Why these podcasts?

One of the most challenging aspects of studying Biology is the amount of information that you have to learn. Introductory Biology courses at the college level tend to be content-heavy. It's easy to get lost in the details when you don't understand the basic ideas. One of the best skills you can develop as a student is to learn how to get the central concepts first, and add the details later.
This blog presents short video lectures that cover the essential concepts of Biology - they summarize the key points on the most important topics covered in an introductory biology course. No details here - just the basic concepts. Listen to the video lectures and make sure you understand. Once you are familiar with the concepts explained in the videos, then the details covered in class or in your textbook will become relevant (and will be much easier to learn).


The video lectures will be posted gradually from August to December 2010. The growing list of concepts is shown under CONTENT in the right pane of this page.


Watch these videos on your computer, iPod or cell phone and don't forget to try the quiz included with each lecture to test your knowledge.

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