Some medical doctors have gotten together and written a biology textbook. No only did they write the book but now they have posted it on line for everyone. Their press release:
Authors Publish Innovative Biology Textbook Online and For Free
Biology teachers and students worldwide can now use a complete and real (ISBN assigned) Biology textbook published online by the authors. All of the 636 pages of the book is online.
The “Free Biology Book” (www.freebiologybook.com) is a full Biology textbook encompassing all Biology subjects for secondary education: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Physiology, Embryology, Botanics, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology and Diseases. Each of such Biology subjects is divided in several and well-organized chapters.
The main attraction of the online book is the way the content is exposed, each chapter made of a logical sequence of questions and answers. From the beginning to the end of the Q&A sequence, the text goes from introductory issues to deeper explanation of the chapter topic. It is then very easy to learn Biology reading the “Free Biology Book” (www.freebiologybook.com) since the knowledge is built question by question in small blocks of content.
Another innovation of the project is that it does not directly show illustrations. Instead, for each chapter the reader is suggested to click on links that open Google Images pages that show lots of pictures about what is being studied.
The intention of the authors, both are medical doctors, that published their real book online and for free is to allow students and teachers throughout the world to have access to a complete online Biology book. Students can use it at home or school and teachers can even take it as guideline to build their Biology courses.
Free Biology Book covers all kinds of biology subject in a question and answer format. I find it fascinating but hey, I'm a nerd ;)
All us runner/triathlete type should find this useful. There are images of the
musculosketetal system so you can find out exactly what it is that hurts. This is very cool. I don't like some of those medical help type sites because they make the explainations too simplistic. I like to see the actual biology behind things so I understand exactly what's going on.
So they next time you have a biology question check out
Free Biology Book.
Biology teachers and students worldwide can now use a complete and real (ISBN assigned) Biology textbook published online by the authors. All of the 636 pages of the book is online.
The “Free Biology Book” (www.freebiologybook.com) is a full Biology textbook encompassing all Biology subjects for secondary education: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Physiology, Embryology, Botanics, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology and Diseases. Each of such Biology subjects is divided in several and well-organized chapters.
The main attraction of the online book is the way the content is exposed, each chapter made of a logical sequence of questions and answers. From the beginning to the end of the Q&A sequence, the text goes from introductory issues to deeper explanation of the chapter topic. It is then very easy to learn Biology reading the “Free Biology Book” (www.freebiologybook.com) since the knowledge is built question by question in small blocks of content.
Another innovation of the project is that it does not directly show illustrations. Instead, for each chapter the reader is suggested to click on links that open Google Images pages that show lots of pictures about what is being studied.
The intention of the authors, both are medical doctors, that published their real book online and for free is to allow students and teachers throughout the world to have access to a complete online Biology book. Students can use it at home or school and teachers can even take it as guideline to build their Biology courses.
Free Biology Book covers all kinds of biology subject in a question and answer format. I find it fascinating but hey, I'm a nerd ;)
All us runner/triathlete type should find this useful. There are images of the musculosketetal system so you can find out exactly what it is that hurts. This is very cool. I don't like some of those medical help type sites because they make the explainations too simplistic. I like to see the actual biology behind things so I understand exactly what's going on.
So they next time you have a biology question check out Free Biology Book.