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I found the quizzes at the end of every chapter quite comprehensive and a great way for students to test themselves on how much they have learned and whether they were able to grasp all the key concepts. These provide real world examples as to why they are learning these topics and how they can be applied to a career or are being used by other scientists and professionals.

The topics are all relevant. I thought the explanations were very specific and well versed. The illustrations were also very helpful and I can see them providing a lot of help to those visual learners.

This book is readily available online and provides the same diversity as other freshman text books with current and up to date images and tables. The book is consistent every chapter is clearly laid out in a good order and would make a great book for freshman biology majors. The book could definitely be broken up into small sections for lectures, discussions and homework.

Each subunit is organized well and has a comprehensive outline at the end of every chapter along with questions. I saw no evidence of any navigation problems, all the displays looked clear and adequate.

It was easy to download and view. Biology 2e seems like a great text book for freshman biology majors. It focuses on many broad aspects of biology such as Chemistry, Cell biology, Ecology and Geology.

Is able to cover aspects of biology very well. Clear and defined, but definitions can be overly complex depending on the rigor of the class it is used in. No additional comments. I personally would put mitosis and meiosis and heredity before metabolism but was able to rearrange chapter orders with no difficulties. I would like to see more supplementary materials generated, things like end of chapter problems that are not so dependent on multiple choice.

Easier import power into different LMS platforms. Additional supporting materials with simulations and problem sets. Yes, this text is much like any of the regular, paper general biology textbooks. It covers all the topics in sufficient detail for the student to succeed. The order of presentation is basically the same as any other textbook.

As far as I can discern, the information looks accurate and does not favor one pedagogy over another. This textbook is almost exactly like any paper textbook.

So it will remain relevant for the long term, as general biology subjects do not change very much anymore. This textbook reads much like any other textbook. The writing is not hard to understand and students can quickly search for terms to help them find information. I think the layout is consistent within this text. I like how vocabulary words are in bold as this makes it easy for students to make flash cards.

The overall framework makes it easy for students to find what they are looking for and they are not constantly adapting to a changing layout. The modularity of this textbook is excellent. The contents on the left side of the page make navigation very easy and you can easily switch to different sections to find the information that you need. For a professor, it is easy to point to a chapter and section to provide guidance on where students should focus their studies.

This book is laid out just like the other major paper textbooks, like Campbell and Raven textbooks. It presents the same problems if one wishes to teach topics out of order, which is that the student will have to pay attention to the section they are currently teaching on as not all professors go in chapter order.

It was easy to navigate the contents list, and very easy to switch from one section to another. It was also easy to search the whole document for terms of interest.

You might want to consider having the figure become larger in a popup or opening a new window. Not sure this is a major hang up, just something I noticed. I also do not like being required to download some videos through links, but would rather watch the video within the website. The text that I perused did not contain any grammatical errors. I like the way the text is easy to read, it seems different than the worst textbooks. The nice thing about biology is that it is accessible to most everybody who is interested in learning.

I didn't find anything in the text that would turn off a particular ethnicity or other background. This is a nice replacement for a standard paper textbook. It doesn't really provide much differentiation from paper products other then the fact that it is free.

So this can easily be used for this purpose. This text covers all subject matter used in a one semester introductory biology course. Some of the content, such as mitosis and meiosis, are separated into different chapters, which is different from some of the standard texts used e.

Concepts and Connections. Each section has a Glossary but I could not identify a Glossary for the whole text. I did not see any inaccuracies in my use of the book; however, there were few references available at least that I could find. Content seems up to date, relative to the content level. For a majors, there might be some supplemental material required, if the instructor wants to dig into particularly new technologies.

The language of the text is at a reasonable level for an intro biology course for majors or non-majors. Each section is consistently laid out and includes a glossary, chapter summary and review questions for students.

