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 | Laboratory Manual for Applied Botany, 1st Edition
|
 | | Estelle Levetin, UNIV OF TULSA
Karen McMahon, UNIV OF TULSA
Rob Reinsvold , UNIV OF NORTHERN COLORADO
| | Spiral Bound/Comb, 272 pages | | ©2002, ISBN-13 9780072465488 | | | Publisher's Retail Price:$48.44
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| | Bookstore's Wholesale Price:$38.75
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| | | Description |
Science education is experiencing a revitalization, as it is recognized that science should be accessible to everyone, not just society’s future scientists. One way to make the study of science more substantive to the non-major is to require a laboratory component for all science courses. The subject of applied botany with its emphasis on the practical aspects of plant science, the authors believe, will be appealing to the non-major as it exemplifies how a basic science can be applied to problem solving. Laboratory Manual for Applied Botany will make students realize that the study of plants is relevant to their lives and that they can participate in the discovery process of science.
Although the manual includes much of the basic plant anatomy found in standard botany manuals, it differs in taking a practical approach, examining those plants and plant products that have sustained or affected human society.
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| Table of Contents |
1 Cells of Crystal and Color
2 Cell Division and Cloning
3 Plant Tissues-The Fabrics of Our Lives
4 Plant Architecture
5 Plants Do It All-Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Transpiration
6 Say It With Flowers
7 Fleshy Fruits and Flying Seeds
8 Genetic Diversity of Our Food
9 Algae-From Diversity to Dessert
10 Your Piece of the Sun
11 Leaves of Grass
12 The Lowdown on Legumes
13 Food from Underground and Far Away
14 The Spice of Life
15 The Beauty of Wood
16 Bioprospecting for Medicinal Plants
17 Bioactive Drugs in Action
18 The Fungus Among Us
Appendix A Science as a Process
Appendix B Field Trip to a Health Food Store
Appendix C A Taster's Sampler of Caffeine Beverages and Foods
Appendix D Notes to Instructors
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| About the Authors |
Estelle Levetin is a professor at University of Tulsa.
Karen McMahon is a professor at University of Tulsa.
Dr. Reinsvold has taught biology and botany for 14 years at University of Northern Colorado, Purdue University, Kalamazoo College, and Colorado State University. He's past Chair of the Teaching Section of the Botanical Society of America, and has led national efforts to use plants to teach general biological concepts.
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Many of the exercises will be open-ended investigations to provide flexibility in the instructor's syllabus and schedule. More importantly, it promotes critical thinking by not supplying "pat" results.
The manual will include worksheets (that can be removed), end-of-chapter quizzes and discussion questions.
A great laboratory manual to complement the authors Plants and Society text as well as the Simpson/Orgozaly Economic Botany text.
A wonderful alternative laboratory manual option for all undergraduate botany labs, where instructors are looking for something a bit different and enticing for their students.
Each exercise is introduced with background information and learning objectives.
End-of-exercise pedagogical tools include a listing of Terms to Know; Questions for Review and Discussion; and suggestions for Additional Resources.
Helpful appendices will include an Instructor's Guide.
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