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Reviewing the relevant sections of several textbooks for each lecture topic.
A faculty member teaching a lower division course in the biological sciences says that in preparing each lecture he starts by comparing three or four introductory texts. He then looks at one or two specialized books on the given concept or biological process.
"There is no such thing as the perfect textbook; each has its strengths and weaknesses. By comparing several approaches, I am able to distill the best definitions, explanations and examples and am less likely to overlook important aspects of the topic. It also helps me to complement the textbook rather than repeat it in lecture. I also include simplified accounts of recent developments in the field taken from my own professional reading whenever it is appropriate."
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