I found this text responded well to being reordered as each section sat on its own. Additionally, the text was quite modular and is broken down well into distinct topics that maintain complexity but are also self contained. Interfacing with the online version was straightforward. I enjoyed the navigation of the text via the left-hand side contents menu. Additionally, the search feature is somewhat fuzzy. I found my topic if the end of the keyword was different from the text but a misspelling in the middle of the word returned no matching results.

Given that this is a text for two semester introductory sequence in biology for undergraduates, it appears to be very comprehensive. I was expecting to see basic cellular biology and a survey of organismal diversity including units on evolutionary I was expecting to see basic cellular biology and a survey of organismal diversity including units on evolutionary change and interactions of organisms at the ecosystem level, but I was surprised to also find several chapters on human anatomy and physiology including the basics of the immune system.

I liked that chapters were separated into a handful of subsections with a concise heading -- some other texts seem to over-partition concepts which can prevent a novice from understanding the connections between sections. I feel the text is mostly accurate, but as in any large text, the occasional error slips by editors now and then.

A few are important to correct, especially given that we push students to understand the need for precise use of science terminology and vocabulary e. Others are likely typos e. I checked several other sources just to be sure and can find no confirmation of this claim.

Some of the concepts in introductory biology are refined from time to time as our techniques improve, but many of the basic ideas have great longevity and are conveyed in the text in logical ways with well known examples and references. One of the most attractive features of an open source text is that it can be more readily revised that hard copy since it is a web-based text.

I was happy to see that the text includes the relatively new supergroup taxa presented in Chapter 23 when Protists are the first eucaryotes discussed, but I'd like to see the supergroup concept reinforced at the beginning of the chapters on Fungi, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates.

Few students know that humans are Opisthokonts and more closely related to Fungi than Fungi are to Plants. The overall clarity if the text is equivalent to other introductory level biology textbooks, but one feature that I feel elevates this text beyond average is the inclusion of several "Visual Connection" items in each chapter. Many of our students lack critical reading skills and the "Visual Connection" items help to reinforce important or subtle concepts by zooming in on a portion of a figure, clarifying a particular idea and then asking the student to apply that concept using a "so what do you think would happen then?

I also like the frequent inclusion of the "Career Connection" items -- they're very accessible and our students need to know there are many, many careers in biology beyond healthcare, teaching, and academic research.

I noticed just one inconsistency with terminology in the text: Citric Acid Cycle is almost exclusively in Chapter 7, with the first mention of "Kreb's Cycle" in the link to an animation which might confuse students and the first mention of TCA cycle in the end of chapter glossary. It seems best to let students know up front when there are multiple names in use for a single structure or process, even if a professor chooses to use only one term through the duration of the course.

As noted above, I like the logic of the subdivisions of each chapter not too many, not huge blocks of text and the amount of material on one page is less than I feel most other books offer. Not having to worry about printing costs per page allows for more freedom and prevents "widowing and orphaning" of paragraphs that don't belong with the rest of the page content.

I felt that the eight major units of the text had a logical flow to them, moving from smaller, discrete concepts to applications and interactions among concepts.

It also seems easy enough to omit or shift order to fit one's preferred teaching plan given the clearly titled subdivisions in each chapter. I had problems with the interface for several of the animations I tried: a few took me to pages that didn't work in either Chrome or Explorer , some opened a TED talk or YouTube video in my browser window and when I wanted to navigate back to the text, I had to wait for the entire pdf to load.

Hopefully this is not an issue when the pdf is accessed from a desktop I'd have preferred to have all animations open in a new window. I was disappointed that the vast majority of images were of white people. I saw a handful of images that were ambiguous enough to construe as possibly portraying people of color, but only one photograph portraying gouty toes was from someone with a dark complexion.

The diagrams of almost every human body system had outlines that suggested long, straight noses,, non-ethnic hair styles, and no disabilities e. Most of the "skin tones" colorized in these diagrams where light beige to pinkish tan, but it would be easy to resort to a pale olive tone or even a neutral light grey if a darker brown tone would make it difficult to visualize the line drawing of the system portrayed in the image.

