Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve,
Molecular Cell Biology remains the most authoritative and cutting-edge resource available for the cell biology course. The author team, consisting of world-class researchers and teachers, incorporates medically relevant examples where appropriate to help illustrate the connections between cell biology and health and human disease. Emphasis on experimental techniques that drive advances in biomedical sciences and introduce students to cutting edge research teach students the skills they need for their careers.
Achieve, Macmillan’s new online learning platform, supports educators and students throughout the full range of instruction, including assets suitable for pre-class preparation, in-class active learning, and post-class study and assessment. Featuring new digital resources to engage students and help them to master cell biology concepts, the pairing of a powerful new platform with outstanding biology content provides an unrivalled learning experience.
Features
- Utilizes an approach grounded by emphasis of the experiments that define our understanding of cell biology, engaging students with the exciting breakthroughs that define the field’s history and point to its future.
- The inclusion of experimental figures illustrate real experiments and show real data.
- ‘Medical and Plant Biology Connections’ are woven throughout the chapters where appropriate to give students an appreciation for the clinical applications of the basic science they are learning.
- ‘Key Concepts’ for each section provide a learning framework for students as they progress through each chapter.
Achieve is Macmillan Learning’s complete online learning system. It houses instructor resources to support teaching and a range of interactive resources and the full eBook to help students succeed in their course. Access to Achieve for instructors is available on this page. Student access to Achieve could be through their institution if the institution has signed a license or as a separate student purchase. The instructor must set up a course for students to benefit from this product.
New in this Edition:
New media and assessment features in Achieve include:
- New Smart Biology Animations provide cutting-edge 3D tools for students to help them understand cell biology at a structural level. Based on data from the World Wide Protein Databank, these animations provide students with highly accurate visualizations of structures and processes. Twenty six animations are included in Achieve and include associated assessments that can be assigned and automatically graded.
- Eight new In-class activities, along with revised classroom response questions provide support for an active and inclusive classroom.
- LearningCurve adaptive quizzes provide formative assessments to help students prepare before class.
- Case Studies and Analyze the Data Problems focus on real world applications.
- Chapter Concept Quizzes provide easy to assign and automatically graded assessments.
Achieve for
Molecular Cell Biology 9e is an online learning system backed by extensive development and research. Proven to increase student engagement and boost performance. Achieve offers:
- Access to the ebook to download, read and virtually annotate for a completely flexible experience.
- Course and book-specific resources including adaptive quizzing to personalize the experience for students.
- A grade book, assignable assessments with targeted feedback, insights and reporting, instructor resources - all with seamless integration options.
- Integrated with iClicker so that instructors and students can benefit in class and remotely from an industry leading student response system.
- ‘Smart Biology Animations’ provide cutting-edge 3D tools for students to help them understand cell biology at a structural level. Based on data from the World Wide Protein Databank, these animations provide students with highly accurate visualizations of structures and processes.
- ‘Case Studies’ and ‘Analyze the Data Problems’ focus on real world applications.
- ‘Chapter Concept Quizzes’ provide easy to assign and automatically graded assessments.
