7. Photosynthesis
8. Cellular Respiration

Unit II Genetic Basis of Life
9. The Cell Cycle and Cellular Reproduction
10. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
11. Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance
12. Molecular Biology of the Gene
13. Regulation of Gene Expression
14. Biotechnology and Genomics

Unit III Evolution
15. Darwin and Evolution
16. How Populations Evolve
17. Speciation and Macroevolution
18. Origin and History of Life
19. Taxonomy, Systematics, and Phylogeny

Unit IV Microbiology and Evolution
20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
21. Protist Evolution and Diversity
22. Fungi Evolution and Diversity

Unit V Plant Evolution and Biology
23. Plant Evolution and Diversity
24. Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization
25. Flowering Plants: Nutrition and Transport
26. Flowering Plants: Control of Growth Responses
27. Flowering Plants: Reproduction

Unit VI Animal Evolution and Diversity
28. Invertebrate Evolution
29. Vertebrate Evolution
30. Human Evolution

Unit VII Comparative Animal Biology
31. Animal Organization and Homeostasis
32. Circulation and Cardiovascular Systems
33. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
34. Digestive Systems and Nutrition
35. Respiratory Systems
36. Body Fluid Regulation and Excretory Systems
37. Neurons and Nervous Systems
38. Sense Organs
39. Locomotion and Support Systems
40. Hormones and Endocrine Systems
41. Reproductive Systems
42. Animal Development and Aging

Unit VIII Behavior and Ecology
43. Behavioral Ecology
44. Population Ecology
45. Community and Ecosystem Ecology
46. Major Ecosystems of the Biosphere
47. Conservation of Biodiversity