Visual Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Edition Loose Leaf – May 21, 2011
Author: Frederic H. Martini | Language: English | ISBN: 032178765X | Format: PDF, EPUB
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About the Author
Frederic (“Ric”) H. Martini received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in comparative and functional anatomy for work on the pathophysiology of stress. He is currently an affiliated faculty member of the University of Hawaii. Martini is a President Emeritus of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) after serving as President-elect, President, and Past-president over 2004-2007. Martini's other Pearson titles include:
- Martini/Nath/Bartholomew, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology
- Martini/Nath, Anatomy & Physiology
- Martini/Timmons/Tallitsch, Human Anatomy
- Martini/Bartholomew, Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology
William C. Ober received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his M.D. from the University of Virginia. While in medical school, he also studied in the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. After graduation, Ober completed a residency in Family Practice and later was on the faculty at the University of Virginia in the Department of Family Medicine. He is currently an Affiliate Professor of Biology at Washington and Lee University and is part of the Core Faculty at Shoals Marine Laboratory, where he teaches Biological Illustration every summer. Ober has illustrated every Martini book in every edition.
Judi L. Nath is a biology professor at Lourdes College, where she teaches anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical terminology, and pharmacology. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Bowling Green State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. She is a multiple recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award, granted by the college to recognize her effective teaching, scholarship, and community service. She is active in many professional organizations, notably the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS), where she has served several terms on the board of directors.
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- Loose Leaf: 1128 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 1 edition (May 21, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 032178765X
- ISBN-13: 978-0321787651
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.7 x 10.7 inches
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If you have to use this book for a class, don't buy it. Rent it. It's garbage. If you actually care about developing a proper understanding of Anatomy and Physiology, or if you will be taking future courses that will require you to have a proper understanding of A&P, avoid this book like the plague. I've read a lot of college textbooks over the years, and this is by far the worst one I've ever seen. I don't understand why this book has received so many positive reviews, but I'm inclined to believe that they were written either by people involved with the book's production, by students who only cared about passing the course and who didn't mind that they were learning less than they were supposed to in an A&P course, or by learning-disabled students who like a watered-down textbook with pretty pictures. Ironically, in their attempt to water down the material, the authors have made this course a thousand times more difficult than it should be, and they've produced the most confusing textbook I've ever read (which is absurd because the concepts of A&P are pretty easy to understand when they're presented properly--the only thing that makes A&P challenging is the large volume of material that you have to learn in a short period of time).
I'm sure the people who wrote this book know their subject, but they don't have a clue how to communicate it to other people. No topic is too simple for them to bungle. If they tried to explain what a circle was, you'd probably come away from it thinking that a circle was a type of marsupial. This book is filled with awkwardly worded sentences, some of which appear to be saying something completely different than what they're attempting to say.
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