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Holt Biology
This laboratory manual is designed for an introductory biology course with a broad survey of basic laboratory techniques. The experiments and procedures are simple,safe,easy to perform,and especially appropriate for large classes. Few experiments require a second class-meeting to complete the procedure. Each exercise includes many photographs,traditional topics,and experiments that help students learn about life. Procedures within each exercise are numerous and discrete so that an exercise can be tailored to the needs of the students,the style of the instructor,and the facilities available. New to this edition is a Web Site. What we've done is this: Each lab in the manual will have icons indicating what types of activities students will find on the web site. There will be icons for: Essential Study Partner modules,Animations,Activities,Readings,Math Help,BioCourse. Com,and a special password protected section for Instructors that will house the Lab Resource Guide,alternative recipes for lab solutions,and more.
1168 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1942
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George B. Johnson
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Dr. George B. Johnson was born in 1942 in Virginia, went to college in New Hampshire (Dartmouth), went to graduate school in California (Stanford), and is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he has taught biology and genetics to undergraduates for over 30 years. Also Professor of Genetics at Washington University’s School of Medicine, Dr. Johnson is a student of population genetics and evolution, renowned for his pioneering studies of genetic variability.
Dr. Johnson has authored more than fifty scientific publications and seven texts, including BIOLOGY (with botanist Peter Raven), THE LIVING WORLD, and a widely-used high school biology textbook, HOLT BIOLOGY. In the 25 years he has been authoring biology texts, over three million students have been taught from textbooks he has written. Dr. Johnson has also served on a National Research Council task force to improve high school biology teaching, and has been involved in innovative efforts to incorporate interactive learning and internet experiences into our nation’s classrooms.
Saint Louis residents are familiar with Dr. Johnson as the author of a weekly science column, ON SCIENCE, initially appearing in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. As the founding director of The Living World, the education center at the St Louis Zoo from 1987 to 1990, he was responsible for development of a broad range of innovative high-tech exhibits and an array of new educational programs. The Living World opened in 1989, attracting over 1 million visitors in its initial year.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Dr. George B. Johnson was born in 1942 in Virginia, went to college in New Hampshire (Dartmouth), went to graduate school in California (Stanford), and is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he has taught biology and genetics to undergraduates for over 30 years. Also Professor of Genetics at Washington University’s School of Medicine, Dr. Johnson is a student of population genetics and evolution, renowned for his pioneering studies of genetic variability.
Dr. Johnson has authored more than fifty scientific publications and seven texts, including BIOLOGY (with botanist Peter Raven), THE LIVING WORLD, and a widely-used high school biology textbook, HOLT BIOLOGY. In the 25 years he has been authoring biology texts, over three million students have been taught from textbooks he has written. Dr. Johnson has also served on a National Research Council task force to improve high school biology teaching, and has been involved in innovative efforts to incorporate interactive learning and internet experiences into our nation’s classrooms.
Saint Louis residents are familiar with Dr. Johnson as the author of a weekly science column, ON SCIENCE, initially appearing in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. As the founding director of The Living World, the education center at the St Louis Zoo from 1987 to 1990, he was responsible for development of a broad range of innovative high-tech exhibits and an array of new educational programs. The Living World opened in 1989, attracting over 1 million visitors in its initial year.
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December 7, 2019
Good book with alot of details
March 12, 2016
Overall, this was an okay text. I read it not for a course but to update my personal knowledge of the subject originally gained in the 1970s and only supplemented in a piecemeal fashion.
A problem: The authors/ editors do not seem to have a consistent view of their audience, which seems a problem for a textbook. Some parts of the book are moderately challenging, requiring one to bring to active use material learned in earlier chapters; this is particularly so in the coverage of biochemistry and cytology.
Another inconsistency, not unrelated to the first, is in the rigor of the science. For example, the chapters on ecology seemed more loosely reasoned then the book's earlier chapters. My retained knowledge gained from Scientific American articles and from economics showed up gaps in these chapters.
