Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy

by Robert W. Bauman and Bauman Robert W.

Book Overview

For courses in introductory microbiology. Explore the invisible world of microbiology and why it matters to human life Known for its unique art program and conversational writing style, Robert... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321819314
• ISBN13: 9780321819314
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 900 Pages
• Weight: 5.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

well worth my money

The product arrived on time and was in great condition. I will definately consider buying from this seller again!! Thank you

Excelente compendio

Posee muy buenas figuras, altamente explicativo y la seccion de enfermedades por taxonomia es muy buena, especialmente a la hora de realizar clases en esta area.

Shipment on a book

THe book was in really good condition and besides that it was shipped really fast. Shipped a lot faster than expected. Would definitly purchase from same seller again.

Good Reading for a Textbook

While I wouldn't exactly choose this book for causal reading, it is quite good as far as textbooks go. In my course, my instructor chose to cover a chapter of material a day, so we finished all but a handful of chapters before the class ended. The introductory chapters were not as useful (typical for biology textbooks). I found that I either didn't care about the material in the beginning chapters (like the history of microbiology and microscopy) or already knew the information (the chapters on metabolism and cell structure). In general though, the book is organized well. It has a focus towards medical microbiology, and thus teaches the background biology in the opening chapters, then covers the body's immune system (these are the most complex chapters in the book), and then surveys all the classes of organisms. The concepts are well explained and illustrated with charts and diagrams aplenty. I never had any trouble understanding things after reading and maybe rereading the material once. If anything, the flaw in the writing is to include too much detail - making outlines or skimming is nearly impossible, since every sentence contains a possibly-important fact. There simply are no filler paragraphs in the book (outside of chapter introductions). Just get a feel for what your instructor is likely to test on. The end-of-chapter reviews are pretty decent. The multiple-choice questions test on pretty specific facts, but all the answers are listed in the back. I enjoyed the book about as much as anyone can enjoy a textbook, and definitely felt like I knew microbiology well after finishing it.

great text

This text is very helpful with its readable language and diagrams. It provides a sufficient review of basic biology and is written so that one could technically skip chapters and still understand the topics. The text's website and CD provide excellent review tests, flashcards, and animations. However in some sections and chapters, the author has not organized the flow very well, especially the immunity chapters, and the text goes a little too deep for a 1-term college microbiology class. Its strengths outweigh the negatives enough to give it 5 stars.