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Combo: Microbiology: A Systems Approach w/ Connect Access Card Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Combo: Microbiology: A Systems Approach w/ Connect Access Card By Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Combo: Microbiology: A Systems Approach w/ Connect Access Card by Marjorie Kelly Cowan


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Presents students with information in the way they would encounter it in a clinical setting, instead of separating disease information by taxonomy. This title helps students to access one of the most effective and successful adaptive learning resources.

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Combo: Microbiology: A Systems Approach w/ Connect Access Card by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
Microbiology: A Systems Approach is a microbiology text for non-science/allied health majors with a body systems approach to the disease chapters. It is known for its engaging writing style, instructional art program and focus on active learning. Its unique organization in the disease chapters presents students with information in the way they would encounter it in a clinical setting, instead of separating disease information by taxonomy.

The proven successful digital program including Connect, LearnSmart and SmartBook gives students access to one of the most effective and successful adaptive learning resources available on the market today.

About Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Kelly Cowan started teaching microbiology at Miami University in 1993. Her specialty is teaching microbiology for pre-nursing/allied health students at the universitys Middletown campus. After working as a dental hygienist, she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Louisville and later worked at the University of Marylands Center of Marine Biotechnology and the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. Kelly has published (with her students) 24 research articles stemming from her work on bacterial adhesion mechanisms and plant-derived antimicrobial compounds. But her first love is teachingboth doing it and studying how to do it better. She is past chair of the Undergraduate Education Committee of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Her current research focuses on the student achievement gap associated with economic disparities, as well as literacy in the science classroom. In her spare time, Kelly hikes, reads, and still tries to (s)mother her three grown kids.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Main Themes of MicrobiologyChapter 2 The Chemistry of BiologyChapter 3 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing of Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms Chapter 4 Prokaryotic Profiles: The Bacteria and ArchaeaChapter 5 Eukaryotic Cells and MicroorganismsChapter 6 An Introduction to the VirusesChapter 7 Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and GrowthChapter 8 Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of LifeChapter 9 Microbial GeneticsChapter 10 Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNAChapter 11 Physical and Chemical Control of MicrobesChapter 12 Drugs, Microbes, Host—The Elements of ChemotherapyChapter 13 Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and DiseaseChapter 14 Host Defenses I: Overview and Nonspecific DefensesChapter 15 Host Defenses II: Specific Immunity and ImmunizationChapter 16 Disorders in ImmunityChapter 17 Diagnosing InfectionsChapter 18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and EyesChapter 19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous SystemChapter 20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic SystemsChapter 21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory SystemChapter 22 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal TractChapter 23 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary SystemChapter 24 Microbes and the EnvironmentChapter 25 Applied Microbiology and Food and Water Safety

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CIN1259682617G
9781259682612
1259682617
Combo: Microbiology: A Systems Approach w/ Connect Access Card by Marjorie Kelly Cowan
Used - Good
Hardback
McGraw-Hill Education
2015-03-05
566
N/A
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