The Cell: A Molecular Approach [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Cooper (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878931066 | ISBN-13: 978-0878931064 | Publication Date: July 15, 2000 | Edition: 2nd

Boston Univ., MA. Textbook designed for one-semester introductory cell biology courses. Retains the organization, themes, and features of the original, c1997, but has been updated in areas including, genome analysis, chromatin and transcription, nuclear transport, protein sorting and trafficking, and signal transduction. Hardcover, hardcover with CD-ROM also available.

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About the Author

GEOFFREY COOPER is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biology at Boston University - ROBERT E. HAUSMAN is Professor and Graduate Director of the Department of Biology at Boston University ROBERT E. HAUSMAN is Professor and Graduate Director of the Department of Biology at Boston University --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 689 pages
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc; 2nd edition (July 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878931066
• ISBN-13: 978-0878931064
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,366,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New! Second Edition of Cooper text is available!, June 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cell: A Molecular Approach (Hardcover)

The field of cell biology is so vast and changing so rapidly that teaching it can be a daunting prospect. The First Edition of The Cell: A Molecular Approach, published in 1997, offered the perfect solution for teachers and their students--current, comprehensive science combined with the readability and cohesiveness of a single-authored text. Designed for one-semester introductory cell biology courses, this book enabled students to master the material in the entire book, not simply to sample a small fraction from a much larger text. The new Second Edition of The Cell retains the organization, themes, and special features of the original, but it has been completely updated in major areas of scientific progress, including: genome analysis; chromatin and transcription; nuclear transport; protein sorting and trafficking; signal transduction; the cell cycle; and programmed cell death.

The new Second Edition was published June 16, 2000.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory book, August 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cell: A Molecular Approach (Hardcover)

I am an engineer by training and I am interested in appling biological principles to solving engineering problems (I am also the author of a book entitled Intelligent Systems for Engineering: A Knowledge-based Approach). Prof. Cooper's book is an amazingly well written book. Anyone can easily understand the concepts presented. My only advice to the author is to make the CD-ROM more interactive and if possible add narration. Congratuations on writing such an excellent book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cell: A Molecular Approach as college level text, June 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cell: A Molecular Approach (Hardcover)

This text, as a course text, could very possibly be excellent as a text in an introductory biology course for first year biology students. For more advanced students, even those taking an introductory biology course, this book lacks the depth and detail that the discriminating student demands.

Students often complain that the book leaves them hanging with unanswered questions and that the text's depth is insufficient.

The presentation, though, is excellent. Effective use of color and illustration make this text just fine for a non-honors level class. The writing style isn't overly stuffy either.

All in all, this book is best complemented with a good molecular biology textbook. The extra explanations of chemical mechanisms make up for the missing depth of Cooper's text