Essential Biology- Second Edition

5 stars (Depth and Accuracy) - Campbell and Reece are best known as the authors of the hefty and excellent "Biology", now in it's 6th edition used by undegraduate biology majors and AP Biology students. "Essential Biology" uses a different approach. The authors have packed a great deal into this amazingly small textbook. I recently reviewed a huge number of introductory biology texts for adoption in our school district. We use Campbell and Reece's Biology, 6th edition for our AP biology course but were looking for a textbook to use with our 9th grade honors biology students. After a lengthy comparison of textbooks we picked "Essential Biology" based on several things. First we found the book to be accurate, readable, and concise. We felt that it would give the students a depth of understanding in the core biological principles so that they would be ready when they moved on to AP biology later in their high school career. Instead of trying to "cover" everything under the biological sun, "Essential Biology" focuses on four core biological topics: cells, genetics, evolution, and ecology. It's 20 chapters are broken up into these 4 units and does a wonderful job of pulling it all together. Other textbooks certainly cover more material but with less depth. What is the use of having a huge textbook that the students either never finish or rush through with no real understanding? This is a textbook that the students can dig into and throughly understand during one course. It is supported by CD-ROM's and on-line material. The website provides activities, on-line labs, quizes, and other practice. Students can print out results or e-mail them to their teachers. I would recommend this text as one for use in a non-majors biology course or as an advanced high school biology introductory course. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Eric J Simon :: Jane B Reece :: Neil A Campbell :: :: Essential Biology- Second Edition

 

Human Anatomy - Physiology Laboratory Manual- Cat Version 8th Edition

Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version (8th Edition)...
Benjamin Cummings :: Education & Teaching Methods & Materials & Science & Technology :: Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology :: Medical :: Education & Teaching :: A :: Human Anatomy - Physiology Laboratory Manual- Cat Version (8th Edition)

 

Human Biology - Concepts and Current Issues 3rd Edition

5 stars (All Of The Biology Of The Human Body) - This wonderful book gives the reader a comprehensive presentation of the biology of the workings of the human body. The book comes with a CD ROM inside the cover and a free registration number for the tutor center which offers the learner internet and telephone support. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Physiology :: Medical & Nursing :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Human biology :: Michael D Johnson :: :: Human Biology - Concepts and Current Issues (3rd Edition)

 

Chemistry- An Introduction to General- Organic- and Biological Chemistry 8th Edition

5 stars (Great introduction to chemistry...) - this is an excellent introductory chemistry textbook.... it is great for the last year of highschool.. or for bridging from highschool to unviersity.. it isn't that deep enough for most first year chemistry courses... but reading through this book before OR while you are in ur first year course will greatly help you understand the material... because this book doesn't assume u know a lot about the subject already... cuz face it guys... nobody tries to remember stuff in highschool.. i personally just wanted to get it over with... therefore I forgot everything ...... but in university ur mentality changes.. u actually want to learn.. not just get 90 and get it over with.. that's why I bought this the summer before my classes started.. and went through it a little everyday... well my First Year class used Raymond Chang's CHemistry book (more advanced than this one) ... but I found it much easier, because I reviewed during the summer... and when I hit a topic that was hard.. i would reference this book.. read it.. then go back to Chang's and read the material... this helped a lot because this book assumes no previous knowledge.... so it's good for ppl like me.. for the few out there who actually cared in highschool.. and remember nething... this book is a waste.. because it isn't deep enough for first year chem courses (it is deep enough for non science major chem courses.. but not the hardcore first year general chem course) hope this helps 5 stars (Life saving personal tutor) - I recently took chemistry part II after not having chemistry for several years. This book was a life saver. I was able to pull many examples from it to guide me when I did my homework. Chemistry is tough enough by itself, but this book really helped. All the answers are there so you can test yourself on one part, and then see the answers with explinations on another part. Everything was easy to understand in this book. I highly recommend this...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Chemistry & Organic :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Chemistry - Organic :: Chemistry :: Karen C Timberlake :: :: Chemistry- An Introduction to General- Organic- and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)

 

