The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology [Mass Market Paperback]

Glen Moulton (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: October 5, 2004

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology is a life saver for those studying life sciences...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology is a lifesaver for anyone studying for a big AP biology test or working to finish Biology 101. Following a standard AP biology course curriculum that begins with life, cells, and molecular structure and ends with evolution, ecosystems, and ecology, it covers everything for the biology student in a clear, easy to understand manner.

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About the Author

Bruce Faitsch has been teaching biology since 1965 and Advanced Placement biology since 1986. He has served on a number of committees for the US Department of Education, is active in education at the state level in Connecticut, and has served as National Reader for the 2003 Advanced Placement Biology Exam and as an AP biology consultant with Educational Testing Service (Princeton) in 2002 and 2003. He maintains a popular website for AP biology and college prep biology at http://www.guilford.k12.ct.us/~faitschb/.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (October 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592572588
• ISBN-13: 978-1592572588
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book -- not a pleasure reader! This takes time., May 22, 2007

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J.D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is very good; even though, I found it best used as a supplement. Personally, I used several items for Biology. With that said, this book does well and serves its place nicely. It's better than many texts, but if you're a visual or spatial learner, you'll want to supplement with interactive materials, DVD's, etc.

This book is fairly entertaining once you understand the language; however, it's not a pleasure reader. Don't expect to breeze through it in a few hours. It's very comprehensive covering topics from both Biology 1 and Biology 2.

My favorite chapter was Ecology -- ironic, considering it's the last chapter. Most disliked chapter? Chapter 3: Specialized Cell Structure and Function. I actually found Chapters 2 and 3 the hardest to complete in the entire book. Once you sludge through those, it becomes fairly entertaining. Maybe that's just because I didn't have a biology (or science in general) background first.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonder Book, wonderful Value, May 27, 2006

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Nolan (DALLAS, TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology (Mass Market Paperback)

I liked the format of this book.
It helped me with my college biology I and II classes.
My favorite sections were evolution and ecology of course.
I feel like such a nerd studying so much.
Then again this book was quite needed along with
Patrick Leonardi's "The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations"
This comes in three volumes with a lot of practice questions
which I tested myself before my actual college bio tests.


Good Luck!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Creationist rubbish. Free thinking minds beware!, January 13, 2011

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Gavin - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Biology (Mass Market Paperback)

Very sad and sorry this one slipped through to the keeper! What I thought would be a good basic scientific book turns out to be filled with semi-religious rubbish. Stay clear if you are after truth.