Customer Reviews

Microbiology Demystified

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Let's say that I'll never be a microbiologist, but I needed to get through microbiology to stay in nursing school. Microbiology Demystified is getting me through my microbiology course. I take it to class so I can lookup anything I don't understand. This book is right on target so far. I've been pulling a B+. Now if they only had a demystified book for my other nursing courses I would be home free.

This was a great find. I was talking a microbiology course this summer as part of my RN program, but the teacher was confusing and the textbook was too technical. I took a chance and got a hold of a copy of this book. They should have used this as the textbook. Everything is written clearly, perfectly at the level I needed. I have a friend who is taking micro in the fall and she is going to use this book instead of buying the text.

This book got me through microbiology with a B+. Any easy read. Tech jargon is defined and explained in every day English. Much better than the textbook they required us to buy and for a fraction of its price. Can't go wrong buying this.

The book is okay, but there are some errors. Chapter 7, page 123, says that "Protein synthesis begins with the transcription process". This becomes a quiz question at the end of Chapter 7, but according to the quiz key in the book, the answer "transcription" is incorrect. Also, quiz question number 1 at the end of Chapter 7 also appears to give an incorrect answer (according to the quiz key). Also, there seem to be more inconsistencies. So I am disappointed. Otherwise, if it weren't for these errors, this could be a great book - a five star instead of a two star.

This book is nearly worthless. Large parts of it are just lists of organisms and there are frequent grammatical errors, typos, misspellings. It's clear it was written in a rush. The blurb on the back says "lavishly illustrated" which is a lie. All the illustrations, of which there are few, are not even B&W photos but line drawings, and not even very good ones at that. For example, The very first two, meant to illustrate two different organisms, are hard to tell apart. Save your money and buy something else.

I bought this book to help with a Microbiology class I need for nursing. Some of the more important things we are doing in lab (staining and cultures) have little detail or are not mentioned at all. For example, they mention MacConkey agar but not the others that we are being tested on. Chemical metabolism has some details, but not enough about ATP production. This book has helped clarify some things, but I have not been able to use it to the extent that I would have hoped.

Well written for non-science major but not college level especially for science major. Read it for a few days and selling it back. Microbiology the easy way is much better.

This book clarifies and simplifies highly technical science writing into completely comprehensible concepts without "dumbing down" the text. It's a great review for those who are familiar with Microbiology, and a wonderful summary for those who are just learning it. Microbiology Demystified is a great investment for any science student!

I was terrified of microbiology heading in, it seemed like it would be so difficult. After all, I had just finished the human anatomy & physiology series and those studies are so involved, I couldn't imagine how I was going to study the a&p of microscopic bacteria! I bought this book, and it did help. It's a much easier read than the course textbook, but I don't think I would have gotten an A in the class if I relied solely on it. Your textbook will cover things in much greater detail, and it's likely that the details will come up on exams. So, get this book and read it as a study guide and overview alongside your text. In some cases it can help make clear what the textbook is trying to say in very technical speak.

I purchased this text to help review for the FNP examination. It is a quick-read resource, definately one to review with before jumping in to the medical books and journals. I would strongly recommend it for your medical library. It proves to be a good spring board for study.