Guttman/Biology - Supplements

Supplements

Student Study Guide
The Student Study Guide contains an average of 65 page- referenced questions per chapter, written by Iain Campbell, University of Pittsburgh. Also included is a section entitled The Language of Biology, written by the author of this textbook. It simplifies difficult and unfamiliar scientific terminology through the use of fill-in-the-blank questions. The textbook author also provides an overview of each chapter of Biology. The Multiple Choice/True False questions were written by Donald Ruch, who also coauthored the Test Item File.

Essential Study Partner CD-ROM
This CD-ROM is an interactive student study tool packed with over 120 animations and more than 200 learning activities. From quizzes to interactive diagrams, your students will find that there has never been a more exciting way to study biology. A self-quizzing feature allows students to check their knowledge of a topic before moving on to a new module. Additional unit exams give students the opportunity to review an entire subject area. The quizzes and unit exams hyperlink students back to tutorial sections so they can easily review coverage for a more complete understanding. This CD-ROM tutorial supports and enhances the material presented in Biology and is offered free with the textbook.

Instructor's Manual with Test Item File
The Instructor's Manual prepared by Carla Barnwell and Melissa Michael, both of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, includes Chapter Overviews/Introductions, Extended Chapter/Lecture Outlines with figure references, Teaching Strategies, Discussion Activities, and Demonstration Activities.

The Test Item File by Donald G. Ruch and Kem Badger, both of Ball State University, is available in soft cover and on disk (Microtest) and includes over 4000 test questions in the forms of matching, multiple choice, true/false, and discussion.

Computerized Testing Software
A computerized test generator, Microtest, is available free to qualified adopters. The program is available in Windows and Macintosh formats and enables instructors to generate tests from questions in the test item file.

Transparencies
A boxed set of 300 full color transparency acetates feature useful images for classroom presentations.

Slide Set
A boxed set of 100 electron and photomicrograph slides of images found in the text are available to qualified adopters.

Visual Resource Library
The Visual Resource Library is a CD-ROM that contains hundreds of biological images from Biology. The CD-ROM contains an easy-to-use program to quickly view images and easily import them into PowerPoint to create multimedia presentations or use the already prepared PowerPoint presentations.

McGraw-Hill Learning Architecture
The McGraw-Hill Learning Architecture is a browser-based product that is a solution for delivering educational content over networked environments. The Learning Architecture connects students with each other as well as their instructor in an integrated environment. In addition to providing support and collaboration tools for users, such as built-in messaging and discussion lists, the Learning Architecture also manages all students on the server as well as the course material assigned to them. The benefits of this system to both instructors and students are tremendous.

Recommended Laboratory Manuals
Biological Investigations: Form, Function, Diversity, and Process, 5th edition, by Warren D. Dolphin, introduces students to scientific investigation. This manual contains thirty-four labs that emphasize the scientific method. Students are introduced to critical thinking, and each lab contains all of the information needed to perform experiments. Students are also given alternative ways of exploring science via technology, such as Internet activities and CD-ROM products. (ISBN 0-697-36049-0)

Biology Laboratory Manual, 5th edition, is a full-color lab manual written by Darrell S. Vodopich of Baylor University and Randy Moore of the University of Louisville. It contains approximately fifty laboratory exercises. The lab manual is customizable by chapter in full color and is accompanied by a Laboratory Resource Guide. (ISBN 0-697-35356-7)

Additional Supplements and Technology Products From WCB/McGraw-Hill

How to Study Science, 2nd Edition
by Fred Drewes, Suffolk County Community College
This excellent workbook offers students helpful suggestions for meeting the considerable challenges of a college science course. It offers tips on how to take notes, how to get the most out of laboratories, and how to overcome science anxiety. The book's unique design helps students develop critical thinking skills while facilitating careful note taking. (ISBN 0-697-15905-1)

A Life Science Living Lexicon
by William N. Marchuk, Red Deer College
This portable, inexpensive reference helps introductory-level students quickly master the vocabulary of the life sciences. Not a dictionary, it carefully explains the rules of word construction and derivation, in addition to giving complete definitions of all important terms. (ISBN 0-697-12133-X)

Critical Thinking Case Study Workbook
by Robert Allen
This ancillary includes 34 critical thinking case studies designed to immerse students in the "process of science" and challenge them to solve problems in the same way biologists do. The case studies are divided into three levels of difficulty (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) to afford instructors greater choice and flexibility. An answer key accompanies this workbook. (ISBN 0-697-34250-6)

The AIDS Booklet
by Frank D. Cox
This booklet describes how AIDS and related diseases are commonly spread so that readers can protect themselves and their friends against this debilitating and deadly disease. This booklet is updated quarterly to give readers the most current information.

Basic Chemistry for Biology
by Carolyn Chapman
This workbook is a self-paced introduction or review of the basic concepts of chemistry that are most useful in other areas of science. This pocket-sized tutorial covers organic and inorganic chemistry. (ISBN 0-697-36087-3)

The Internet Primer
by Fritz J. Erickson & John A. Vonk
This short, concise primer shows students and instructors how to access and use the Internet. The guide provides enough information to get started by describing the most critical elements of using the Internet.

The Dynamic Human CD-ROM Version 2.0
This guide to anatomy and physiology interactively illustrates the complex relationships between anatomical structures and their functions in the human body. Realistic, three-dimensional visuals are the premier feature of this exciting learning tool. The program covers each body system, demonstrating to the viewer the anatomy, physiology, histology, and clinical applications of each system. (ISBN 0-697-38935-9)

Virtual Physiology Laboratory CD-ROM
This CD-ROM features ten simulations of the most common and important animal-based experiments ordinarily performed in introductory lab courses. The program contains video, audio, and text to clarify complex physiological functions. (ISBN 0-697-37994-9)

Life Science Animations 3D Videotape
Forty-two animations of key biological processes are available on a videotape. The animations bring visual movement to biological processes that are difficult to understand on the text page. The videotape is narrated and animated in vi- brant color with dynamic three-dimensional graphics. (ISBN 0-07-290652-9)

Life Science Living Lexicon CD-ROM
by William N. Marchuk, Red Deer College
A Life Science Living Lexicon CD-ROM contains a comprehensive collection of life science terms, including definitions of their roots, prefixes, and suffixes as well as audio pronunciations and illustrations. The Lexicon is student-interactive, providing quizzing and notetaking capabilities. It contains 4,500 terms, which can be broken down for study into the following categories: anatomy and physiology, botany, cell and molecular biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, and zoology. (ISBN 0-697-37993-0)

References for the Preface Guttman, B. S. 1966. A resolution of Rosen's paradox for self- reproducing automata. Bull. Math. Biophys. 28:191-194.
Horowitz, N. H. 1959. On defining 'life.' The Origin of Life on Earth, pp. 106-107. London: Pergamon Press.
von Neumann, J. 1951. The general and logical theory of automata. Cerebral Mechanisms in Behavior. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

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