Biology | 
 enlarge | Authors: Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Category: Book
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 1145
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7th
Pages: 1312
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 080537146X
Dewey Decimal Number: 570
EAN: 9780805371468
Publication Date: December 23, 2004
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Product Description
Neil Campbell and Jane Reece's BIOLOGY remains unsurpassed as the most successful majors biology textbook in the world. This text has invited more than 4 million students into the study of this dynamic and essential discipline.The authors have restructured each chapter around a conceptual framework of five or six big ideas. An Overview draws students in and sets the stage for the rest of the chapter, each numbered Concept Head announces the beginning of a new concept, and Concept Check questions at the end of each chapter encourage students to assess their mastery of a given concept. New Inquiry Figures focus students on the experimental process, and new Research Method Figures illustrate important techniques in biology. Each chapter ends with a Scientific Inquiry Question that asks students to apply scientific investigation skills to the content of the chapter.
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 Impressive depth of explanation August 1, 2005
Alan Meyer (Randallstown, MD USA)
102 out of 106 found this review helpful
I'm working through an earlier edition of this book (because it was used and cheap) and am very impressed by it. There are a lot of excellent introductory science textbooks, but what distinguishes this one in my mind is the author's relentless effort to deepen his explanations. You don't just learn that some reaction occurs in the cell. You learn why it occurs, what its antecedents are, what their antecedents are, how feedback reactions in the cell stimulate or inhibit the reaction, and what the mechanisms of action are. At each point where the reader may be thinking, "That's interesting, but why does that happen?", all he need do is read on and very likely find that Campbell will ask, and answer, his question.
Explanation must always come to a stop. But Campbell pushes his explanations out to the frontiers of our knowledge. His explanations stop not where he thinks the student is too unsophisticated to continue, but where either there is no more known, or where it would be impossible to say more and still cover the whole subject of biology in one book.
This approach shows great respect for the student. It treats the student as an intelligent person who is interested, motivated, and able to learn. It is the standard approach for more advanced texts, but it's not always found in introductory books. It's a considerable achievement to be able to write about a highly technical subject this deeply and this thoroughly, and still put it in terms that the beginning student can understand.
The book is also very well produced. There are excellent illustrations, a useful glossary, an index, and many photo-micrographs. Even in the illustrations, Campbell treats the reader as a serious student - providing thorough explanations and labeling each microscope photo to indicate how it was made (light, scanning electrons, transmissive electrons). I can't say what's on the CD ROM because I haven't seen it. But if it's as good as the rest of the visual material, it will be very good indeed.
I heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn the science of Biology.
Must for all Bio students October 1, 2005
M. C. Kim (Davis, CA)
34 out of 39 found this review helpful
My school UC Davis uses this book and gosh, the book is perfect after all in explaining the principles and concepts of biology. We only covered first 20 chapters in one quarter but by looking at how the book is outlined and written, I can see that the rest of the book will be great. I did not stumble much in reading and figures makes the subject much easier to digest. Oh, the CD that came with book is soooo helpful for the midterms. Not only does it check your reading, but also it quizzes your thinking process involved with the chapter concept.
The only drawback i see is that the book can be heavy and expensive. Other than that, all the biology books I have ever read so far, this is simply the BEST...
The New Standard January 28, 2005
SinisterSnail (Kansas City, Kansas)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
The Campbell Biology texts have always been the premier general bio science text, and the 7th edition sets a new standard. Improvements over previous editions include an excellent prep section for the AP Bio test, new organization, much better graphics and pictures, and an absolutely incredible CD resource. Any interest in biology at any level demands this book. Highly recommended.
Best textbook ever! May 17, 2006
reader (New Jersey)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is such a great book that it's hard to believe that it is a textbook. Our class used it in our Biology course in college. It's very clearly written. It has a huge amount of info., that's probably much too much for a single year long course, but at the same time it is so well presented and so interesting that I plan on reading all of the chapters we didn't cover in class, during the summer vacation. The book is beautifully illustrated with full color photos, and tons of very usefull diagrams, charts, drawings etc. Each chapter has a short summary that's a great tool for reviewing main concepts. There are questions at the end of each chapter which often are pretty tough. The text comes with a CD that has a lot of really great interactive activities, and killer quizzes, in which I could never do better than a measly 78% (I actually did far better on class exams). I highly recommend getting the study guide for this edition, because not only does it contain more quizzes, questions, and diagrams for you to fill, but also it is a blessing when you don't have the time to read a whole chapter in the text (they can be lengthy). The study guide contains an abridged version of each chapter, which saved me a few times, plus it's a slightly different take on the same subject, which can help if you have trouble understanding something in the text. I love this book so much that I plan on keeping it.
I can't imagine a better biology book January 28, 2007
Alf (San Rafael CA USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am not a student but a middle-aged adult who bought this book solely out of interest in the subject. I was shocked by how well it is produced. It's supplemented by tons of pictures and illustrations, so even difficult subjects are made easy to comprehend. That's important, given that modern biology has so much to do with physics and chemistry. The writing is clear and concise; as are the styles for the headings, text blocks, etc. At first I was put off by the price, but it's well worth it and they've earned it.
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