Cheap College Book

larry asked:


I placed out of general bio with AP credit. Since I plan on taking the MCAT, I thought it would be a good idea to read a college-level general biology textbook over the summer. People in my college used Biology 8th edition by Solomon Berg and Martin. I looked at an older edition and it really didn’t seem too greatly written. Does anybody have any recommendations? I realize Biology by Campbell is popular, and that is the one I read in high school, but is this book as in depth as other bio textbooks in college?

OTSS asked:


I’m taking a biology class: Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology.

I bought a textbook from 1987 for real cheap.

Is this book too old to use for the introductory course to cell and molecular biology?

ibid asked:


The current explanation for the light-harvesting process in the thylakoid membrane is the photosystem model. The photosystem model simlply states that light-gathering complexes consist of a cluster of a few hundred chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid molecules which pass one electron to another pigment molecule until it reaches a reaction center. A new research by UC Berkeley has provided counter-evidence to that model as researchers have compiled spectrometric evidence that points out that light simply chooses a pathway without receiving a penalty even if the light came from the wrong pathway. The pathway is not quite fully understood yet but is crucial to understanding how energy from the light is stored. Does any research insitute agree with Berk’s findings?

jacob h asked:


I mean the total energy is 38 ATPs,, why do textbooks give the range of 36-38?? is there any lost energy?? I don’t think so!!!

killinine asked:


My textbook is a 5th edition Biology by Campbell but there know using the 7th or 8th edition. If it’s just for review, becasue it’s been awhile is using my old textbook O.K. Hasn’t been more than 6 or 7 years

j_a_r_74 asked:


I have been looking online for cheaper textbooks and found that international edition are so much cheaper. The website states that they are practically the same book but expect one say US edition and the other says International Edition.