Campbell Biology (10th Edition)

This edition is more detailed than 9th edition. I love the stuff that they added and revised, such as better pictures and improved examples. The 7th and 9th edition are adequate enough to learn basic biology, but keeping updated with new editions is wise.Firstly, there are pros and cons for the hardcover and three-ring binder options...Hardcover: Pro: the whole thing is in one whole piece. Con: the hard cover option is REALLY HEAVY to carry around!Three-ring binder option: Pro: student can customize how they can segment the chapters by putting the pages in a three-ring binder, so they are not carrying around to much weight of the other chapters. Con: the pages are flimsy and can be torn out of the three-ring binder, if you do not handle the pages with care. also, you have to buy your own three-ring binders to put the pages in before you open the plastic, which is securing your new book.So, if you are a guy like me, who can carry extra weight and likes all the pages secured together, you should buy the hardcover. If you are going to buy the hardcover, you will be reading it in front of a desk.However, if you are someone who cant hold up heavy books while reading on the couch (or non-desk), you should buy the three-ring binder option.

I rented this book online after seeing it on a list of recommended study materials for the FTCE Biology 6-12 test. I am a Psychology major who, through a series of events somehow ended up becoming a Science teacher.Science was always my favorite subject in school, Biology in particular was my top favorite. Most of the material I haven't seen since I was in high school. When I found out I had to take the FTCE, I was very nervous! However, whenever I came across any concept I couldn't grasp, I turned to this book (which has EVERYTHING). I just took the FTCE on Saturday, and I passed!! I couldn't have done it without this book. Later on I plan to buy this book just to have it because it's such an amazing book. It's well-written and lays out all the concepts in a way that is easy understand, even for me!I'll be passing the name of this book along to my colleagues.

This book is very detailed, and it is a great book. The problem is it is so expensive that many people, even on Amazon Marketplace, are selling pirated copies (of rather poor printing quality) and international edition (soft binding) of this. I got one from Marketplace. The description is USED LIKE NEW. Indeed it is like new, but the print quality is bad. The paper quality is bad. And the paper varies from one group of pages to another. Frankly some pirated copies I have seen are of better quality. I have looked at all these Marketplace sellers, and you can see tens of new sellers who are selling this book as Like New but used. It is quite unusual. I suspect some (could be many) of them are pirated copies.So, just beware.

10 bucks for Campbell Biology book? it's too good! I rent the book yesterday and I received it today which is great!!But I know there are some policies about damaged rented books... So I just wanted to upload the pictures here to avoid any probable charge in the future when I want to send it back and as a document of innocence :)

(This is not a textbook for me. Just did it out of personal interest. My background is engineering.)A general college level Biology text book doesn't get any better than this. The book has gone through multiple editions, and it still holds information well together -- that can be a challenge when multiple authors join in later. Diagrams are wonderful. I had a chance to ask couple of its authors for clarifications, and they were very approachable.Going through cell biology, and wonders of life explained, one comes out in awe of who we are. Highly recommended read :-)BTW, the book by Sadava (Life. The science of Biology) is also very nice. In fact it was hard for me to choose between the two. Sadava is perhaps a bit more crisp in certain chapters, while Campbell in some others. I jumped back-n-forth. (Sorry, I am not really giving too much of a detailed comparison here, as most students don't have the luxury of choosing their textbooks.)

So I'm really struggling with my college BIO class. It's an internet class, and I haven't taken Biology since high school so I feel like I'm starting from scratch. My school has chosen to use a free e-textbook. While the cost savings is much appreciated, that thing is so choppy and confusing. I got the Campbell's 10th edition book from a seller for $14.20. It is so much better than the e-book I was using before. After reading through the topics on cell reproduction, I realized that the reason I wasn't getting it is because the book I was using skipped over key concepts that the Campbell's book explained, and even separated into chapters what the e-book had covered in a few paragraphs. No wonder I wasn't gettting it. I'm so glad I bought this textbook. I'm much more comfortable with the material now.

This book is divided into 8 sections each covering one major topic: The chemistry of life, The cell, Genetics, Mechanisms of evolution, Evolutionary history of biological diversity, Plant form & function, Animal form & function and Ecology. They are further divided into 56 chapters each of them ending with a concise summary of the key concepts.It covers so much ground including current areas of active research yet never strays off topic.