The Anatomy Coloring Book 3rd Edition

4 stars (The anatomy coloring book (3rd edition)) - The information is good but the pictures could be a little bigger. 5 stars (The Anatomy Coloring Book) - Excellent preparation for the study of Anatomy and Physiology Great service- books arrived in excellent shape. 5 stars ( The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition) ) - Book was received faster than I expected and was in excellent condition. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Medical & Nursing :: Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: :: The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition)

 

Molecular Biology of the Gene- Fifth Edition

5 stars (Readable and Thorough, An Excellent Reference) - I am a layman with a serious interest in biology. I read science news, especially in Nature and Scientific American, and I often find that I don't have enough background to understand articles at the level at which I want to understand them. I bought this book hoping to get that background, and I wasn't disappointed. For example, once the human genome was sequenced, it appeared that there were far too few genes for an organism as complex as ourselves. But investigation shows that most genes occur in segments and that the messenger RNA must be cut and spliced before the protein can be formed. Often there are two or more ways the RNA may be spliced. So that one gene can specify more than one protein. Another problem is that the genome seemed to consist mostly of sections that don't code for proteins; these were called "junk". But it turns out that some RNA sequences have catalytic and regulatory roles, roles which used to be considered the bailiwick of proteins alone. Articles about topics such as these used to confuse me thoroughly, but after reading this book I find them much clearer. This book benefits from a great many illustrations and I recommend that you go through each one as you would a worked problem in a math text. Observe how the pieces fit together, how a particular group of atoms enhances or inhibits a reaction. The practice will help you to understand other things you will read later. I called this a "reference" for good reason: I assume that I will come across many future articles which will send me back to it to fill in some background. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Molecular Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Molecular genetics :: Molecular Biology :: Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics :: Life Sciences - :: Molecular Biology of the Gene- Fifth Edition

 

Essential Biology with Physiology

5 stars (wonderful book) - I used this book to homeschool my 13 year old daughter, who went on to obtain a 750 on the SAT II Biology. I also taught a class to homeschoolers using THE WAY LIFE WORKS (much cheaper) as the main text, but using many of the CD-ROM activites from ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY as class material. I especially liked the MendAliens for genetics problems! There are many useful activites, quizzes, and chapter tests, wonderful graphics. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand "essential" biology. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Plant physiology :: Physiology :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Biology (General) :: Biology :: Eric J :: Essential Biology with Physiology

 

Health - The Basics 6th Edition

1 stars (negative) - I ordered the 6th edition and received the 5th edition. However, delivery was fast, but i still have to return the book. WOuld recommand everyone to ask a question to the seller before ordering the book just to make sure that the book YOU need is the one Seller is selling! ! It sucks when you receive a wrong book and have a quiz next day in the class ! ! 1 stars (BORING!) - This book is dull and boring....in fact, I would never have purchased it if it wasn't required for my college class. Everything in here is common sense or if you watch the news, you all ready know everything presented. I started reading the first chapter and it completely put me to sleep, now when preping for a test, I mearly browse through the book and read the required definitions that will be on the test. 4 stars (A helpful book on maintaining a healthy life) - The reason that I purchased the book was because of the health class I was taking at college. As I read through the chapters, they really interest me, and remind me of little things that I have always tend to forget. There are no big theories in the book, just simple "life little reminders". When I purchased this book, it also comes with a workbook, which contains review and practice tests to help you to reinforce the ideas. The book helps me to correct some of my daily bad habbits. And even the class is over now, I still read the book sometime to learn more. I think this is a great book for readers who would like to live a healthy life and to take control of themselves, just like me. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Health & Fitness & General :: Health&Fitness :: Health & Fitness :: Health :: General :: Diet & Health & Fitness :: Rebecca J Donatelle :: :: Health - The Basics (6th Edition)

 

Conceptual Chemistry- Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules- Second Edition

