The Sciences
An Integrated Approach
The Sciences: An Integrated Approach has been used by over 100,000 students nationwide since it was published and is the leading text on the market for the integrated science course.
Unlike any of its competitors, it fully integrates physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology for students with little or no science background.
Applauded by students and instructors for its easy-to-read style, the fifth edition has thoroughly updated content bringing the most up-to-date coverage to the students in all five disciplines. The fifth edition marks the first time Wiley Plus is available with The Sciences – providing the text with an additional dimension in which students can, among other things, do homework and solve problems that relate to the science disciplines covered.
- Great Ideas Across the Sciences--A concept map featuring the central, Great Idea in each chapter and its applications to different branches of science and everyday life. An excellent tool hammer home for students the relationship between all of the branches of science.
- Mathematical Equations and Worked Examples. Key equations and appropriate worked examples are provided in many chapters. Whenever an equation is introduced, it is presented in three steps: first as an English sentence, then as a word equation, and finally in its traditional symbolic form. This is a helpful feature for a course in which most students suffer from a fear or discomfort with mathematics.
- Science of Life boxes highlight biologic examples in the text. Topics include CAT scans and nuclear tracers, and the different ways that animals use sound.
- The Ongoing Process of Science boxes examine current areas of research to show how the scientific method is applied by today’s scientists.
- Science News boxes present synopses of articles from the weekly periodical Science News, giving students a better understanding of new discoveries reported in the popular press.
- Stop and Think! Questions challenge students to think critically about the implications of a scientific discovery or principle.
Student Companion Site
The Student Companion Site gives students access to the rich tools and resources available for this text. It includes web links that relate to concepts within the text chapters and on-line quizzing/self tests for students, as well as animations and video related to the text.
WileyPLUS
WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources containing an online version of the textbook and other interactive learning resources, immediate feedback on homework assignments, a gradebook to track progress and performance, and more.
Study Guide
Contains many elements that foster student success, including a chapter review, learning objectives, key chapter concepts and key concept charts. The ties between science and math are reinforced with key formulas, equations. Links to scientists and their findings are outlined to help student concept comprehension.
Instructor Companion Site
The Instructor Companion Site provides instructors with the rich tools and resources available for this text. Instructors can also access the Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank, Lecture PowerPoint presentations, Personal Response System “clicker” questions, and all line art contained in the text via the website.
WileyPLUS
WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources including the full online version of the textbook, plus easy-to-use homework management tools, interactive presentation resources, and a range of practice and study activities--with instant feedback--for students.
Instructor's Resource CD-ROM to accompany The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Fifth Edition
Contains a database of all line art and photographs from the textbook – provided in both JPG and PowerPoint files for easy use in online courses or in-class presentations. IRCD also includes the Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, Lecture PowerPoint Presentations, and key animations.
Study Guide
Contains many elements that foster student success, including a chapter review, learning objectives, key chapter concepts and key concept charts. The ties between science and math are reinforced with key formulas, equations. Links to scientists and their findings are outlined to help student concept comprehension.
Instructor's Manual
Includes over 70 creative ideas for in-class activities, teaching suggestions, lecture notes, answers to problems and questions from the textbook, practice questions and problems, and other elements to assist both new and experienced instructors teaching this integrated science course. Available on the instructors side of the text companion site and on the IRCD.
The Sciences 5/e Website
Includes web links that relate to concepts within the text chapters and on-line quizzing/self tests for students, as well as animations and video related to the text. Instructors also will have access to WebCT, a powerful web site program that allows professor to set up an online course with chat rooms, bulletin boards, quizzing, and student tracking. Instructors can also access the Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank, Lecture PowerPoint presentations, Personal Response System “clicker” questions, and all line art contained in the text via the website.
Blackboard
A Blackboard course cartridge is available with this title. Blackboard course cartridges contain book-specific content purposely designed for use in Blackboard's easy-to-use software.
