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    Biological Principles: A Tutorial Study Guide
    Biological Principles: A Tutorial Study Guide
    Biological Principles: A Tutorial Study Guide
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    Biological Principles: A Tutorial Study Guide

    By Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

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    “Biological Principles” is a part of the Principles of Biology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format. It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNicoladie Tam, Ph.D.
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781310803666
    Biological Principles: A Tutorial Study Guide
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    Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

    Dr. Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D., is an author and a university professor with a Ph.D. degree in Physiology and 3 bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Physics, and Astrophysics.She uses innovative teaching methods to challenge students and engage them to participate in learning. The books she has written are intuitive, easy-to-read and understand because she applies the theories of learning gained from her neurobiological research.The pedagogy uses immediate feedback to provide answers to questions instantly to accelerate the rate of learning and knowledge acquisition. The interactive and self-paced method allows students to explore knowledge modularly and incrementally without a pre-defined path of exploration.The brain-compatible pedagogy was inspired by the results of her brain research, which identified how decisions are affected by emotions using a neurobiological model of emotions she has created.She has teaching experience in physiology, neuroscience, and neuropsychopharmacology.

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      Biological Principles - Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      Biological Principles

      A Tutorial Study Guide

      Nicoladie Tam, Ph. D.

      Copyright © 2015 by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      ISBN 978-1-310-80366-6

      All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations in critical review articles.

      Authored by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      Published by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      First Published: December 10, 2013

      Revision Date: June 20, 2015

      eBook ISBN: 9781310803666

      Book statistics: 5,000 words

      Keywords: biological principles, physiology, evolution, biology, study guide, tutorial

      Produced in the United States of America

      The printed version of this eBook is also available in PDF format in 21 pages.

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      Preface

      Biological Principles is a part of the college-level Principles of Biology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the principles of biological and natural sciences.

      It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials intuitively.

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      Textbooks by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D., in the Principles of Biology course series:

      Principles of Biology textbook in one volume:

      Principles of Biology: Animal Systems

      ISBN 9781301691739

      Individual

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