Schaum's Outline of Biology, Fourth Edition
by: George H. Fried, George J. Hademenos
Abstract: More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you hundreds of examples with explanations of biology concepts; exercises to help you test your mastery of biology; and coverage of both biochemical and molecular approaches to biology and an understanding of life in terms of the characteristics of DNA, RNA, and protein macromolecules.
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Table of Contents
- A. PREFACE
- A. PART I: Fundamentals of Biology
- 1. The Basic Structure of Science
- 2. The Chemistry of Life: An Inorganic Perspective
- 3. The Chemistry of Life: The Organic Level
- B. PART II: Biology of the Cell
- 4. The Cellular Organization of Life
- 5. Energy Transformations
- 6. Photosynthesis
- C. PART III: Genetics and Inheritance
- 7. The Nature of the Gene
- 8. Cell Reproduction
- 9. The Mechanism of Inheritance
- 10. Control Mechanisms in Genetics
- 11. Embryology
- 12. Animal Reproduction
- D. PART IV: Plant Biology
- 13. Basic Structure and Function in Vascular Plants
- 14. Interactions of Vascular Plants with their Environment
- E. PART V: Animal Biology
- 15. Homeostasis: Regulation of Physiological Functions
- 16. Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
- 17. The Excretory System
- 18. The Circulatory System
- 19. Immunology
- 20. The Respiratory System
- 21. Hormones and the Endocrine System
- 22. The Nervous System
- 23. The Musculoskeletal System: Support and Movement
- 24. Animal Behavior
- F. PART VI: Evolution and Ecology
- 25. Evolution: The Process
- 26. Ecology
- 27. Origin of Life
- G. PART VII: Biological Diversity
- 28. The Kingdom Monera (The Prokaryotes)
- 29. The Kingdom Protista
- 30. The Kingdom Fungi
- 31. The Kingdom Plantae
- 32. The Kingdom Animalia
- 33. The Primates
- H. GLOSSARY
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. PREFACE
- A. PART I: Fundamentals of Biology
- 1. The Basic Structure of Science
- 2. The Chemistry of Life: An Inorganic Perspective
- 3. The Chemistry of Life: The Organic Level
- B. PART II: Biology of the Cell
- 4. The Cellular Organization of Life
- 5. Energy Transformations
- 6. Photosynthesis
- C. PART III: Genetics and Inheritance
- 7. The Nature of the Gene
- 8. Cell Reproduction
- 9. The Mechanism of Inheritance
- 10. Control Mechanisms in Genetics
- 11. Embryology
- 12. Animal Reproduction
- D. PART IV: Plant Biology
- 13. Basic Structure and Function in Vascular Plants
- 14. Interactions of Vascular Plants with their Environment
- E. PART V: Animal Biology
- 15. Homeostasis: Regulation of Physiological Functions
- 16. Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
- 17. The Excretory System
- 18. The Circulatory System
- 19. Immunology
- 20. The Respiratory System
- 21. Hormones and the Endocrine System
- 22. The Nervous System
- 23. The Musculoskeletal System: Support and Movement
- 24. Animal Behavior
- F. PART VI: Evolution and Ecology
- 25. Evolution: The Process
- 26. Ecology
- 27. Origin of Life
- G. PART VII: Biological Diversity
- 28. The Kingdom Monera (The Prokaryotes)
- 29. The Kingdom Protista
- 30. The Kingdom Fungi
- 31. The Kingdom Plantae
- 32. The Kingdom Animalia
- 33. The Primates
- H. GLOSSARY
Book Details
Title: Schaum's Outline of Biology, Fourth Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2013 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780071811309
Authors:
George H. Fried was Professor of Biology at Brooklyn College. He received his AB from Brooklyn College. and his MS and PhD from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His research interests have centered on metabolic aspects of comparative physiology and the enzymatic factors in genetic and experimental obesities. From 1983 to 1987 he served as chairperson of the Biology Department of Brooklyn College. He has taught courses in general biology and animal physiology and has developed a course in Biology and Society during a 3O-year teaching career.
George J. Hademenos is a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Dallas. He received his BS from Angelo State University, his MS and PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas, and completed postdoctoral fellowships in nuclear medicine from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and in radiological sciences/biomedical physics at UCLA Medical Center. His research interests have involved potential applications of physics to the biological and medical sciences, particularly with cerebrovascular diseases and stroke. He has published his work in journals such as American Scientist, Physics Today, Neurosurgery, and Stroke. In addition, he has written several books, including: The Physics of Cerebrovascular Diseases: Biophysical Mechanisms of Development, Diagnosis, and Therapy, published by Springer-Verlag, and McGraw-Hill's MCAT. He currently teaches general and advanced physics courses.
Description: More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you hundreds of examples with explanations of biology concepts; exercises to help you test your mastery of biology; and coverage of both biochemical and molecular approaches to biology and an understanding of life in terms of the characteristics of DNA, RNA, and protein macromolecules.
