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Biology
NEW! Campbell BIOLOGY
9th Edition AP* Edition ©2011
Reece et al.
The best just got better! Introducing Campbell BIOLOGY 9e, AP* Edition—the authoritative content you expect and the pedagogical innovation you demand.
The new 9th Edition has been fully revised to help students make connections across biology, keeping sight of the forest through the trees.
- New "Make Connections" questions challenge students to move beyond memorization and gain a deeper understanding of how different areas of biology are connected—from molecules to organisms to ecosystems.
- New Impact Figures motivate and inspire students by demonstrating the relationship of biology research on their daily lives, the field of biology, and global problems.
- New Evolution sections explicitly demonstrate to students that evolution is central to every area of biology.
- New Visual Organizer Figures emphasize the hierarchy of information in a way that makes it easy for visual learners to make connections between the figures and text descriptions.
- Revised end-of-chapter material helps students make connections at a higher cognitive level.
- All End-of-chapter questions, including the essay questions, have been reorganized according to Bloom's Taxonomy.
- New "Write About a Theme" questions ask students to write a short essay connecting the chapter's content to one of the book-wide themes introduced in Chapter 1.
- New MasteringBiology® section at the end of each chapter lists tutorials, activities, and questions that teachers can assign. This section also directs students to the complete eText and Study Area on MasteringBiology for additional resources.
Also New to This Edition
- Updated content to reflect the most recent scientific discoveries.
- New AP* Preface includes a guide that correlates the text to the current AP* Biology Exam, as well as study and test-taking tips for students.
- All new interviews with leading biologists and scientists.
- Updated, modern design makes it more accessible and visually appealing.
- A completely updated Student Media CD-ROM (included with every new Student Edition) allows students with no Internet access to leverage some of the valuable digital tools available for this program.
- Fully revised teacher and student supplements, everything you need to ensure success in class and on the AP* Biology Exam.
- Introducing the Pearson Active Reading Guide for Campbell BIOLOGY 9e by Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw. Designed to be used side-by-side with the text, the Active Reading Guide helps students easily identify what is most important in each chapter and provides them with the tools to actively reflect on what they've learned. Answers will be available in the Instructor Area of MasteringBiology.com.
THE BEST IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
MasteringBiology™—New Online Learning and Assessment Platform
For the first time ever, multi-year access to MasteringBiology with Pearson eText is provided free upon adoption of the Student Edition. This Web-based, self-study homework and tutorial system is correlated to the text, offering teachers and students a powerful, interactive way to encourage and ensure learning.
- The Study Area in MasteringBiology includes BioFlix 3-D animations, new activities, practice tests and cumulative tests, and more.
- A complete eText of the Student Edition with powerful interactive and customization functions.
- Personalized coaching and feedback through assignable, self-paced tutorials with answer-specific feedback and hints.
- Large library of exercises in a variety of formats—all calibrated in difficulty and duration and automatically graded. You can build your own course using these questions, or import your own.
- Robust gradebook functionality provides easy-to-interpret insights into student performance—ideal for demonstrating assessment outcomes.
For more information on this powerful tool—including product overview videos, how-to demonstrations, efficacy studies, and much more—visit www.MasteringBiology.com or contact your Pearson sales representative.
Teachers may demo this powerful tool, including the complete eText—by registering for access at www.pearsonschool.com/access_request (choose option 4 and complete the online form).
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Biological Science
4th Edition ©2011
Freeman
Inquiry-driven approach with a unique emphasis on the process of scientific discovery and experimental design—teaches students how to think like scientists as they are learning fundamental biology concepts.
- The Socratic approach of the narrative (and in selected figures and tables) challenges the student to consider the scientific method and think critically about the basis for what we now consider "facts."
- Experiment Boxes simulate and reinforce the hypothesis-testing process of scientific discovery, helping students to easily navigate through the logic of the question, hypothesis, and test.
- Intertwined, color-coded "learning threads" helps students first recognize essential information and then assess whether they truly understand it.
- Intertwined, color-coded "learning threads" helps students first recognize essential information and then assess whether they truly understand it.
- Caption Questions and Exercises challenge students to critically examine information in figures and tables.
- Chapter Summaries include their own "You should be able to…" activities to prompt students to revisit the major themes of the chapter and synthesize the information.
THE BEST IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
MasteringBiology™—New Online Learning and Assessment Platform
Each Student Edition comes packaged with single-student/12-month access to MasteringBiology with Pearson eText. This Web-based, self-study homework and tutorial system is correlated to the text, offering teachers and students a powerful, interactive way to encourage and ensure learning.
- The Study Area in MasteringBiology includes BioFlix 3-D animations, new activities, practice tests and cumulative tests, and more.
- A complete eText of the Student Edition with powerful interactive and customization functions.
- Personalized coaching and feedback through assignable, self-paced tutorials with answer-specific feedback and hints.
- Large library of exercises in a variety of formats—all calibrated in difficulty and duration and automatically graded. You can build your own course using these questions, or import your own.
- Robust gradebook functionality provides easy-to-interpret insights into student performance—ideal for demonstrating assessment outcomes.
For more information on this powerful tool—including product overview videos, how-to demonstrations, efficacy studies, and much more—visit www.MasteringBiology.com or contact your Pearson sales representative.
Teachers may demo this powerful tool, including the complete eText—by registering for access at www.pearsonschool.com/access_request (choose option 4 and complete the online form).
Order your Textbook Samples Now!
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