2 stars (Conceptual Cemistry text review) - Well, it looks like I'm giving yet another one of my college textbooks a less than stellar review. This particular book was the required text for Chemistry 1010 at my college. Extremely expensive is how I feel about this book, since unlike my intro Psych book, which cost just as much, I find this one to be both confusing and patronizing. I had a slave driver for a Honors Chem teacher in high school, so I expected Chemistry to be easy, since I later found out that in high school I had taken the equivalent of a Chemistry class required of college level Chemistry majors. My professor was fairly good. He made it a point of explaining all the math and all the other mumbo-jumbo in this text. He had to do that a lot. Why, you ask? Because, this book, I swear, was written for a sixth grader. It comes across as such, especially in the first few chapters, where they talk about atoms and molarity, elements and compounds. It isn't until the later chapters, when you get to learn about things I still cannot even spell, that the author finally becomes serious. But still, the weird jokes about the neutron who went to the bar, the pictures of the author's wife and family members strewn about, and the corny cartoon characters trying to make Chemistry equations "fun" are just that-sappy and VERY corny. I had to repeatedly look at the cover of the book to make sure I was not reading a child's Chemistry text. And, come the day of the final, most of my classmates are more than willing to get rid of this text, which for most of us has served us well as a paperweight. I didn't even get to use it for that-my roommate is a Chemistry major and had an even bigger Chemistry book to use for that purpose. I spent $102 on this thing that masquerades as a college level Chemistry text, but in reality reads like it was meant for an uneducated 12 year old. The vast majority of us in this class did not use this book. We had a fairly decent pr...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Chemistry & Organic :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Chemistry - Organic :: Chemistry - General :: Chemistry (General) :: Chemistry :: John Suchocki :: :: Conceptual Chemistry- Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules- Second Edition

 

Access to Health 9th Edition

5 stars (Thumbs Up for Access to Health) - I just completed a health class and this was the textbook we used. I learned so much from using this book. This book is precise and to the point. It provides you with colorful pictures, charts, and definitions that's superb. It provides great information on Weight Management, Cancer, Heart Disease, Illicit Drugs, and Alchohol. No health class should go with out this book. This is defintely a great teaching tool for those that are taking a health class, or simply a great reference guide. I give this book five stars. 5 stars (Excellent!) - The 1999 Edition of Access to Health by Donatelle and Davis is excellent! User friendly writing style, colors, charts, references, and a comprehensive collection of chapters that cover all the key personal health related topics. From human sexuality to societal violence, the text covers all the bases. The authors have worked hard to bring this Edition up to date with the most current health research references/topics. I strongly recommend considering adoption for any introductory personal health course. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Health & Fitness & General :: Healthy Living :: Health&Fitness :: Health Care Issues :: Health & Fitness :: Health :: Diet & Health & Fitness :: Rebecca J Donatell :: Access to Health (9th Edition)

 

Nutrition - An Applied Approach

Nutrition : An Applied Approach...
Benjamin Cummings :: Health & Fitness & Nutrition :: Nutrition :: Medical & Nursing :: Health&Fitness :: Health & Fitness :: Melinda Manore :: Janice Thompson :: :: Nutrition - An Applied Approach

 

Introduction to Botany

4 stars (Wonderful (except for the website)) - This book is fantastic--very clear, concise, overall well-written. I have absolutely no background in botany but feel very satisfied and confident with what I've learned from this book. The illustrations are especially well done and are useful in understanding the nuts (no pun intended!) and bolts of plant structures and biological processes. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the website is often not functional or is down. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Botany :: Textbooks :: Science :: Life Sciences - Botany :: Gardening&Plants :: Botany (General) :: Botany :: Murray Nabors :: :: Introduction to Botany

 

Human Anatomy - Physiology with InterActive Physiology R 8-System Suite 6th Edition

1 stars (TEXTBOOK ) - I ORDERED MY ANATOMY BOOK A MONTH AGO, AND I HAVE NOT RECIEVE IT YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. IF THE SELLER DOES NOT HAVE IT, I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK TO MY CREDIT CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 4 stars (Essential for A&P Students.) - I own the International Edition of this book, ISBN 0-321-20413-1. Very good use of English, clear and easy to understand - even complex areas are explained fully and legibly. Excellent use of rich graphics and photographs where appropriate, and a very useful set of appendices at the back with everything from normal values for most blood tests to a Periodic Table. Accompanying CD and website both very helpful for the A&P student. Highly recommended. Why 4 stars? Since I am not in the USA, I have to use a scaled down version of the MyA&P website and find it just a little confusing to find my way in (once I'm there it's OK though). Also a tad heavy to be lugging around campus all day! ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Education & Teaching Methods & Materials & Science & Technology :: Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology :: Pathophysiology :: Medical & Nursi :: Human Anatomy - Physiology with InterActive Physiology(R) 8-System Suite (6th Edition)

