Student Study Guide for Biology

Very helpful book for college. Highly recommended

I will start by saying the usefulness of this guide is directly related to how your classroom/lecture course is set up. If your instructor focuses on the textbook in class, this guide will be very useful. If your instructor tends to use the book to reinforce their own lecture material you may be sorely disappointed having purchased what has just become a large coloring book.The reason for this disconnect is that the guide seems to take large leaps of logic in reviewing a chapter. Oftentimes the focus for review is a throwaway comment hidden in the chapter that is of sufficient importance that it justifies intense questioning from the guide.And the flowcharts... Damn the flowcharts!The flowcharts are -awful-. They are poorly designed and just add to any confusion the student might have. The text often does not explain the complex interactions between cells, proteins, etc that the review guide expects you to know. Is it vital for you to understand the interplay between energy levels as they heat up car paint? No! 99% of the time your instructor will expect this knowledge to come from your prerequisite/concurrent chemistry class, or simply ask you to identify what is going on when solar energy is absorbed. (Note: The textbook does an excellent job explaining this, which the guide undoes quickly)So depending on your instructor, you may be better off using the MyBioLab package's self-assessment quizzes and review material. I certainly was more satisfied with the online review than this guide.I encourage you to look through the guide yourself on campus. It might not be right for me, but it may be perfect for you.

I recently bought this book for my daughter who already swears by Campbell Reece's Biology leviathan textbook so much so she would give it 6 stars if she could! She is in her penultimate high school year preparing Cambridge AS Biology which she intends to pursue next year at A2 Level and then at University. She tells me the study Guide is a good, well structured summary of the Campbell Reece textbook, perfect for quick refresher reviews of certain topics. She would definitely recommend it in conjunction with their textbook.  Biology with MasteringBiology (8th Edition)

The first time I order the book, I never recieved it. There was some problem with delivering the book. However, I communicated this with the company and they were happy to send me another book, to replace the one I never recieved. The staff member who attended me was very kind and help.Thank you!

This book is great. We are using it for a graduate level capstone course text and the online animations, quizes and additional resources (including an etext) are useful and concise. Includes many Discovery channel videos and much much more. Easy to follow and understand.Supplemental study guide is available with additional quizes and flow charts of each chapter.

Very helpful when used with the textbook and during lecture. Has interactive review and sample test questions to assist with learning the material. Very good investment if you will use it and not just say you have it.

I bought the wrong version. I was intending to buy the AP edition.

The practice questions really have helped with my studying so far and helped me alot on my last test. The summaries are very general but it is a study guide so you should have all the broader stuff in the book. Just in general its pretty great. when i use it.

Got here on time. I love the book!