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Learn Biology without ever forgetting anything (university level, free)

2 points by erikgerrits 9y ago

grawprog 9y ago
The topics look like they give a good overview on Biology. I don't know how in depth they all go but the few I looked at seemed kind of shallow. I wouldn't expect to get a deep understanding of any of the topics from what I looked through but it looks like a decent introduction to biology or a good refresher for people who know these topics. I think it would probably be most useful as a study aid for someone currently doing general biology at a college or university.
- erikgerrits 9y ago
  Hi grawprog, the lessons are taken from the free university textbook on Biology by Openstax. (https://openstax.org/details/books/biology https://openstax.org/details/books/biology)
  - grawprog 9y ago
    I seen that. I took a look through the open biology textbook. After going through it I still think the lessons don't go into enough detail. Most biology lectures I eent to covered about an hour and a half to two hours worth of material in each of those topics along with the textbook material.The lessons are too small and don't get into enough detail to understand the concepts enough to understand the later concepts. The early stuff won't be a problem but as you start getting into the organic chemistry and cell cycle stuff the lessons that come before aren't enough to teach you what you need to know to understand it. Like I said, it's a good overview. But I still see it as being more useful if used alongside a proper course.
    - erikgerrits 9y ago
      It covers basically the same material as Campbell does, but I guess your point would be the same for Campbell, namely that it should preferably be taken together with a course, with with I fully agree. The OpenStax biology book is in fact used by hundreds of universities alongside their courses. The main point of Brain Brooder is that it helps you remember the concepts in the book indefinitely, such that you won't have forgotten them a year or more after your course in Biolgy, with or without guiding lectures.

2 points by erikgerrits 9y ago

The topics look like they give a good overview on Biology. I don't know how in depth they all go but the few I looked at seemed kind of shallow. I wouldn't expect to get a deep understanding of any of the topics from what I looked through but it looks like a decent introduction to biology or a good refresher for people who know these topics. I think it would probably be most useful as a study aid for someone currently doing general biology at a college or university.

erikgerrits 9y ago
Hi grawprog, the lessons are taken from the free university textbook on Biology by Openstax. (https://openstax.org/details/books/biology https://openstax.org/details/books/biology)
- grawprog 9y ago
  I seen that. I took a look through the open biology textbook. After going through it I still think the lessons don't go into enough detail. Most biology lectures I eent to covered about an hour and a half to two hours worth of material in each of those topics along with the textbook material.The lessons are too small and don't get into enough detail to understand the concepts enough to understand the later concepts. The early stuff won't be a problem but as you start getting into the organic chemistry and cell cycle stuff the lessons that come before aren't enough to teach you what you need to know to understand it. Like I said, it's a good overview. But I still see it as being more useful if used alongside a proper course.
  - erikgerrits 9y ago
    It covers basically the same material as Campbell does, but I guess your point would be the same for Campbell, namely that it should preferably be taken together with a course, with with I fully agree. The OpenStax biology book is in fact used by hundreds of universities alongside their courses. The main point of Brain Brooder is that it helps you remember the concepts in the book indefinitely, such that you won't have forgotten them a year or more after your course in Biolgy, with or without guiding lectures.