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| Biology | 
| Authors: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson, Susan Singer, Jonathan Losos
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
Buy Used: $4.80
New (31) Collectible (2) from $29.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 12168
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1250
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.2 x 1.8
ISBN: 0072921641
Dewey Decimal Number: 570
EAN: 9780072921649
ASIN: 0072921641
Publication Date: January 8, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Overall Book January 25, 2008
I bought this book freshman year of college and have used it well into my senior year. It's a great book to keep for reference and contains information covered in all the biology classes I have taken. Pictures of mechanisms are easy to understand and very helpful.
 Lacking Needed Detail November 17, 2007
This text does not go into enough depth. I found myself going to other sources in order to further grasp required concepts. There is also an error in figure 45.17.
graphs are incredible, text is wordy August 27, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The graphs summarize lots of important information in a clear and easy to understand format.
Some part of the text is wordy, not very concise. It helps to develop the breadth and depth of the text but meanwhile it's quite distracting and sometimes confusing for grasping the key concepts.
The best biology book ever August 5, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this book. The explanations are thorough and understandable and the pictures and diagrams cannot be beat. Truly a great read. The book goes into enough detail, but not too much that you get confused. Thank you Purdue bio department for choosing this book!! Highly recommended!
Excellent book for College Biology December 23, 2004
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I utilized this book for my college biology classes. It was very complete and had great details on photosynthesis, Krebs cycle, glycolysis. I even liked the chapters on animal structure and function, quite interesting. However, the chapter on genetics was the hardest to read. I had to re-read pages over again to understand what Raven was trying to teach. If you want to know what is the best study guides for college biology to study from, get the following by Patrick Leonardi--
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations (Vol 1)
Topics: Organziation of Living Things and Chemistry of Life, Structure and Function of the Cell and Energy Pathways, Reproduction and Heredity, Genetics.
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations (Vol 2)
Topics: Evolution, Ecology, Kingdom Bacteria, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Viruses, Plant Form and Function
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations (Vol 3)
Topics: Kingdom Animalia, Organization of the Animal Body, Animal Form and Function, Animal Reproduction, Development and Behavior.
The last three study guides prepared me for the kind of questions that were asked on my college exams. This helped me cut a lot of time in my studying because now I new what to focus on. Raven's book is a also a must buy.
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