Research Guides: Affordable Learning Georgia: Biology

Biology Textbooks

Biology by Yael Avissar, Jung Choi, Jean DeSaix, Vladimir Jurukovski, Robert Wise, Connie Rye
Publication Date: 2013
Biology is grounded in an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand. To meet the needs of today’s instructors and students, some topics have been condensed and combined; for example, phylogenetic trees are presented in the various ways they are currently being developed by scholars, so instructors can adapt their teaching to the approach that works best in their classroom. The book also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
Concepts of Biology by Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publication Date: 2013
Concepts of Biology is designed for the introductory biology course for nonmajors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed to match typical course syllabi in the market. Concepts of Biology includes interesting applications, features a rich art program, and conveys the major themes of biology.
Anatomy and Physiology by J. Betts, Peter DeSaix, Eddie Johnson, Jody Johnson, Oksana Korol, Dean Kruse, Brandon Poe, James Wise, Kelly Young
Publication Date: 2013
Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the yearlong Human Anatomy and Physiology course taught at most two- and four-year colleges and universities to students majoring in nursing and allied health. A&P is 29 chapters of pedagogically effective learning content, organized by body system, and written at an audience-appropriate level. The lucid text, strategically constructed art, inspiring career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course.
Help Me Understand Genetics by U.S. National Library of Medicine
Publication Date: 2014
A handbook about genetics that covers topics including: Cells and DNA; Cells, genes, and chromosomes; How Genes Work, Proteins, cell growth, and cell division; Mutations and Health Gene mutations, chromosomal changes, and conditions that run in families; Inheriting Genetic Conditions; Inheritance, patterns and understanding risk; Genetic Consultation, Finding and visiting a genetic counselor or other genetics professional, Genetic Testing Benefits, costs, risks, and limitations of genetic testing.

Supplemental Resources

EOL is an attempt to create a complete biodiversity database on the web. It is similar to Wikipedia with a goal of having an entry for every species. Unlike wikipedia the EOL organization vets the contributers and will attempt to maintain the quality of the entries. Currently there are only a few complete entries and over a million entries that need to be filled out, but this will hopefully improve over time.

Evolution

This is a companion site to the PBS series Evolution. It contains numerous interactive exercises and simulations keyed to the episodes of the show. The Evolution Library has a large number of useful resources indexed by topic. While it is listed as a reference site, it contains animations, simulations, and tutorials as part of the larger site.

Animated Tutorials: General Biology

Key biological concepts animated as narrated and stepped tutorials, along with quizzes.

Virtual Cell Animation

The Virtual Cell site contains 20 different animations of cellular and molecular processes aimed at the introductory biology student. Each animation has a flash movie version or a step-by-step walk-through with a voice over explanation. A transcript of the voice over is available. There is a link to a set of Youtube versions of these videos.

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