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Title: Activity Manual
Post by: bekkchyeah on March 03, 2009, 07:48:27 pm

Does anyone use the Nelson Bio Activity Manual Units 3 and 4?
Thoughts? Comments?

Specifically, what are the pracs relating to membranes like? I'm thinking of purchasing but am curious to hear your thoughts. Is it worth it ?

Any pdf's would be great haha

Thanks (:

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: hard on March 03, 2009, 08:03:10 pm

mmm never heard of it.

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: shinny on March 03, 2009, 08:08:46 pm

I did a couple of the things in that book when my teacher photocopied it for us but overall I don't think its worth it. Try and get a copy of the Biozone book (I think that's what it was called) if you want something similar but better. I'm sure someone on this forum will have details on how to buy it since I'm pretty sure you have to directly order it from the publisher to buy it (well, it's cheaper this way at the least).

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: lacoste on March 03, 2009, 09:10:18 pm

the activity manual is not very good unless your teacher has loads of pracs to do from there.

biozone has loads of notes in great detail. PM me if you want to buy the 2008 version, its in excellent condition.

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: lacoste on March 03, 2009, 09:11:23 pm

biozone also has loads of questions, i also bought the solutions manual to the actual book too

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: hard on March 03, 2009, 10:00:02 pm

Quote from: shinny on March 03, 2009, 08:08:46 pm

I did a couple of the things in that book when my teacher photocopied it for us but overall I don't think its worth it. Try and get a copy of the Biozone book (I think that's what it was called) if you want something similar but better. I'm sure someone on this forum will have details on how to buy it since I'm pretty sure you have to directly order it from the publisher to buy it (well, it's cheaper this way at the least).

yer i got biozone. But it also has a lot of irrelevant stuff.

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: shinny on March 03, 2009, 11:11:05 pm

A lot of Biozone seems 'irrelevant' but it's extremely good for practising how to word your answers and as practise in applying concepts you already know to new and interesting scenarios (like in the exam) as opposed to those repetitive and dry textbook questions which directly ask you to state the theory.

Title: Re: Activity Manual
Post by: hard on March 03, 2009, 11:55:18 pm

Quote from: shinny on March 03, 2009, 11:11:05 pm

A lot of Biozone seems 'irrelevant' but it's extremely good for practising how to word your answers and as practise in applying concepts you already know to new and interesting scenarios (like in the exam) as opposed to those repetitive and dry textbook questions which directly ask you to state the theory.

yer that's true but i don't usually use biozone for q purposes, more so for info. But i might try some q's later.