I haven't taught a non-majors evolution class, but do teach an upper div core
Evolution class for our majors. I think The Tangled Bank would make an
excellent textbook for non-majors. Carl Zimmer writes really well, and has put
together a wonderful overview of evolutionary biology in a way that is
accessible to a wide audience.
I'll be curious to hear what others have to say.
Madhu
On Sep 1, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Christopher Jensen wrote:
Hello all!
I am teaching a non-majors evolution course
(http://www.christopherxjjensen.com/teaching/courses/evolution/) and have
been using the McGraw-Hill textbook An Introduction to Biological
Evolution by Kenneth Kardong. This book is working but I am considering a
switch to a different book.
For those of you who teach non-majors evolution, what textbook are you
using? Do you like this textbook? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Also, I am curious if anyone has thought about using the newly-released book
by Carl Zimmer The Tangled Bank. It's not exactly a textbook, but seems
fairly accessible to non-majors.
Finally, if anyone knows of an analogous listserv for evolutionary biology
where I might post this, let me know that as well.
Looking forward to and also very grateful for any help you can give.
Thanks, Chris
http://www.christopherxjjensen.com/