 

Biology 7th Edition

5 stars (good vendor) - The book was expensive, but a better price than new for sure. It came in the quality as advertised. I recommend this vendor. 5 stars (A great biology primer) - I love the Biology book by Campbell and Reece subtitled 'Concepts & Connections', so I thought I would check out this edition also. I first studied biology nearly twenty-five years ago with a huge and lovely biology book written by an author whose name unfortunately escapes me. I loved that book, and have always judged future biology texts against that one; this one measures up well against my memory of that text. After an interesting introduction, which talks about discovery-based science in addition to theoretical/hypothesis science with interesting examples. The introduction, 'Exploring Life', leads right into the first unit, which deals with the basic chemistry needed to understand the processes of life. Water, Carbon and molecular chemistry at a basic level are explained, as these are the building-blocks of life on earth from a chemical standpoint. The book continues on an upward progression from here. The next unit is on the cell, introducing both single-celled organisms as well as how cells work in both plants and animals. Photosynthesis is explained in good detail. The unit following deals with genetics, a very 'in the news' area of biology today. This looks at genetics in plants (the early experiments of Mendel are explained here), animals, bacteria and viruses, as well as the more complex structures of DNA. The unit on evolution looks both at plant and animal evolution, as well as the way evolutionary ideas can influence the way species develop in the modern, changing world. The subsequent units look at biological diversity, the plant kingdom, and the animal kingdom. The final unit on ecology brings all things together in one eco-system in which plants, animals and environment influence each other and co-exist. In this book, each chapter focuses on only a f...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Jane B Reece :: Neil A Campbell :: :: Biology (7th Edition)

 

Microbiology- An Introduction- Eighth Edition

4 stars (Microbiology an introduction) - Delivered effectively and quickly. Only the edges were a little dammaged and I don't remember reading about that. Otherwise I am very well satisfied 2 stars (not much help) - As another reviewer stated, subjects were scattered all over book. Constant referrals to other chapters and sections. If you choose to do the review questions in back of book, you won't find the answers unless you go on-line, very annoying as I don't like to study in front of a computer. Lastly in other science textbooks there are often mid-chapter review questions to help you learn - this had none of that. Book was useless, learned more from instructor's outlines. 2 stars (Caution: This is not the Textbook!) - Be aware that this is NOT the textbook, it is the Study Guide! Although it may be useful for you (we decided to keep it anyway), it isn't what the title says. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Microbiology (General) :: Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology :: Christine L Case :: Berdell R Funke :: :: Microbiology- An Introduction- Eighth Edition

 

Biology- Sixth Edition

4 stars (satisfactory) - i ordered it from the new section and the book, when i received it, had some pages highlighted and the cd that came with the book was already opened. 4 stars (a bit mislead) - fast delivery was great, but misleading with the amount of cover damage and highlighted text--in worse shape than i understood. 5 stars (Excellent) - I used the 5th edition of this book, but I've seen the 6th edition, and think the improvements (especially in terms of the diagrams and additions to the accompanying CD) are worth the upgrade. This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in biology. It's the gold standard for a reason. Clear writing, excellent diagrams and pictures, and with an appropriate amount of depth for a college intro-biology course or for AP Bio. Don't forget to use the CD as a resource, since it makes complicated processes like the Krebs cycle a lot easier to understand. An animation is worth a thousand pictures. ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Study & Teaching :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Biology :: Jane B Reece :: Neil A Campbell :: :: Biology- Sixth Edition

 

Human Anatomy - Physiology Lab Manual- Cat Version- Update 8th Edition

Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual, Cat Version, Update (8th Edition)...
Benjamin Cummings :: Education & Teaching Methods & Materials & Science & Technology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology :: Elaine N M :: Human Anatomy - Physiology Lab Manual- Cat Version- Update (8th Edition)

