DearMCB150Student,
Asthebeginningofthesemesterapproaches,youareperhapswondering
aboutrequiredmaterialsforourcourse.Inanefforttoprovideyouwith
thebestresourcespossiblewhilebeingmindfuloflimitedbudgets,wehave
multipleoptionsavailable.
InMCB150youwillneedthefollowingthreethings:
1. MCB150CustomTextbook(combineschaptersfromtwobooks,
FreemanBiologicalScienceandBeckerWorldoftheCellISBN:
978-1-2693-8244-1)
2. MasteringBiologyAccessCardforMCB150
3. LearningCatalytics
4. MCB150WorkbooktitledPracticingBiology(customforour
course)
IfyouwereinIB150,Fall2015ANDifyoupurchasedthecombinedMCB
150andIB150Package(~$340),thenyouhavealltheresourcesnecessary
foryourSP16semesterinMCB150.ThisoptionincludedaFreeman
BiologicalScienceTextbook,aCustomBeckerWorldoftheCell,
MasteringBiologyAccessCardsforbothcourses(notethereweretwo),and
thePracticingBiologyWorkbook.OurcourseID,neededtoaccessyour
MasteringBiologyAccessCardforMCB150SP16is:mehrtens02567
IfyoutookIB150intheFall2015semester,butdidNOTbuythecombined
packageyouwillneedthefollowing:
• MCB150WorkbooktitledPracticingBiology(ISBN:978-1-3233-8865-5)
• MasteringBiologyAccessCard(ISBN:978-1-2693-8187-1),ebookincludes
arepeatofthethechaptersyouhavefromyourBiologicalSciencestext
usedinIB150,aswellasthechaptersfromtheBeckertextthatweuse
inMCB150.OurcourseID,neededtoaccessyourMasteringBiology
AccessCardforMCB150SP16is:mehrtens02567
• IfyoupreferyourBeckerchaptersinprintinsteadofetextformat,you
willalsoneedtheCustomBecker’sWorldoftheCell(ISBN:978-1-323151486-0).
*NotethatyougetthesechapterselectronicallywiththeMasteringBiology
AccessCard’setext,sothispurchaseisnotnecessaryunlessyouwanta
hardcopyofthesamematerial.
IfyouwillonlybetakingMCB150thissemester(Spring2016),youneedto
determineifyoupreferprintorelectronicresources.
Ifyoulikeprintedmaterials,thereisanMCB150Packagethatincludesall
theresourcesnecessaryforthecourse(items1-4listedabove).Thisis
calledthe150CustomPackage,ISBN:978-1-3232-9944-9,listedfor
$202.75attheIUB.
Ifyoupreferelectronicresourceswehaveputtogetheraebookoption,
MasteringBiologyAccessCard(ISBN:978-1-2693-8187-1),listedfor$133.35
attheIUB,forourcourseandyouwillneedtopurchasethePracticing
Biologyworkbook(ISBN:978-1-3233-8865-5).
PleasenotethatifyouprefereBookoptionstoprintedmaterial,accesscan
bepurchaseddirectlyfromPearsonPublishingat
www.pearsonmastering.comforadiscountedpricecomparedtothe
bookstore.
WhenpromptedforaCourseID,pleaseentermehrtens02567.Ifyou
choosetopurchasedirectlyfromPearsonPublishing,youwillstillneedto
purchaseaworkbook(ISBN:978-1-3233-8865-5)fromacampusbookstore,
andthesehavebeenupdatedforSpring2016.
Finally,wedohavetwoadditionalbooksrecommended,butnot
required.Theyarepackagedtogetheratadiscountifyouare
interested.TheyarecalledThrive(ISBN:978-0-19-935204-3)andcanbe
purchasedfor$48.75(used)or$65(new)attheIUB.