ISBN 9780815341291
 |  | Essential Cell Biology by Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter, Alexander Johnson Hardcover, 860 Pages Published 2009-03-27 by Garland Science  
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Product Description Essential Cell Biology provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Its lively writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive, conceptual framework of the basic science that underlies our current understanding of biology. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated scientifically, yet maintains the academic level and size of the previous edition. The book is accompanied by a Media DVD-ROM with over 130 animations and videos, all the figures from the book, and a new self-test quizzing feature for students. | ||||
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 required for class had to buy the book for the cell bio class i took over the summer and event though i am required to read it and wouldnt have read it otherwise, it is well written. other textbooks i've used tried to use too much medical/latin terms without explaining what they mean, which make reading them hard. this one is the exception. | ||||
cell biology bk the book is in good condition and it arrived in a timely manner. no complaints. | ||||
Cell Biology's little brother I was desperately looking for a textbook to cover the Biochemistry and Cell Biology for the GRE Subject Test i am preparing for. Everyone was praising Alberts' Cell Biology but i found the information a bit advanced. Cell Biology is a FANTASTIC textbook but it requires prior background on Cell Biology to fully appreciate it and i had none. Then i found Essential Cell Biology. By the same author, it partners with others in bringing Cell Biology to a wider audience. Reading it is a breeze, it makes you wonder why Cell Biology is considered such a hard topic! Explanations are straight forward and the movies that come with the DVD are a life saver. You can easily read and assimilate 10 pages an hour and you don't even know when the time passes. The only chapters that require more time are "How cells obtain energy from food" and "Electron transport in mitochondria". But this is because of the chemical reactions implied by processes such as citric acid and glycolysis. Don't get fooled! Essential Cell Biology covers ALL chapters that his big brother Cell Biology includes. It only does it in a simpler and wiser manner. If you want to get acquainted with Cell Biology this is the book for you! | ||||
My favorite textbook this semester This is the best undergrad textbook I've ever read. It's a pleasure to read (and Cell Bio is not exactly my favorite course) and all of the sections I was assigned to read explained their topics very well. I don't think I will even sell it back to the bookstore when the semester is over. They also put all of the answers in the back of the book. Some textbooks don't, which I hate. The DVD that comes with the txtbk is OK. It has movie clips that are OK and end of chapter quizzes that are helpful for studying but you can't paste any of the info into a word processer to review later or incorporate into flash cards. | ||||
Top Notch As a college student, I was very pleased with my purchase. It came in tip top shape; shipped in 2 days :). | ||||
