I bought this book because I found a cheap one in the marketplace. I wouldn't have bought this brand new because I only needed it for a sub-module on my degree and it wouldn't be worth it.
The books contents are fantastic. Everything that I needed was in here (more to do with the course design though I'd imagine) but if I had this book at A-Level I think I would have been just as impressed. The information was both in-depth, well explained and well organised with all diagrams in easy to find locations.
I honestly wouldn't have found that course as nice to do if it wasn't for this book. This is the first edition but it is pretty much the same as the newest edition.
Can't say much about the CD in the back though from what I could see it was a gallery of images and 3D molecules but this being Biology it wasn't really much use for the actual science but if you are interested in that sort of thing then it would be a nice rest activity between revision times or something?
I recommend this book, I was surprised and pleasantly so. Enjoy.
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Essential Cell Biology Hardcover ā 25 September 2003
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Bruce Alberts
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Dennis Bray
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Alexander Johnson
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Julian Lewis
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- Publisher : Garland Science; 2 edition (25 September 2003)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 860 pages
- ISBN-10 : 081533480X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0815334804
- Dimensions : 21.59 x 3.18 x 27.31 cm
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.."."an excellent example of designing a textbook for undergraduates and non-biology majors. It is clear, well illustrated, conversational in tone and enjoyable to read and browse through..." ." -E-Streams, October 2004 "The second edition retains all the beauty of the first, and it serves as an editorial model -- a guide that shows us how serious authors prepare a new version of a serious book. ...What makes for a great science education is not the amassing of facts but the understanding of concepts, processes and syntheses, and the realization that all our information about nature must be subject to testing and revision. That is the kind of educational experience that students can acquire from the second edition of Essential Cell Biology." ." -The Textbook Letter, Volume 12, Number 2, 2005
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It was nice reading some Biology again
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An excellent text!
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I found this text brilliant for a module in my second year of a Biology degree; the information is concise and to the point, the multimedia disk is brilliant and the questions helped to prepare me for my exams and had me thinking more outside the box. There are many wonderful diagrams, but the CD reminds a student that cells are 3D, dynamic entities and not flat and lifeless on a page.
A wonderful resource!
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Perfect in cell biology
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Loved it, a sufficient short version of The Cell from the same authors. UmeƄ University stresses the med. students that they cant buy this version, thats b*** s***. Studying medical cell biology means a lot of reading. This book is the important core knowledge of the Cell, thus you dont have to guess what to skip reading for your finals. My first med. Uni, Charles uni of Prague, faculty of meds in Hradec Kralove said the opposite, this one (or later editions) will do perfectly well.
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As a required textbook for my course, I can't fault this book packed full of information and a steal for the price I paid for it. This edition is still useful, despite there being to new editions.
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