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/
