Physics of the Life Sciences

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Physics of the Life Sciences
Jay Newman | 2008-10-09 00:00:00 | Springer | 718 | Molecular Biology

Each chapter has three types of learning aides for students: open-ended questions, multiple-choice questions, and quantitative problems. There is an average of about 50 per chapter. There are also a number of worked examples in the chapters, averaging over 5 per chapter, and almost 600 photos and line drawings.

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Although this textbook is definitely modern and currently relevant, it lacks - A LOT:



1. No bold words! Sometimes we students don't have the time to sit and read whole chapters in one sitting. Bold words help navigate "skimming" to the best efficiency. Skimming is impossible in this book.



2. The worst - no companion material!!! I love to go online and study with an online companion to my textbooks, or study with a solutions manual. For me, it makes the information easier to understand - and understand why. I know this book is still "young," so I hope that is why there is no online companion or other book companions to this text.



3. Summaries aren't great - much of the important chapter material is left out of the chapter summaries. But hey, at least it has summaries!





What it HAS:



1. Again, I like that it has chapter summaries. Not all books do, but it's a MUST in my book!



2. LOTS of End-of-chapter questions. The more the better - I just wish there was a solutions manual. The back of the book does offer the answers, but no explanations.



3. Current and relevant material. More interesting to read than other outdated material or general physics that doesn't include biology/chemistry issues.



4. Color, diagrams and pics - almost every page has SOMETHING like this on it!





All in all...I will look forward to the 2nd edition. Let's leave it at that.

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