Main description:

This is the access card only, does not include textbook.
LaunchPad is an interactive online resource that helps students achieve better results. LaunchPad combines an interactive e-book with high-quality multimedia content and ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve, our adaptive quizzing resource, to engage your students and develop their understanding.
Features Include:
* Pre-built Units for each chapter, curated by experienced educators, with media for that chapter organized and ready to assign or customize to suit your course.* Intuitive and useful analytics, with a Gradebook that lets you see how your class is doing individually and as a whole.* A streamlined and intuitive interface that lets you build an entire course in minutes.
LearningCurve in Launchpad
In a game-like format, LearningCurve adaptive and formative quizzing provides an effective way to get students involved in the coursework. It offers:* A unique learning path for each student, with quizzes shaped by each individual's correct and incorrect answers.* A Personalised Study Plan, to guide students' preparation for class and for exams.* Feedback for each question with live links to relevant e-book pages, guiding students to the reading they need to do to improve their areas of weakness.

Contents:

1. Overview of the Immune System2. Cells, Organs, and Microenvironments of the Immune System3. Recognition and Response4. Innate Immunity5. The Complement System6. The Organization and Expression of Lymphocyte Receptor Genes7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Antigen Presentation8. T-Cell Development9. B-Cell Development10. T-Cell Activation, Differentiation, and Memory11. B-Cell Activation, Differentiation, and Memory12. Effector Responses: Cell- and Antibody-Mediated Immunity13. Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome14. The Immune Response in Time and Space15. Allergy, Hypersensitivities, and Chronic Inflammation16. Tolerance, Autoimmunity, and Transplantation17. Infectious Diseases and Vaccines18. Immunodeficiency Disorders19. Cancer and the Immune System20. Experimental Methods and System