Biology [Hardcover]

Neil A. Campbell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805319573 | ISBN-13: 978-0805319576 | Publication Date: January 1996 | Edition: 4

The emphasis in this edition of the text is on "the big ideas" - helping students distinguish key concepts in detail. It includes evolution as a main theme of the book.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co; 4 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805319573
• ISBN-13: 978-0805319576
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for High School AP Students, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Biology 4e with the Interactive Study Guide CD ROM Package (Hardcover)

I used this book to take AP Biology my sophmore year in high school and i thought that it was one of the best textbooks that I have ever used. Despite its menacing look [just over 1200 pages] the material is clear and easy to understand. The way he presents the information in a personal way along with clearly visible and eye-appealing figures really makes difficult concepts easy to understand. He also did a good job of tying together his key themes. A great book for any bio student, whether in high school or college.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great For MCAT Review, August 28, 2000

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Matthew M. Yau "Voracious reader" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biology (Hardcover)

This book widely used as the text for introductory biology course in universities. As pre-med students, many of my friends kept this text even after they finished the intro course for future reference. Whether you're studying for the MCAT on your own or taking prep courses with Princeton or Kaplan, you will refer to Campbell for information. It is well-written (with full-color photographs and artwork), clearly illustrated, and easy to read. The price of the newest edition (this book does renew edition pretty often) is somewhat too high; yet you will find it very helpful especially for studying the MCAT.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good desk reference, September 15, 2000

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"illinokie" (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biology (Hardcover)

This is a reasonably good general biology reference. It will come in quite handy years after college when you can't recall that small detail about something you learned long ago. It's well indexed for looking up all kinds of topics. It is, however, somewhat thin on details in several areas, but then again, it is meant only as a general biology text.