Product Description
The Human Body in Health and Disease is designed as a short course covering the basics of human anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on the mechanisms of disease. The book includes basic concepts of anatomy and physiology, integrated disease-related information, clinical applications, and terminology — all without excessive detail. It is written by an author team known for its clarity of presentation and outstanding illustration program…. More >>
The Human Body in Health and Disease
August 14th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Q> How do you get non-majors interested in biology?
A> Talk about something that’s interesting and relevant to them.
This is why we decided to start a Human Health and Disease course for non-biology / non-health science majors. Our philosophy was to lay down the minimum foundation that enabled students to understand most diseases. The problem is finding a text book to support such a course. That’s why I’m really grateful to have this text book. I reviewed a dozen others before this and was looking at having to develop my own.
However, it’s not perfect. It could be more balanced. For example, why does a student at this level need to know the bones of the skull? I’d also like to have a lab book to go with it, preferrably one that taught some of the concepts in that setting to make lecture less intense for non-majors. Still, developing a lab text for to go with this product is a lot less than I was looking at before, so – Thanks!
Rating: 4 / 5