Umass Lowell - Life Science I - LIFE 1010.102 - TR - Shea - Fall 2025

Taught by Professor Shea IMPORTANT: Please purchase access codes from your Umass Lowell bookstore.  Enter the code you received in the "Access or coupon code" field in the right-hand column when completing the checkout process. Please *do not* fill out the credit card info fields. Overview The subtitle of Life on this Rock, “An Introduction to Biology for Students Majoring in Other Fields,” says it all. Life on this Rock is not “Biology-Lite,” in which the subject matter is merely diluted. Life on this Rock begins by explaining how the “Scientific Method” is not just an academic exercise confined to a laboratory, but rather a universal approach that can be applied to various aspects of life, such as critiquing a business plan, analyzing a contract, or validating the “facts” being shouted through a microphone. The introductory chapter continues by removing the mystery of how science is conducted and reported. Each chapter builds upon the previous one, guiding the reader from a simple,