Biology, 7th Edition (Book & CD-ROM)

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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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 "Saved $100." 2010-01-18
By Emily B. (Chicago, IL)
This book is half the price of the school bookstore, can't say that's the first time they have tried to rip people off, but I was very happy to return their book and get my money back! :D

 "DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION (newer edition available)" 2010-01-04
By Y. Lu (Berkeley, CA)
This is great biology textbook with thorough explanations and helpful images. A plurality of high schools and universities will use this book for its core biology classes, making it a great resource even after the class(es) is over.



However, there is a newer 8th edition, so PLEASE either buy that edition new/used or this one used (which is actually very cheap comparatively).

 "I feel for you if you have to take this class" 2009-12-18
By M. Bridenstine (USA)
This class that requires this book is very HARD. I feel for ya. : ) The book is a good read, it goes into great detail for each topic it covers.

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Precalculus (with CD-ROM, BCA/iLrn™ Tutorial, and InfoTrac )

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Dwyer and Gruenwald's PRECALCULUS builds on the same features as their very successful COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Second Edition and COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY, Second Edition , while adding material to help students look ahead to calculus. The book is organized around a traditional table of contents, and offers a contemporary flavor through the use of the rule of four, modeling, and a strong conceptual orientation. The authors motivate students by using outstanding contemporary applications that address important topical issues, as well as entertaining and illustrative ones. The applications are woven around a carefully paced presentation of algebra and trigonometry topics. A rich variety of exercises further engage and challenge students. In PRECALCULUS, the authors assume that students have access to a variety of graphing calculator models, so generic instruction is provided. Guidelines and keystrokes for specific calculators can be found in the free, text-specific online graphing calculator manual.
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 "Faulty sending" 2008-10-02
By Matthew Michaels
i was told that this book would be sent in 5-10 business days. well it took a month to get to me. that would have been just great except i needed the book for my classes. If you say 5-10 business days it better be to me by 10 business days max~! not a month


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Precalculus: A Problems-Oriented Approach (with CD-ROM and iLrn™ Tutorial)

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David Cohen's PRECALCULUS: A PROBLEMS-ORIENTED APPROACH, Sixth Edition, focuses on teaching mathematics by using a graphical perspective throughout to provide a visual understanding of college algebra and trigonometry. The author is known for his clear writing style and the numerous quality exercises and applications he includes in his respected texts. In this new edition, graphs, visualization of data, and functions are now introduced much earlier and receive greater emphasis. Many sections now contain more examples and exercises involving applications and real-life data. While this edition takes the existence of the graphing calculator for granted, the material is arranged so that one can teach the course with as much or as little graphing utility work as he/she wishes.
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 "OK book" 2009-03-13
By Anthony J. Gomez Diaz
This book is written to a very understandable degree. If you are finding it difficult to understand then the problem is not the book its you. While some of the chapters may be better organized the book is not a total loss. After all you do only have to look in the appendix to find the topic you want to study about. All information is in this book including a 2 chapter review of basic algebra.



While I don't love the book, I am having no problem with it.

 "Grab Bag" 2005-11-24
By I. R. Paul (Berkeley, CA)
A grab bag of precalc topics. Makes a good refresher, but not a good intro.

 "Good chapters, poor layout" 2005-05-13
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I see that other reviewers have beaten me to the punch. I, too, found the individual chapters very good and the overall organization confused. Like a previous reviewer, I think Cohen's Precalculus would best serve as a supplement to Michael Sullivan's more effectively organized book.

 "jumbled = confusing = easily forgotten lessons" 2005-02-21
By annoyed dad (Madison, WI)
My son was assigned this textbook last year in a junior college math class. He and his classmates found it frustrating. I had to spend hours tutoring him and several of his friends. As a result, I became intimately familiar with Cohen's Precalculus and the confusion it caused students.



My opinion of this book is much like that of the first and last reviewers. There is no discernible order to the chapters; the book doesn't progress in any logical way from what the students have just learned to what immediately follows. (For example: Why didn't the chapter on linear equations immediately follow the chapter on matrices? That's the whole point of matrices--we use them to solve linear equations!).



Sad to say, this book is just a big jumble of miscellaneous material lumped together under the rubric of precalculus. I don't know why the author and publisher chose to arrange the material this way. A previous reviewer suggests that the market forces textbook authors to include everything but the kitchen sink. Even if true, this explanation is irrelevant: it might explain why the book crams so much between its covers, but it doesn't explain the haphazard arrangement of the material. The book certainly didn't do my son or his classmates much good. Although they managed to memorize and regurgitate their lessons well enough to pass the final exam, the mathematical knowledge they gleaned wasn't retained very well because it was never put into any kind of logical order. This book provided no framework that made sense of the random lessons they received. In my opinion, that is not a good way to teach anything, especially an abstract subject like math.