At a time when inclusion strategies in education are critical, this is a part of the text I feel needs the most revision. This review will focuses specifically on a representative chapter—in this case, Chapter 7: Cellular Respiration. I compare the chapter from Biology 2e to both the first edition Openstax Biology and a traditional introductory text from a major I compare the chapter from Biology 2e to both the first edition Openstax Biology and a traditional introductory text from a major publisher.

I selected Cellular Respiration because this is a complex, multi-step concept which is challenging for many students. In terms of comprehensiveness, Biology 2e is very thorough.

The text wastes no words on poetry, and moves through the material with a workmanlike approach. It hits all the major points of cellular respiration, covering some of them in more detail than I would require of an introductory course the section on glycolysis, for example, walks through each step of the process in the main text, instead of shunting it off into a figure as I have seen in traditional textbooks.

One feature I like is that students can explore these concepts in greater depth by following in-text links to online resources. Especially for multi-step processes like glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, these tools will be useful for visualizing each stage.

I very much appreciated the inclusion of Career Connections and Evolution Connections. The Scientific Method Connections help to reinforce the process of science, which is always welcome in an introductory class.

One surprisingly omission in this section is the lack of total ATP yield from oxidative phosphorylation. As the text states, the ATP yield from a single molecule of glucose will be variable, so I can appreciate some reluctance to nail down a specific number.

I think that this omission by Biology 2e makes it difficult to frame how absolutely important oxidative phosphorylation is in terms of energy yield, and also to compare the efficiency of aerobic to anaerobic respiration.

Biology 2e works through cellular respiration diligently and thoroughly, making it very useful as a reference text.

For example, redox reactions are briefly described, but their value in removing free energy from glucose molecules is given short shrift. What happens to the free energy of that original glucose molecule as it is processed through cellular respiration?

Why do organisms need energy at all? Putting these pieces together would help students gain a more unified understanding of cellular respiration as one component of larger biological processes. Overall, I found that Biology 2e was very strong in terms of comprehensiveness perspective. It was comparable to the similar chapter from a traditional textbook.

While I think the traditional text did a better job of framing the big-picture perspective of cellular respiration, the depth offered by Openstax is beyond reproach. This depth is supplemented by online materials which were not offered by the traditional textbook.

I found no major changes between Openstax Biology 1e and 2e. Overall, this chapter was accurate, with concepts clearly described. I found no problems with the accuracy of major concepts or with the more specific steps of cellular respiration. I did find a couple of minor errors that are not related to conceptual issues. For example, there is one instance in which a figure caption did not match the figure. Fig 7. However, the image shows the reverse—substrate-level phosphorylation of ATP, in which the third phosphate is attached to ADP from some substrate.

This error appears to be due to a change in the figure from the first edition which was not accompanied by a corresponding change to the caption. In another pg, alcohol fermentation , the text claims that it is providing the first chemical reaction of alcohol fermentation below. Instead, both reactions are below, formatted such that they appear on a single line. Again, while this error is very minor, it risks confusing students, especially those not familiar with chemical equations.

Overall, I found this chapter to be of high quality. Although there were some minor figure errors which I did not find in the traditional textbook, there was effectively no difference in accuracy.

There were no major differences I observed between 1e and 2e. The information provided is up to date and comparable to similar texts. Should our understanding of cellular respiration or fermentation change, the chapter should be easy to update.

The body of this chapter is readily understandable, with a level of clarity similar to other texts. The figures are far less polished than those found in traditional textbooks, reducing clarity somewhat. However, this is offset by links to online resources which allow students to click through the stages of cellular respiration for themselves. This seems to be representative of the textbook more broadly. Overall, this chapter is consistent in its use of terminology and concepts.

The text does link out to an online resource which invites students to click through the stages of the Krebs Cycle, however the usefulness of this tool far outweighs the confusion of the older term. One thing that I would have liked is greater consistency in the figures.

For example, figures 7. In figure 7. The text describes the reactions in steps, but they are not accompanied by labels on the figure, which I think is a shame. In another example, 7. I found the text to be highly modular. Chapter 7 was broken down into small, manageable sub-sections which could be easily assigned to students.

