Umass Lowell - Life Science I - LIFE 1010 - 101 - TR - Shea - Spring 2025

Umass Lowell - Life Science I - LIFE 1010 - 101 - TR - Shea - Spring 2025

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Taught by Professor Shea IMPORTANT: Please use your student email address (if you have one) when completing the checkout process. 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, yet complete, investigation of the molecules that form us, how we and other organisms live and reproduce, and ultimately how we and all other organisms

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