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BIOL 1408 Biology for Non-Science Majors I

This guide is for students taking BIOL 1408, Biology for Non-Science Majors I. The resources listed here will help you understand biological concepts and find success in your class.

The print books listed below may help with learning concepts covered in BIOL 1408. If a book you want is not at your campus, you can have it transferred through the request option in the library catalog.

50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know Book Cover

50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know

Featuring key concepts explained in simple terms, and with clear diagrams and timelines showing major scientific discoveries within their historical context, this book will give you a complete overview of a fascinating subject.

500 College Biology Questions: Ace Your College Exams Book Cover

500 College Biology Questions: Ace Your College Exams

Coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 questions with detailed answer explanations.

Biology for Dummies

Available at the South Campus. Written in plain English and packed with dozens of enlightening illustrations, this reference guide covers the most recent developments and discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology.

The Cartoon Guide to Biology

Available at South and SE Campuses. The Cartoon Guide to Biology uses simple, clear, humorous illustrations to make biology's most complex concepts understandable and entertaining.

CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review

Available at the SE Campus. CliffsNotes Biology Quick Review, 2nd Edition, provides a concise, easy-to-use review of biology basics, making it perfect for anyone wanting to brush up on biology knowledge.

Genetics 101

Available at the SE Campus. Genetics 101 breaks down the science of how genes are inherited and passed from parents to offspring, what DNA is and how it works, how your DNA affects your health, and how you can use your personal genomics to find out more about who you are and where you come from.

Learning about Your Genes Book Cover

Learning about Your Genes: A Primer for Non-biologists

Available at South Campus. This book was written to help people without a background in biology understand genes.

Barron's Painless Biology Book Cover

Painless Biology

Available at Northeast and Southeast Campuses. Barron's Painless Biology provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. Painless tips, common pitfalls, and informative sidebars plus Brain Tickler quizzes and answers run throughout each chapter to test your progress.

Find a Print Book

Find print books in the TCC Library Catalog

1. Begin on the Library homepage at https://library.tccd.edu/. Look for the TCC Library Catalog Box on the left side of the page.

Print books are found through the In the Library search

2. Select the "In the Library" box and then select your home campus or leave the selection as Any Campus 3. Type what you want to find in the search box, such as "genetics 101" and click the Search button.

Look to the bottom of the screen to find the library and the call number where the book is held

4. Check the location of your chosen book (Southeast) and use the call number (Ex: QH437 .S59 2018) to find it on the shelf.

Request a Book from Another Campus

The TCC Libraries share their collection, so you can have any eligible book sent to your home campus for free.  

1. Click the "Sign in" link in the yellow box (See Step 4 above)
2. Click the Request link
3. Select the campus you want to send the book to
4. Click the Send Request link
5. When the book arrives at your chosen campus, you will receive an email in your myTCC email account