In fact, I would argue that a strength of digital textbooks is the ability to quickly zip from one section to another with a click. From this perspective, I would have actually preferred if the text was less modular. For example, the structure and function of ATP was discussed only briefly in chapter 7. While this provides a concise orientation to ATP, why not take the opportunity to link to the more detailed description of ATP provided in chapter 6 here?

As I would expect, this chapter is organized in a logical, straightforward manner. In traditional fashion, the text begins by introducing the important chemical processes in cellular respiration, then working through the catabolism of a glucose molecule. The placement of the chapter within the larger text makes sense, following a section on the introduction to metabolism, and preceding a section on photosynthesis.

Again, I think this structure is typical for an introductory class. This is consistent across the textbook, with the chapters following what I would consider to be a logical flow. I only viewed the text using a laptop, so I cannot comment on its interface on a smartphone or tablet. That said, I found no problems with the text interface. I personally prefer navigating a physical text to a pdf, however I have observed that students take naturally to the digital format, and stand to benefit from the convenience of carrying their books digitally wherever they go.

Should a student wish to purchase a physical copy, they can do so at a very reasonable rate. Overall, grammar in the text is strong. I noticed no grammatical errors in this chapter, though I have noticed a couple minor typos throughout the book. While there are probably a few more grammatical errors than would be typical for a traditional textbook, I have no problems with the grammar of the text. I found nothing in this chapter which could be construed as offensive or insensitive.

Naturally, other chapters addresses some scientific concepts which have unfortunately become politicized evolution and anthropogenic climate change, for example , which may be alienating to some students.

The text does not dive into the controversy, merely puts forward the biological information as it should. I recommend this book highly. While it is not as polished as a traditional text, I feel that the advantages it offers far outweigh the costs.

I have personally adopted the Openstax Biology textbook, which I assign to my introductory biology students as a reference text. After one semester of using Openstax, I have received positive feedback from students. In particular, they praise Biology for its convenience, affordability, and succinctness. I am unlikely to switch back to the traditional textbook model, which I feel has become far too costly for my students. Openstax Biology 2e offers a low-cost alternative that meets the needs of an introductory biology class.

It compares well in this regard with widely used textbooks such as Campbell Biology, Biological Science by It compares well in this regard with widely used textbooks such as Campbell Biology, Biological Science by Freeman et al. However, since the publication date is and completion of the book was perhaps a year or two before that date the text does not include newer advances in some fast-moving areas like molecular genetics.

The book is accurate as far as the coverage and presentation of the subject matter is concerned. No errors of fact or interpretation were evident to me. As stated above, for those areas in biology where there have been significant advances over the past decade or so e. If there are provisions for regular revisions of the textbook these issues can be addressed easily.

My impression is that with a publication date of the book is in need of revision now I found the book well written and very readable. The sequence of topics covered, the organization of content within chapters, and each chapters ending with a list of key terms, a summary and questions contribute to the book's clarity. The illustrations while generally very appropriate perhaps could be shown larger and in more visually appealing ways e. The book is internally consistent between different sections in spite of the multi-author origin of the content.

The organization of the book follows a well established and familiar pattern, with the chapters organized into sections as in many other well known general biology textbooks, e. This would allow the subject matter to be distributed among two or more courses easily. However, as with any subject, certain topics in generally biology e.

Web resources have a notoriously short longevity and links to external sources need updating, so their inclusion makes regular updating essential if only for that reason. No instances of cultural insensitivity were apparent.

Perhaps the diverse and multi-author origin of the book's content ensured the excellence of the book in this regard. This textbook is comparable to several widely used college-level textbooks such as Campbell Biology, Biological Science by Freeman et al. It might be worth mentioning here that Concepts of Biology also from OpenStax is meant to be used in non-majors biology courses.

The book was published in and in spite of the Rice University copyright notice it does not appear to have been updated since the original publication. Newsletter Reading Lists.

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