Updated coverage: This edition is rich in discussions of research and new references – hundreds of the book’s citations are from the years 2000 to 2008, and a good deal of the cited research reflects the research interests of the countries in which the focus audience work and study.
New Artwork: Many of the images and figures in this new adaptation have been changed to make them more relevant to the proposed audience.
Integrated and featured coverage of cultural and gender issues
Focus on helping students to think critically and dispel misconception
Focus on relations between basis science and application