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GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep
Prices for book: GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology (REA) - The Best Test Prep
Book ISBN: 9780738600727
Author(s): Thomas E. Smith
Document type: Trade Paper
Publisher: Unknown
Categories: Life Sciences - Biochemistry | Life Sciences - Cytology | Study Aids | Test Prep | Study Guides | Biochemistry | Examinations | GRE (Graduate Record Examination) | Study Aids / GRE (Graduate Record Examination) | Molecular biology | Cytology
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Reviews
Decent, but harder than the real thing
I used this as a review guide for the Biochem GRE. I'd only taken a one-summer biochem class, so I was feeling weak in that area, although confident about the rest. The book has good organization, and doesn't go too in-depth into one topic at the expense of others.
The biggest problem I had with it was that it was much harder than the real test! I was very worried that I was going to do terribly, and this made me more anxious than I should have been. In the last few days before I took the one real exam that I had, and it was much easier than the book's questions. There were much more biochem pathway trivia in the book than on the real exam.
There are some factual errors in this book, and hopefully future editions will get a little more proofreading.
Versinae (Amazon.com)
good
I received the product very quickly. It was tough to find a GRE book for the biochemistry subject test because there are few out there. Since there are no biochem test prep books to compare this to, I'd have to give this one a thumbs up for its straight to the point style.
E. Jimenez (Amazon.com)
NOT very professional
I found many typos in this book - the carbon atom has 5 covalent bonds sticking out in the diagram, the math derivation seems not coherent, etc.
I am a little disappointed since the book was written by two PhDs.
A buyer in June 2008 (Amazon.com)
Will waste your time
I have only read the first five pages and it has obvious critical errors. I will have to abandon it for fear of learning more mis-information.
This book has probably never been edited by a scientist.
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Alexander S. Hebert (Amazon.com)
Don't rely on this book alone for studying.
About the only review book I could find for the BCMB GRE. I found the review book was ok to use as an outline but not reliable as a stand-alone to study for the test.
PROS:
- Useful as a general outline
- Useful methodology review section, particularly if you have not taken a lab course recently, same goes for the related practice exam questions
- Good starting point for in-depth review with the cell and molecular biology sections.
CONS:
- DOES NOT TEACH YOU HOW TO TAKE THE TEST. This review book does not provide test taking strategies. More than anything the BCMB GRE test is about time management and knowing when to move on to another problem rather than waste time trying to solve it.
- As other reviewers have noted, too much emphasis on biosynthesis/biodegradation pathways in the biochem section.
- Had errors with diagrams and answers in the practice test.
- Multiple choice questions easier than the actual exam.
OVERALL:
Not a recommended buy unless your looking for an easy to carry outline of three textbooks.
If you have the time (>1 month), I suggest going over the following books for reference & review:
Biochemistry - Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition. (Has many practice problems that help you understand the material)
Cell Biology - MBOC by Alberts, 4th Edition. (Very comprehensive, available online thru NIH)
Cell Biology - MCB by Lodish and Baltimore, any edition >3rd. (Has GRE style practice questions)
Molecular Biology/Genetics - Modern Genetic Analysis: Integrating Genes and Genomes by Griffiths or Genetics by Weaver & Hedricks. The Weaver & Hedricks book is a very good source of practice problems.
Chen Zhou (Amazon.com)
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