EKS
12-08-2009, 09:25 PM
I am planning to use the text Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Starr) next year. This text is intended for general college biology courses and is also recommended on the AP Central site. The book has 49 chapters.
I have looked at syllabuses from both AP courses and college courses that use this text. The odd thing is that the AP courses, which are supposed to mimic a semester of general biology list that they are covering just about every chapter, while the actual college courses cover the material over two semesters, or just cover 20 selected chapters.
I am not attempting to replicate an AP class, but I do want to cover an appropriate range of material. My inclination is to do the first 20 chapters of the book over the year, which omits plant and animal classification and physiology as well as ecology. We would cover cell biology, inheritance, and evolution, topics which as a biochemistry major I feel are fundamental to modern biology. But maybe my opinion is skewed by my interest in biochemistry and cell biology.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
I have looked at syllabuses from both AP courses and college courses that use this text. The odd thing is that the AP courses, which are supposed to mimic a semester of general biology list that they are covering just about every chapter, while the actual college courses cover the material over two semesters, or just cover 20 selected chapters.
I am not attempting to replicate an AP class, but I do want to cover an appropriate range of material. My inclination is to do the first 20 chapters of the book over the year, which omits plant and animal classification and physiology as well as ecology. We would cover cell biology, inheritance, and evolution, topics which as a biochemistry major I feel are fundamental to modern biology. But maybe my opinion is skewed by my interest in biochemistry and cell biology.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Thanks!