Finally the tone was inconsistent, ranging from dispassionately descriptive to preachy.
Minor point: the glossary needs expansion. It misses terms, not common outside the field, that are used in widely separated parts of the text.
A problem: The authors/ editors do not seem to have a consistent view of their audience, which seems a problem for a textbook. Some parts of the book are moderately challenging, requiring one to bring to active use material learned in earlier chapters; this is particularly so in the coverage of biochemistry and cytology.
Another inconsistency, not unrelated to the first, is in the rigor of the science. For example, the chapters on ecology seemed more loosely reasoned then the book's earlier chapters. My retained knowledge gained from Scientific American articles and from economics showed up gaps in these chapters.
Finally the tone was inconsistent, ranging from dispassionately descriptive to preachy.
Minor point: the glossary needs expansion. It misses terms, not common outside the field, that are used in widely separated parts of the text.
December 26, 2024
Enjoyable to read and has been a useful reference/refresher when needed. Very large quantity of information covered. Goes into a good amount of depth for an introductory textbook, but stopped before I felt bogged down or overwhelmed.
July 1, 2022
I've only gotten through the first portion of this book, using it as teaching material, so take my rating and review with a grain of salt. I'm finished with it for the foreseeable future though so marking as complete. This is a very comprehensive and detailed biology text that does a fantastic job of laying out intro information and then going one step further into that subject's processes. It might be a bit too detailed for someone's first glimpse at these subjects, but is ideal for someone who has had an intro and wants a bit more, or someone revisiting these subjects after a long break away from the material to keep it interesting.
January 22, 2016
Pre-read/use:
I thought the previous edition of this book was pretty good. I think this book should be largely similar to the previous edition, but with some better instructor resources. I'm going to ask my students to rate it at the end of the semester and I'll post their rating here with my review.
Post-read/use:
Still good. Not as many updates as I thought there would be. The publisher caught me on this one.
I thought the previous edition of this book was pretty good. I think this book should be largely similar to the previous edition, but with some better instructor resources. I'm going to ask my students to rate it at the end of the semester and I'll post their rating here with my review.
Post-read/use:
Still good. Not as many updates as I thought there would be. The publisher caught me on this one.
April 30, 2011
A fantastic textbook that explains biology in terms of time, energy, evolution, behaviour and ecosystem. The scope is utterly amazing. A good teacher should be able to take this book and show how life scales from the single-cell to the biosphere for each of the many physiological processes we depend on.
February 14, 2019
Best in my opinion for high schooler or college student
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July 14, 2019i wants to read because it is interesting books
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October 18, 2019
Read every word of an earlier edition of this book at least three times.
February 10, 2012
This book was really comprehensive. It covered a lot of different areas of study in biology. I used it for two classes and have read just about all of it. The graphics are helpful in explaining concepts. I liked that there were quizzes at the end of each chapter with answers in the back of the book. The topics were explained in such a way that somebody new to biology or someone who hasn't studied it in a long time (like myself) can understand it. The book also goes in depth on many topics so even someone versed in this field of study will be able to learn something.
March 7, 2008
cannot wait to read a non biology text book. haha
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June 9, 2008Finals. Ugh. Ugh again.
January 11, 2010
Good stuff for everyone here. Too much fun. Again, McGraw-Hill did an excellent job with the teaching/learning resources that accompany this text.
November 28, 2011
Reading for Ecology is finished...two classes, 1 paper, and 1 final to go!
February 16, 2013
amazing
September 17, 2015
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April 14, 2025
Such a tear causing book so many tears shed
April 12th 2025:
Just because I had to read it again doesn’t change my opinion
April 12th 2025:
Just because I had to read it again doesn’t change my opinion
May 18, 2017
Had to buy for biology class. Reads like a textbook but I still enjoyed reading it. Definitely keeping for my library
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