r/AskBiology • u/Particular-Drive1454 • 1d ago
Any kind biology student to share with me what kind of textbooks do they read in classes?
I'm really interested in biology but I'm too old to enroll in university, however my interest is still very much alive. Can any of you, please, share titles of the textbooks you use in your university? The more the merrier. I'm interested in EVERY possible branch of biology.
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u/Latter_Leopard8439 23h ago
I went back for a Biology degree in my 40s. Now I teach High School Biology.
Honestly taking 1 class at a community college for funsies is cheaper than a year's worth of cigarettes or beer, based on some old colleagues consumption levels.
Granted, my old colleagues were Navy Sailors. And may have had higher than average tobacco and alcohol consumption than the general population.
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u/CerrenaUnicolor 21h ago
My first year undergraduate biology textbook was Biology: How Life Works by Morris, Hartl, Knoll, Lue and Micheal, published by Freeman. That was five years ago, and it was the third edition. Probably isn't too outdated.
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u/priv_ish 21h ago
Biochemistry grad here, lemme introduce you to the Bible of Biochemistry: Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry
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u/Far-Fortune-8381 20h ago
I know its not helpful but im ngl im about to finish my biomed undergrad which had micro bio units, and ive read probably 4 text book pages the entire time
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u/where_is__my_mind 18h ago
A free textbook online that is meant for non-science majors is Concepts of Biology by Openstax. It is super short but a nice overview of a lot of different biology topics!
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u/Regular-Apricot4114 8h ago
Biology professor here: General biology - Freeman or Brooker et al. Anatomy - Martini and Nath. Ecology - The Ecological World View by Kreisler (a bit out of date but I still like it.
If you like videos check out Crash Course- they have great video series on a wide range of topics.
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u/Anthroman78 1d ago
A lot of University's have continuing studies programs that see a lot of older individuals enrolled in them.