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Title: Perterson's Ap Success Biology 2001 (Ap Success: Biology, 2001) by Dana R. Freeman, Peterson's Guides, Gordon Chenery, John B. Nishan ISBN: 0-7689-0501-X Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Atrocious
Comment: This book is an astounding collection of factual errors and garbled explanations. On p50, for example, are drawings of the nucleotides found in DNA and RNA. First, the deoxyribo- one is labeled "ribonucleic acid" and the ribo- version is labeled "deoxribonucleic acid". Second, each picture includes 1 double bond that should be single, 1 single bond that should be double, and 3 missing H's. In the same chapter, it states that the hydrocarbon tails of a phospholipid face both the inside and the outside of a phospholipid bilayer (wrong), gives an utterly mangled description of the principles of protein structure, and displays a diagram of an amino acid with a covalent bond drawn between the R group and one of the amino hydrogen atoms (wrong). Finally, the writing style is awkward and peppered with grammatical errors.
There is so much wrong and confused information in this book that, as a teacher of biochemistry, I suspect it is worse than useless to students.
Rating: 2
Summary: is this what they call college-level???
Comment: I purchased this book expecting to see just what the title read: "Success." What I discovered instead was a complete surprise. The first thing that attracted me to this book (out of the 5 others that I considered) was its offering of four practice tests. After all, with the real multiple choice being 60% of the AP exam, any help is good help, right? The book is consisted of mostly tests, and hardly any review. There was no explanation for my wrong answers. Upon further inspection, I concluded that this book was intended for a regular biology class. There were skimpy paragraphs covering general information. 3/4 of the vocabulary I received in class wasn't even mentioned in this review book. I did receive a score of a 5 on the exam, but I credit that 5 to intense studying (both for the class and for the exam), motivational classmates (most of which were close friends), and above all, a terrific teacher who never wavered from her inspiring and vibrant personality. If I had to recommend another book, it'd be the Cliff's AP Review. It outlines everything in great detail, and comes complete with diagrams and charts for clear understanding.
Rating: 5
Summary: Concise Bio
Comment: This book provides the basics for review of the bio AP material and is a good buy even if you are in a hurry (1 or 2 days). The diagnostic test wasn't too helpful, but the exams did help prepare for the 120 multiple choice on the test.
The 1/2 year classes of AP bio (like mine) definetly need this book or a similar facsimile to make sure the main areas of bio are covered.
A reason to buy this over other books is that it contains answers with respectable explanations. I found this very helpful when using the book to learn and close up the information gaps.
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Title: How to Prepare for the AP Biology by Gabrielle I. Edwards, Marion Cimmino ISBN: 0764113755 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Biology (Cliffs AP) by Phillip E. Pack ISBN: 0764586823 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 23 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Split Second by David Baldacci ISBN: 0446530891 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: 10 Real SATs, Third Edition by The College Board ISBN: 0874477050 Publisher: College Board Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore ISBN: 0446532231 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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