An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
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An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
The
organization of this course has been driven by the goal of providing non-majors
with a coherent picture of modern biological knowledge. To accomplish this goal
it’s necessary that each student gains an appreciation of the nature of science
and is introduced to the integrated view of our world that modern science has
produced. To facilitate this the course is divided into four parts : The Nature
of Science, Defining Science, The Epistemic Values of Science, The Origin of
Modern Science, Science as a Profession, The Conceptual Framework of Biology,
Cosmological Evolution, Natural Levels of Organization in the Physical World,
Biological Evolution, Life as a Chemical Function Biochemistry and Genetics, The
Modern Synthesis Darwin and Mendel, The Integration of Biological Knowledge,
Geologic Time, The Origin of our Solar System, The Origin of Life
Photosynthesis, Aerobic Respiration, Endosymbiosis and Eukaryotic Cells, The
Classification of Life, Sexual Reproduction, Multicellularity, Adaptive
Radiations and Mass Extinctions, Vertebrate, Evolution, Human Evolution, Biology
and Society, Science and Ethics, Human Population Growth, The Sixth Extinction.
This book explains the following topics: Introduction to Biology and the
Process of Science, Biologically Important Molecules, Cell Structure and
Function, Structure and Function of the Cell Membrane and an Introduction to
Energy, Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, Reproduction at the Cellular
Level, Patterns of Inheritance, DNA replication and Protein Synthesis ,
Introduction Evolution.
This book covers the
following topics: Biology - The Life Science, The Nature of Molecules, The
Chemical Building Blocks of Life, Life: History and Origin, Cells and Cell
structure, Membranes, Energy and Metabolism , Respiration: harvesting of energy,
Photosynthesis, Sexual reproduction, Genetics, Gregor Mendel and biological
inheritance , Gene expression,Gene regulation , Mutation, Recombinant DNA
technology.
This
page covers the following topics related to Biology : The Chemistry of Life, The
Study of Life, Introduction, The Science of Biology, Themes and Concepts of
Biology, The Chemical Foundation of Life, Biological Macromolecules, The Cell,
Genetics, Evolutionary Processes, Biological Diversity, Plant Structure and
Function, Animal Structure and Function, Ecology.
Author(s): Mary Ann Clark, Texas Wesleyan University, Matthew Douglas,
Grand Rapids Community College, Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology
The
organization of this course has been driven by the goal of providing non-majors
with a coherent picture of modern biological knowledge. To accomplish this goal
it’s necessary that each student gains an appreciation of the nature of science
and is introduced to the integrated view of our world that modern science has
produced. To facilitate this the course is divided into four parts : The Nature
of Science, Defining Science, The Epistemic Values of Science, The Origin of
Modern Science, Science as a Profession, The Conceptual Framework of Biology,
Cosmological Evolution, Natural Levels of Organization in the Physical World,
Biological Evolution, Life as a Chemical Function Biochemistry and Genetics, The
Modern Synthesis Darwin and Mendel, The Integration of Biological Knowledge,
Geologic Time, The Origin of our Solar System, The Origin of Life
Photosynthesis, Aerobic Respiration, Endosymbiosis and Eukaryotic Cells, The
Classification of Life, Sexual Reproduction, Multicellularity, Adaptive
Radiations and Mass Extinctions, Vertebrate, Evolution, Human Evolution, Biology
and Society, Science and Ethics, Human Population Growth, The Sixth Extinction.