 

Essentials of Human Anatomy - Physiology 8th Edition

4 stars (Nice and Well Organized Book. ) - I had this book for about two semesters, in college by the way. The first semester I dropped it and finally the second semester I got a B. Interesting hm? Anyhow, the book contains a large amount of information including very nice diagrams and photographs and has vastly improved in my opinion from the early first few editions. What makes this book extremely informative is the fact that it is pretty well organized and set up including indexing and clear contents listing. 16 chapters starting slowly from the basics of the human body, its relations to chemistry, cells and tissues, and finally going more in depth by digging deep into the organ systems and the human anatomy. The diagrams are clearly listed, but of course I've seen a few errors. The information is just so much. Unless you are crazy about this, I doubt you'll remember much without reviewing it over and over continuously on a weekly if not daily bases. Almost each part in the diagram is listed out on the same page or a few pages back and forth to give the reader a more precise knowledge if the reader intends to know more of what the diagram/photo represents part for part. The information is simply mind blowing and pretty exhausting to remember. Most readers of this and other anatomy/medical/etc related books would sooner or later ask themselves "who the heck would make up all these silly names and expect us to memorize it?!" The information is a little too compact for me and this is the only problem I have with this book, the simple fact that its a lot to comprehend and doesn't seem very intended in my Physiology and Anatomy basics class. Like always, mix other text books with this one if you intend to get everything out of this subject. No one book is perfect. Otherwise, its a decent book overall. 3 stars (Tolerable) - This book has some useful diagrams and illustrations. It's easy to read, but seems a bit too simplified at times. Also, I think the editors we...
Benjamin Cummings :: Education & Teaching Methods & Materials & Science & Technology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology :: Life Scienc :: Essentials of Human Anatomy - Physiology (8th Edition)

 

Biology- Concepts and Connections 4th Edition

4 stars (Good Book For Class) - This book will definitely get the job done. I just needed a book for my class and this works out great. It was in good condition and didn't have any highlighting marks in it. 5 stars (New Fifth Edition Brings Everything Up To Date) - This new Fifth Edition of an old standby. The book retains it's aim of engaging students from a wide variety of majors in the wonders of the living world. It relates the basic concepts of biology to concepts in every day life, to evolution, and to the process of science. The basic upgrades in this edition include: Greater emphasis on cells as the structural and functional units of life. Incorporates recent advances in the field of cellular reproduction, genetics and cloning. the concepts of evolution have been extensively reorganized and updated. This includes a major upgrading in the area of the evolution of biological diversity. the sections on animals and plants has been redone with a greater emphasis on those forms that the student sees in their everyday life. the ecology area has been updted with current ecological data and fresh photos. The text has been extensively reviewed to ensure that the new edition retains the reputation for accuracy that has become a hallmark of this book. 5 stars (Excellent Biology Text) - Biology Concepts and Connections, is an excellent text on life science. This book presents information in a clear and logical way. At the end of each section, there is a question box, which allows the reader to check their understanding of the information presented. It is also very helpful that answers are included for all the questions in the book. The book is broken into thirty-eight sections, which cover a wide variety of topics, such as cell biology, evolution, plant biology/botany, animal anatomy/life function, and much more. The CD-Rom which comes with this book is great for reviewing the material presented. I used this book in my honor's biology class and received an A. I...
Benjamin Cummings :: Science & Biology :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biology - General :: Biology :: Martha R Taylor :: Lawrence G Mitchell :: Jane B Reece :: Ne :: Biology- Concepts and Connections (4th Edition)

 

Fundamentals of Anatomy - Physiology 7th Edition

5 stars (Book) - Great way to purchase new books for college without all the unnecessary crap the school bookstores package together and force the students to buy..I got what I needed for the class and saved myself $85.00. Brand new right from the publishing house, way to go! ...
Benjamin Cummings :: Education & Teaching Methods & Materials & Science & Technology :: Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology :: Physiology :: Medical & Nursing :: H :: Fundamentals of Anatomy - Physiology (7th Edition)