Are You a College PROFESSOR of BIOLOGY, Which BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK Do You Prefer For Your Classes?
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Here is a great textbook for Biology:\n\nBiology (7th Edition) by Neil A. Campbell and Jane B.\nReece  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080537146X/sr=8-1/qid=1144710615/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1545574-1389606?%5Fencoding=UTF8)\n\nFor Microbiology:\n\nBrock Biology of Microorganisms (11th Edition) (Brock Biology of Microorganisms) by Michael Madigan and John Martinko  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131443291/sr=1-1/qid=1144710715/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1545574-1389606?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books)\n\nI have had taken and taught classes using these books with great success.  They are used by many state universities.
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http://www.half.com\nhttp://www.campusbooks.com/\nhttp://www.classbook.com/\nhttp://www.ecampus.com/default.asp?referrer=pdin
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I think we will always have books, but I would bet someone will figure out another way to make them in a very different form.  I also think that high school textbooks are doomed, since they are way too heavy and can be offered in CD-ROM form already.  The classes I teach are going to be giving everyone the CD of the textbook and just keep the regular books in the classroom next year, so that students don't have as much weight in their backpacks.
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i have the princeton one and it's pretty good. they explain it to you simply so it's easy to understand. though it doesn't cover as much as the text book does so i suggest you review your textbook as well as the princeton review.\n\nwhatever you do, don't get barrons. it sucks on every subject.
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The Science Book of the Human Body : A Layman's Introduction to Human Anatomy
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library.  Biology or physiology.  Ask the librarian.
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For me the answer is simple. More engaging material, better context and the fact that the profs treat us like adults versus like little kids. You can build a great relationship with your professor / instructor and transcend the student-teacher relationship.
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I'd suggest you look in the front of your textbook.  It will be along the lines of "The principles of biology are. . . ."  Usually when they ask open ended questions like these they don't want a thoughtful and insightful answer like the ones given above but rather, for you to parrot the aforementioned sentence back to them.
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Perhaps you can get an idea from these links.\n\nSENIOR BIOLOGY LINKS.\n\nOn-Line Biology Book\n\nhttp://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookTOC.html\n\nhttp://www.clickandlearn.org/Bio/bio_links.htm\n\nHow You Rot & Rust\n\nhttp://www.biomedx.com/microscopes/rrintro/rr4.html\n\nExcellent Biology Links:   \n\nhttp://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/animations.htm\n\nhttp://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/index.html\n\nhttp://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html\n\nBiology Websites\n\nhttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/biology.html\n\nBio 275\nmolecular animations\n\nhttp://www.soest.hawaii.edu/~ffd/bio275/\n\nLinks to Recommended Resources\n\nhttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/RR/index.html#students\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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I am currently a health science student at a university and the best book that I would recommend is\n\nHuman Anatomy and Physiology written by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoehn\n\nThis an an excellent book with wonderful diagrams and charts and covers everything in basic anatomy that you would need to know....it is usually used for nursing students, medical students, biomedical students, and students in any sort of human kinetics or health sciences programs....
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Psychology: A Consise Introduction, by Richard A. Griggs.\n\nI used this text book in my Psychology class at my college this past year and I found it very clear and informative. It covers all of the basics and presents examples using actual experiments. There are also very colorful diagrams which make things easier to see. It breaks down info into related sections which also makes the information very easy to absorb. The author is an excellent and intelligent writer. I highly recommend this text book.
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Sat II Bio much? hehe\n\nI'd go for B. Bacterial metabolism can get very complex, while their genetical structure is very siple.
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http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/IntroBio/bio201/lectures/Lecture06.html\nit's all there for you, outlined and organized. hope this helps!
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Another textbook question...
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Biology.  Or Chemistry.
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Some people may find statistics class to be easy, but most students find university statistics classes to be among the hardest undergraduate classes that  people take, particularly if they are not real good at math.  I saw people change their majors just to AVOID statistics.  On the other hand, there is great power in understanding statistics because statistical measurements are used so much, and so often used incorrectly.  One of the only college textbooks I've kept (I'm 55+) is my "biostatistical analysis" book, and there are times when I actually pull it off the shelf.   So for strength, I would say great power and clarity to solve questions if used properly.  Statistics are often the basis for scientific proof.  Good data backed by statistical analysis is hard to refute.   For weakness, I'd say statistics are often manipulated or based on pre-judgments, for example statistics of public opinion based on leading questions.  The book below is a classic.  It's easy to understand and will show you all the ways that people abuse statistics.  The second book is still the standard textbook in the biological sciences, even I bought mine so many years ago.
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Lots. Look up any school-level text on Biology. Conc on the following pts:\n1. Cell walls & membranes\n2. Plastids\n3. Vacuoles\n3. Centrioles\netc...