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Introduction To Brilliant Biology

Brilliant Biology is a text book I wrote to address the ever increasing need for a suitable textbook to go along with my teachings of Biology as a subject at School as well as to fill the void of an easily understandable,well written and enjoyable text book on the subject.

Even though the book is written at the level of Key Stage 3, that means students aged between 11 – 14 years, my 25 years of teaching experience has taught me that students struggling at higher levels, such as GCSEs (aged between 14 – 16 years) and A-Level (aged between 16 – 18 years), are unable to grasp the materials at their level without understanding of lower level material. I often have to refer GCSE and A – Level students to lower level material, especially Key Stage 3.

The concept is simple, how can one understand the advanced materials of a subject without first understanding the Basics of the subject.

Excerpt

Excerpt

Welcome to Brilliant Biology. Before we go any further, let’s make sure that we have a basic idea of what the word Biology really means and what Biology really is.

Brilliant Biology Cover Picture“The word Biology comes from the Greek words bios, which means life. The second part, logy, means a science or theory of and comes from the Greek word logos, which means word or thought..”

Biology is a subject which, basically, provides you with very useful information about how life itself interacts with the physical universe – the forms that it takes and how these forms relate to each other. Living things are engaged in what could be described as a conquest of the physical universe.

They are each and every one of them striving to survive, for as long as possible, with the minimum of unpleasant sensation and the maximum of pleasant sensation. In fact, pleasant sensation appears to be the reward for “getting things right” as far as survival is concerned. It would seem, therefore, to be of value to you to understand something about Biology.

Contents

Contents

Introduction

Section 1 – Biology – A Definition
Section 2 – How to Use the Glossary
Section 3 – How to Do the Review Exercises
Section 4 – Who this Book is for
Section 5 – Definitions of Some Key Words
Section 6 – Your Purpose for Studying Brilliant Biology

Brilliant Biology Part 1 – Signs of Life

Chapter 1 – Introduction (Some Key Definitions)
Chapter 2 – Eight Signs of Life
Chapter 3 – The Microscope
Chapter 4 – Cells
Chapter 5 – Specialist Cells
Chapter 6 – Tissues, Organs and Systems
Review Exercise

Brilliant Biology Part 2 – Micro-organisms

Chapter 1 – Introduction to Micro-organisms Part 1 – Viruses and Bacteria
Chapter 2 – Introduction to Micro-organisms Part 2 – Protoctists and Fungi
Chapter 3 – Micro-organisms in Daily Life
Chapter 4 – Biotechnology
Review Exercise

Brilliant Biology Part 3 – Plants

Chapter 1 – Introduction (Some Key Definitions)
Chapter 2 – Soil<
Chapter 3 – Leaves and Photosynthesis
Chapter 4 – Photosynthesis and Respiration
Chapter 5 – Reproduction in Plants
Review Exercise

Brilliant Biology Part 4 – The Human Body

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Bones
Chapter 3 – Muscles
Chapter 4 – Nutrition and Health
Chapter 5 – Blood and Circulation
Chapter 6 – Breathing and Respiration
Chapter 7 – Reproduction
Chapter 8 – Nerves and the Sense Organs
Chapter 9 – Homeostasis
Review Exercise

Brilliant Biology Part 5 – Variation & Ecology

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Variation in Living Things
Chapter 3 – Grouping Living Organisms
Chapter 4 – Food Chains and Food Webs
Chapter 5 – Ecology in Application
Review Exercise

How To Order Brilliant Biology

You can get your copy by clicking on the SHOP tab on the top of this website where you will also find prices for the hard copy book as well as for the other two books in the exciting “Understanding the Sciences” Series; Fabulous Physics and Cracking Chemistry. Remember, there are also discounts available when buying all 3 e-books and free shipping when buying all 3 text books. Just contact me before placing an order through the contact page.