by Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer
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 Product serves its purpose, 2008-06-20
This book gives the reader an indepth view of Biochemistry. The pictures are helpful and the text is typical of a Biochem book.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 It's a book, 2007-11-29
Well it's a boring book but biochemistry isn't the most interesting thing to read on your free time. The book is in good condition and came quickly.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 Biochemistry anyone?, 2007-06-20
Most people are probably buying this book because they are a college student and they have to, but compared to some other books, this one is clear and easy to read, so don't be too afraid of Biochemistry if you have this in you bag.
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Question, 2007-03-12
What is the difference between this edition and the 6th revised edition, and why is the latter so much cheaper?
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 For learning of organised systems, organised thematical material would be better., 2007-02-24
I am basing my review primarily on two things in this textbook: the organisation and the definitions.
A textbook MUST be approachable. Students will be covering intricate topics in a book of this sort, and in order to help them, the writer(s) must present the material logically, thematically and beautifully organised.
I'm afraid the writers did not do that here. Systems that should be covered before one proceeds further - information for which knowledge of other systems is presupposed - appear much earlier than they should, leaving the unfortunate student staring wild-eyed at the text, muttering, "What?" This is particularly noticable when explicating chemical pathways.
Definitions are ludicrously lacking. What indexing there is is incomplete and insufficient.
The book fails in its intended purpose, and that is why I simply cannot recommend it. May I suggest using Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews as a better organised textbook? It is quite a good coverage, although it does assume some biochemistry knowledge. I've heard that the Garrett Biochemistry textbook (just released in December 2006) is good for beginner students, so that may well be worth checking.
There are certainly alternatives to this poorly written textbook.
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