A calculus-based undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for science and engineering majors. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, University Physics I (First Semester) is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Units and Measurement, Vectors, Motion Along a Straight Line, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions, Newton's Laws of Motion, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy, Linear Momentum and Collisions, Fixed-Axis Rotation, Angular Momentum, Static Equilibrium and Elasticity, Gravitation, Fluid Mechanics, Temperature and Heat, The Kinetic Theory of Gases, The First Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Useful Information and Resources.
A calculus-based undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for science and engineering majors. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, University Physics II (Second Semester) is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Electric Charges and Fields, Gauss's Law, Electric Potential, Capacitance, Current and Resistance, Direct-Current Circuits, Magnetic Forces and Fields, Sources of Magnetic Fields, Electromagnetic Induction, Inductance, Alternating-Current Circuits, Electromagnetic Waves, and Useful Information and Resources.
A calculus-based undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for science and engineering majors. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, University Physics III (Third Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Oscillations; Waves; Sound; The Nature of Light; Geometric Optics and Image Formation; Interference; Diffraction; Relativity; Photons and Matter Waves; Quantum Mechanics; Atomic Structure; Condensed Matter Physics; Nuclear Physics; Particle Physics and Cosmology; and Useful Information and Resources
An algebra-based undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for introductory physics intended for Pre-Meds and other majors not requiring calculus-based physics. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, College Physics I (First Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: The Nature of Science and Physics; Kinematics; Two-Dimensional Kinematics; Force and Newton's Laws of Motion; Friction, Drag, and Elasticity; Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation; Work, Energy, and Energy Resources; Linear Momentum and Collisions; Statics and Torque; Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum; Fluid Statics; Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications; Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws; Heat and Heat Transfer Methods; Thermodynamics; Oscillatory Motion and Waves; Physics of Hearing; and Useful Information and Resources.
An algebra-based undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for introductory physics intended for Pre-Meds and other majors not requiring calculus-based physics. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, College Physics II (Second Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Electric Charge and Electric Field; Electric Potential and Electric Field; Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law; Circuits and DC Instruments; Magnetism; Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies; Electromagnetic Waves; Geometric Optics; Vision and Optical Instruments; Wave Optics; Special Relativity; Introduction to Quantum Physics; Atomic Physics; Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics; Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics; Particle Physics; Frontiers of Physics; and Useful Information and Resources
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Introductory Astronomy is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: The Birth of Astronomy; Orbits and Gravity; Earth, Moon, and Sky; An Introduction to the Solar System; Cratered Worlds; Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System; Venus and Mars; The Giant Planets; Debris of the Solar System; Nuclear Powerhouse; Analyzing Starlight; Radiation and Spectra; Astronomical Instruments; A Celestial Census; Celestial Distances; Gas, and Dust in Space; The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets Outside the Solar System; Stars from Adolescence to Old Age; The Death of Stars; Black Holes and Curved Spacetime; The Milky Way Galaxy; Galaxies; The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies; Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes; The Big Bang; and Life in the Universe.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for Human Anatomy and Physiology intended for Pre-Meds, Biology majors, and students concentrating in health sciences. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Human Anatomy and Physiology I (First Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: An Introduction to the Human Body, The Chemical Level of Organization, The Cellular Level of Organization, The Tissue Level of Organization, The Integumentary System, Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System, Axial Skeleton, The Appendicular Skeleton, Joints, Muscle Tissue, The Muscular System, The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue, Anatomy of the Nervous System, The Somatic Nervous System, The Autonomic Nervous System, The Neurological Exam
