Authors:Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece,
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: biology
Number of Pages: 1312
Published: 2004-12-23
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 080537146X
ISBN-13: 9780805371468

Neil Campbell and Jane Reece’s BIOLOGY remains unsurpassed as the most successful majors biology textbook in the world. This text has invited more than 4 million students into the study of this dynamic and essential discipline.The authors have restructured each chapter around a conceptual framework of five or six big ideas. An Overview draws students in and sets the stage for the rest of the chapter, each numbered Concept Head announces the beginning of a new concept, and Concept Check questions at the end of each chapter encourage students to assess their mastery of a given concept. New

Authors:A. Malcolm Campbell, Laurie J. Heyer,
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics, discovering
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2006-03-12
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 0805382194
ISBN-13: 9780805382198

KEY BENEFIT: Discovering Genomics is the first genomics text that combines web activities and case studies with a problem-solving approach to teach upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students the fundamentals of genomic analysis. More of a workbook than a traditional text, Discovering Genomics, Second Edition allows students to work with real genomic data in solving problems and provides the user with an active learning experience. KEY TOPICS: Genomic Medicine Case Study: What’s wrong with my child? Genome Sequence Acquisition and Analysis, Comparative Genomics in Evolution a

Authors:Stuart Hill, Michael A. Palladino,
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: diseases, infectious, emerging
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2005-04-01
List price: $12.40
ISBN-10: 0805339558
ISBN-13: 9780805339550

In the 21st century, emerging infectious diseases (EID) will pose a massive threat to world health — unless concerted global action is undertaken to combat the problem. This booklet is designed to provide insights and possible solutions to some of the problems found in this rapidly expanding field.  The booklet discusses how to determine where such diseases originate, why we appear to be prone to these novel, exotic infections, and why they seem to be appearing at an ever increasing rate. 

Author: David J. Griffiths
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: mechanics, quantum, introduction
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2004-04-10
List price: $141.60
ISBN-10: 0131118927
ISBN-13: 9780131118928

This book first teaches learners how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory presented, and special techniques developed for attacking realistic problems. The book’s two-part coverage organizes topics under basic theory, and assembles an arsenal of approximation schemes with illustrative applications.

Authors:Lillian C. McDermott, Peter S. Shaffer,
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: package, homework, physics, introductory, tutorials
Number of Pages: 445
Published: 2001-08-30
List price: $43.60
ISBN-10: 0130970697
ISBN-13: 9780130970695

This landmark book presents a series of physics tutorials designed by a leading physics education research group. Emphasizing the development of concepts and scientific reasoning skills, the tutorials focus on common conceptual and reasoning difficulties. The tutorials cover a range of topics in Mechanics, E & M, and Waves & Optics.

Authors:William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte Spen
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: genetics, essentials
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 2009-10-11
List price: $117.60
ISBN-10: 0321618696
ISBN-13: 9780321618696

Key Benefit: Known for its focus on problem-solving, conceptual understanding, and practical applications, this best-seller is 32 pages shorter than its previous edition. New features of the Seventh Edition include new “Exploring Genomics” exercises for selected chapters, in-chapter summaries that follow concept introductions for efficient review, engaging case studies in each chapter, an expanded Companion Website with myeBook, and a new chapter on Behavioral Genetics. Key Topics: Introduction to Genetics, Mitosis and Meiosis, Mendelian Genetics, Modifications of Mendelian Ratios, Se

Author: Robert W. Buckingham
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Keywords: health, international, primer
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2000-11-12
List price: $91.40
ISBN-10: 0205198090
ISBN-13: 9780205198092

A Primer on International Health is a compact, engaging reader-friendly anthology that covers the key global health topics that confront humanity in the twenty-first century. As a primer, this text strives to provide students with a foundation of learning on the most current and enduring international human health issues and problems. From environmental health to nutrition, health care systems, maternal and child health, and epidemiology, the author consistently takes a global perspective that acknowledges the international and inter-connected nature of human health. Each chapter features disc