Study Strategy:

This textbook was chosen for its excellent figures, in-depth text, and up-to-date information. It is designed as a text for students taking physiology as an upper division course. That is, it assumes that you have a basic understanding of general physiology (from introductory-level biology). Therefore, the main challenge in reading this text is gleaning the important take-home messages and important details. There are several ways to aid yourself in this endeavor: (1) use your lecture notes to see what I have emphasized; (2) pay attention to bold-faced words in the text, especially when they coincide with the lecture notes; (3) go over the review questions at the end of each chapter, keeping in mind that many of these questions will pertain to material or details we may not have covered; (4) on a nearly weekly basis I will hand out an outline of important concepts that we have covered, use them to guide your studying and reading habits.

I obtain lecture material from a variety of sources, including your textbook. The pages assigned for reading approximately parallel the subjects covered in lecture. Unfortunately, I will not be able to cover all the material in the suggested readings, nor will the readings cover all of my lecture material. You will be responsible for material given in lecture only. However, you are responsible for any background information that I believe you should have acquired from Introductory Biology. The reading assignments are provided to assist in your understanding of the material and to provide exciting and interesting bedtime reading, late-night conversation topics, and tidbits of human function that will amaze and amuse your family and friends.

Page author: Kristen Klemenhagen

Last updated: January 28, 2000

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