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for Human Anatomy and Physiology intended for Pre-Meds, Biology majors, and students concentrating in health sciences. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Second Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: The Endocrine System, Blood, The Heart, Blood Vessels and Circulation, The Lymphatic and Immune System, The Respiratory System, The Digestive System, Metabolism and Nutrition, The Urinary System, Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance, The Reproductive System, Development and Inheritance, Useful Information and Resources.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for Biology majors and students concentrating in health sciences. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Microbiology is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: An Invisible World / How We See the Invisible World; The Cell; Prokaryotic Diversity; The Eukaryotes of Microbiology; Acellular Pathogens; Microbial Biochemistry; Microbial Metabolism; Microbial Growth; Biochemistry of the Genome; Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics; Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics; Control of Microbial Growth; Antimicrobial Drugs; Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity / Disease and Epidemiology; Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses; Adaptive Specific Host Defenses; Diseases of the Immune System / Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response; Skin and Eye Infections / Respiratory System Infections; Urogenital System Infections / Digestive System Infections; Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections / Nervous System Infections; and Useful Information and Resources.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for intended for Biology majors and Pre-Meds, (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, College Biology for Majors I (First Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: The Study of Life; The Chemical Foundation of Life / Biological Macromolecules; Cell Structure; Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes; Metabolism; Cellular Respiration; Photosynthesis; Cell Communication; Cell Reproduction / Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction; Mendel's Experiments and Heredity / Modern Understandings of Inheritance; DNA Structure and Function; Genes and Proteins; Gene Expression; Biotechnology and Genomics; Evolution and the Origin of Species; The Evolution of Populations; Phylogenies and the History of Life; Viruses; Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea; Protists / Fungi; and Useful Information and Resources.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource for intended for Biology majors and Pre-Meds, (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, College Biology for Majors II (Second Semester) is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Introduction to Animal Diversity; Invertebrates; Vertebrates; Basic Form and Function; Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System; The Nervous System / The Endocrine System; Sensory Systems / The Musculoskeletal System; The Circulatory System / The Respiratory System; The Immune System; Osmotic Regulation and Excretion; Animal Reproduction and Development; Seedless Plants; Seed Plants; Plant Form and Physiology; Plant Reproduction; Soil and Plant Nutrition; Ecology and the Biosphere; Population and Community Ecolog; Ecosystems; Conservation Biology and Biodiversity; and Useful Information and Resources
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, College Biology for Non-majors is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Introduction to Biology; Chemistry of Life; Cell Structure and Function; How Cells Obtain Energy; Photosynthesis; Reproduction at the Cellular Level; The Cellular Basis of Inheritance; Patterns of Inheritance; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Evolution and Its Processes; Diversity of Life; Diversity of Microbes, Fungi, and Protists; Diversity of Plants; Diversity of Animals; The Body's Systems; The Immune system and Disease; Animal Reproduction and Development; Population and Community Ecology; andEcosystems and the Biosphere; Conservation and Biodiversity.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource suitable for both science and non-science majors. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Environmental Science is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. , Environmental Science draws science content from multiple disciplines and fuses emerging theories of sustainability with contemporary public policy issues. Topics include: Humanity and the Environment; The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the United States; Climate and Global Change; Biosphere; Conservation Biology and Biodiversity; Ecosystems and the Biosphere; Ecosystems; Population and Community Ecology; Water, Pollution, and Minerals; Environmental and Resource Economics; Modern Environmental Management; Sustainable Energy Systems; Problem-Solving, Metrics, and Tools for Sustainability; Ethics, Culture, and History; Sustainable Infrastructure
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Introductory Psychology is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Introduction to Psychology; Psychological Research; Biopsychology; States of Consciousness; Sensation and Perception; Learning; Thinking and Intelligence; Memory; Lifespan Development; Emotion and Motivation; Personality; Social Psychology; Industrial-Organizational Psychology; Stress, Lifestyle, and Health; Psychological Disorders; and Therapy and Treatment.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Macroeconomics is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Welcome to Economics; Choice in a World of Scarcity; Demand and Supply; Labor and Financial Markets; Elasticity; The Macroeconomic Perspective; Economic Growth; Unemployment; Inflation; The International Trade and Capital Flows; The Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model; The Keynesian Perspective; The Neoclassical Perspective; Money and Banking; Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation; Exchange Rates and International Capital Flows; Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy; The Impacts of Government Borrowing; Macroeconomic Policy Around the World; International Trade; Globalization and Protectionism.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Macroeconomics is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Welcome to Economics!; Choice in a World of Scarcity; Demand and Supply; Labor and Financial Markets; Elasticity; Consumer Choices; Production, Costs, and Industry Structure; Perfect Competition; Monopoly; Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly; Monopoly and Antitrust Policy; Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities; Positive Externalities and Public Goods; Labor Markets and Income; Poverty and Economic Inequality; Information, Risk, and Insurance; Financial Markets; Public Economy; International Trade; Globalization and Protectionism.
