com/primis/online Benefit : Professors can customize this book to meet their exact needs and mix and match with other items on Primis Online--allowing them maximum choice and flexibility. This textbook is organized primarily by systems and it covers all 11 in 20 chapters (even though the Table of Contents only lists 19). Students improve their scientific literacy while establishing a foundation of knowledge in human biology and physiology.

Some modules are illustrated well and somewhat detailed while others have one image only over a two-page section.There is a logic to the organization of organic levels in the text, particularly the initial chapters on molecules and cells which are clearly the simplest levels. The book covers basic introductory cell biology concepts such as metabolism, and cell division and then does a system-by-system discussion of the human body. Human Biology 17th Edition is written by Sylvia Mader, Michael Windelspecht and published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

This Online Learning Center complements the text, and provides professors and students alike with an abundance of resources. While it didn't confuse me in terms of what was being shown, it did cause me to pause and ask if the pictures were the right ones in the right place or if others could have been better choices. Mader’s Human Biology accomplishes the goal of improving scientific literacy, while establishing a foundation of knowledge inhuman biology and physiology. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there?A veteran of the online, hybrid, and traditional teaching environments, Michael is well-versed in the challenges facing the modern student and educator. Not all chapters had these but I checked out each one in the text and found several that did not load. Topics that most of us as teachers would likely cover are accurate in what they present and at the level this book targets. Lymphatic system is with immune system, which is fine, but perhaps change title of Ch 20 to "Immune System and Lymphatic System.

As stated in another review, there are differences in how things are referenced in the text and how words are chosen to bold (or not), and other subtle editing choices. Five chapters are predominantly discipline- or topic-focused: Chapter 1 on the Scientific Method, Chapter 2 on. I like that the index does topics by both page number as well as "module number" for those who use this book in modules, such as in an online environment.Michael Windelspecht has taught introductory biology, genetics, and human genetics in the online, traditional, and hybrid formats at community colleges, universities, and military institutions. The sections dealing with cell biology (the first part) are more unified as a whole in format than the anatomy sections. An Online Learning Center, tied directly to the text via icons, will direct students to activities or animations that gives a "visual example" of difficult processes as well as "Working Together" boxes to emphasize homeostasis. Difficult concepts such as acid-base balance in Chapter 3 and glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle in Chapter 7 were well done.