 "Incoherent is the word, all right" 2005-02-08
By Pete Nedervetil (Los Angeles)
I'm an honors math major who had to use this text for a high-school AP math class a few years ago.



The first reviewer has hit the nail on the head. A reader could be forgiven for thinking Cohen suffered from ADHD. He's fine at explaining the small picture, but utterly hopeless at fitting all the little bits into any kind of coherent framework. This book is all over the place, bouncing here and there, seemingly at mere whim. It doesn't really matter WHY it's so disorganized--whether the result of some ed-school fad or a publisher's marketing strategy. In the end, it's still disorganized.



If your professor takes the trouble to rearrange the order of the chapters and provides plenty of supplemental material, this book might be marginally useful. But I certainly wouldn't recommend it as the primary text for a precalc course. Michael Sullivan's textbook is better organized, if not quite so lucid in its particulars.


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Precalculus: With Unit Circle Trigonometry (with CD-ROM and iLrn™ Tutorial)

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David Cohen's PRECALCULUS, WITH UNIT-CIRCLE TRIGONOMETRY, Fourth Edition, focuses on teaching mathematics, using a graphical perspective throughout to provide a visual understanding of college algebra and trigonometry. The author is known for his clear writing style and the numerous quality exercises and applications he includes in his respected texts. In this new edition, graphs, visualization of data, and functions are now introduced much earlier and receive greater emphasis. Many sections now contain more examples and exercises involving applications and real-life data. While this edition takes the existence of the graphing calculator for granted, the material is arranged so that one can teach the course with as much or as little graphing utility work as he/she wishes.
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 "Textbook" 2009-06-08
By Leah Murphy
Book was in great shape. Came in only about a week. Great service.

 "precalculus: with unit circle trigonometry" 2008-09-27
By Natalia Carney (SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA)
the book was in great condition and it came with the CD-ROM which is always impossible to find when buying a used book. I am very pleased with the item though the price was a bit high.

 "Book explains, but does not teach too well." 2007-06-20
By G. Boo (Simi Valley, CA)
If this is a textbook... you don't have much of a choice: get it, or drop the class.



Other than that, the textbook is OK. Not great, since it does not explain to well. Basically, it gives you a forumla, spends about 1/4th of a page using that forumla once, and then moves on. At the end of each section, there are about 100 questions, at the end of the chapter there are another 100 questions. The concepts in here are not too easy, so you probably need to actually learn it using the book (or teachers lecture). However, the book itself does not help much. Basically, it's just a section with 5 concepts (more or less), and each one has one example. That is the only thing which teaches you. The rest is for you to figure out by doing examples.



If you're a very fast and comprehensive learner, it may be good for you, as it expects you to learn on the first try, and do examples to complete your learning. Otherwise, you will need to spend more time to understand the concepts, or pay good attention to the teacher/professor.

 "Excellent - particularly for the interested learner" 2007-04-27
By Nathan Johnston (Los Angeles)
After reading other reviews on this book here on Amazon, I chose it for my independent study of precalc. I don't regret the choice.



I find it particularly well-suited for my learning preferences. Accordingly, this will be a text you will love if:



-you like learning systematically; that is, starting from simple concepts and rapidly building upon them

-you take the time to work many of the problems; the problems are expertly written and do wonders at isolating specific concepts and allowing your mind to be aware of them and master them.

-you enjoy solving problems of a mathematical and logical nature

-you have an interest in the subject that may be slightly broader than simply gaining mastery.



On the last item, the author does an excellent job of weaving tidbits of the miscellaneous and sundry of mathematics and using them to keep the mind interested while also teaching a lesson. Often these concepts are treated within an exercise. There is a good balance between including this extra information and sticking to the core subject. The extra information is never off-topic and keeps the material from becoming too dry while not being annoyingly inserted for the primary purpose of filling space. I am not a great fan of lengthy and marginally useful vignettes in textbooks.



If this is what you're looking for in a precalc textbook, this is the book for you.

 "Excellent Text, all around" 2006-01-19
By David Diez (Los Angeles, CA)
I learned pre-calculus from this textbook, and now I've been with a youth math program that uses the book for 3 years. This pre-calc book is excellent and is the first book that was of actual use to myself when learning new material.



The examples in the text are clear and helpful, which makes a world of difference with the material. The problems are also well-designed and there are several different types of problems in this book.



Although the price is high and the book is fairly heavy, it is worth it. If you are taking a pre-calc class and this is the required book, rejoice. If you are taking a pre-calc class and it is not and you have problems with pre-calc material, consider getting a 3rd edition of this book (3rd, not 4th, edition -- save on money).


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