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, Intorduction to Sociology is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: An Introduction to Sociology; Sociological Research; Culture; Socialization; Groups and Organization; Deviance, Crime, and Social Control; Media and Technology; Social Stratification in the United States; Global Inequality; Race and Ethnicity; Gender, Sex, and Sexuality; Aging and the Elderly; Marriage and Family; Religion; Education; Government and Politics; Work and the Economy; Health and Medicine; Population, Urbanization, and the Environment; Social Movements and Social Change.
A college-level undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource (including extensive primary source material) providing an overview of the history, structure, and function of American government. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, American Government is a fully customizable college-level course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: American Government and Civic Engagement, The Constitution and Its Origins, American Federalism,Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, The Politics of Public Opinion, Voting and Elections, The Media, Political Parties, Interest Groups and Lobbying, Congress, The Presidency, The Courts, State and Local Government, The Bureaucracy, Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy.
A college-level undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource (including extensive primary source material) providing an overview of the history of the United States. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, United States History I (First Semester) is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492; The Atlantic World, 1492–1650; Colonial Societies, 1500–1700; Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660–1763; Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774; America's War for Independence, 1775-1783; Creating Republican Governments, 1776–1790; The New Republic, 1790–1820; Industrial Transformation in the North, 1800–1850; Jacksonian Democracy, 1820–1840; Westward Expansion, 1800–1860; The Antebellum South, 1800–1860; Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860; The Tumultuous 1850s; The Civil War, 1860–1865; The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877.
A college-level undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource (including extensive primary source material) providing an overview of the history of the United States. (online)
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial teams, United States History II (Second Semester) is a fully customizable undergraduate course crafted in partnership with Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning editors, instructors, and compliance experts. Topics include: Go West Young Man! Westward; Expansion, 1840-1900; Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business, 1870-1900; The Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870-1900; Politics in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900; The Progressive Movement, 1890-1920; American Foreign Policy, 1890-1914; Americans and the Great War, 1914-1919; Redefining the Nation, 1919-1929; Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929-1932; Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1941; Fighting the Good Fight in World War II, 1941-1945; Post-War Prosperity and Cold War Fears, 1945-1960; America in the 1960s; Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980; From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980-2000; and The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century.
Introductory college-level undergraduate courses and/or supplemental resource in chemisty and mathematics. (online).
in partnership with subject matter experts, editors, instructors, and compliance experts. at Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning, LMG's editorial teams contributed to the initial development of fully customizable undergraduate courses in chemistry and mathematics.
Outstanding Academic Title, 2010
2010 CODIE Award Finalist for Best Online News Service
Global Issues in Context is an international news service and academic resource. K. Lee Lerner served as Editor-in-Chief and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner served as a senior editor for GIC content development and they were instrumental in developing the "In Context" concept for Cengage. GIC was one of the first internet-based resources to be named an Outstanding Academic Title, a designation previously reserved for books. After the launch of of GIC in 2009 they, along with LMG subject matter experts, continued to serve as primary advisors and contributing editors for science and public health content until 2018.
2007 CODIE Award: Best Online Science or Technology Site
Science in Context (SCIC), previously the Gale Science Resource Center, is continuously updated by LMG (London, Paris, Cambridge, www.lernermediaglobal.co.uk). Since 2003, K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner have served as the principal science advisors and contributing editors for this respected online science educational resource. LMG's continuous updating duties cover a range of resources including the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, the RUSA and Outstanding Academic Title award-winning Environmental Encyclopedia, and Macmillan Science Reference Series articles.
The venerable American Men and Women of Science remains without peer as a chronicle of scientific endeavor and achievement in the United States and Canada." -- WorldTrade Review Essays of Academic, Professional & Technical Books in the Humanities & Sciences
"Cadillac of scientific biography" -- Booklist
The venerable American Men and Women of Science, in publication since 1906 and -- as of 2016 -- across 34 editions profiles scientists, public health specialists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists of distinguished training, position, and/or achievement. Contributions to science are measured by publication in reputable scientific journals. For those whose work cannot be published due to governmental or industrial security, contributions are based on peer judgment and/or attainment of a position of substantial responsibility. Since the 2003, K. Lee Lerner has served on the AMWS Advisory Board.
Recent Advisory Board members include James E. Bobick, Former Department Head, Science and Technology Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; K. Lee Lerner; and David A. Tyckoson, Associate Dean, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno.
Scientists who are not citizens of the United States or Canada are included if a significant portion of their work was performed in North America.
First published as American Men of Science, in 1971 the name was changed to American Men and Women of Science.
