beli16 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 (edited) hello! it is the schools first time that its offering bio hl. in the past they have only used the studyguide as its sufficient for sl. I was wondering, does anyone have the IBID bio book, because im having a hard time grasping information just from the studyguide.. is there anyway u can upload it?! its for the old curriculum, last exam in 2008! thanks! Edited September 30, 2007 by beli16 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jockmock Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Upload the whole book? That's gonna be a problem I'm afraid, as I don't think it's availibe as an e-book Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Sorry but nope. Would love to have a look at it myself though. Although I have heard that the IBID Bio book is no good. According to my teacher it is filled with mistakes so we don't have it all but instead uses Advanced Biology by Michael Kent. It's more for A-level but works very well for the IB syllabus if you know what to study. Oh and if you're doing the May 2009 exam then you might be interested in the brand-new book called IB Biology Course Companion by Oxford University Press. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beli16 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 ooo ok thx!!i also have the advanced bio book..hardly use it tho...might take a look now =Pthxxxwhat do u guys use for bio hl? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandev Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 We have the IBID book but it is pretty **** my teahcer has asked us to put crosses through pages to make sure if we do look at it that we don't get incorrect information. I almost never use it.We actually use the Blue IB revision one with the bird on it, I find that one really good now that I am revising. I also have a book called Advanced Biology but it is by Jones and Jones. It is quite good made for A-levels, it is pretty with all the colours it has. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mjbrandt Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 One thing i find helpful are lectures that can be found on iTunesthey have a new section called "itunes U" where they have lectures from top (American only i'm afraid) colleges and universitiesIt's entirely free and there are audio and video recordings of classes and lectures from yale, stanford, princeton, UCB, MIT, etc...You can find great information on anything from biochemistry to literature to architecture.and did i mention it's free? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceisland Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) The blue book your talking about Afterglow, "Biology for the IB Diploma" is phenomenal! It's been saving my butt all year, I hardly ever use my other text for info! Edited October 3, 2007 by spaceisland Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyD Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 The blue book your talking about Afterglow, "Biology for the IB Diploma" is phenomenal! It's been saving my butt all year, I hardly ever use my other text for info! Same here.. but my teacher told me that it doesn't cover the curriculum 100 percent It's still the only book when studying bio though Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 The blue book? Do you mean the oxford study guide? If so then yes, it is good but also yes, it doesn't cover 100%. What it does cover is EVERYTHING from the syllabus. Nothing more and it would be wise to use another textbook as well to read more for some background and depeer knowledge to understand things. Sometimes when I've been working on the syllabus, I have also noticed that it has left very tiny, but significant details out.My suggestion - Advanced Biology by Michael Kent.I haven't used the IB Biology Course Companion but I've heard it could be very good as well, for > may 2009 students. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonicgirl Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I have HL Bio and I'm using "Biological science 1&2" by N.P.O. Green (Cambridge) . But it's hard to use as subjects are scattered all over the book ...However it's detailed Depend on what you like. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soy Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 If you still need it, my BIO teacher makes us do the Assessment Statements for the IB course, i wonder if thats the same thing, but i could upload them as i do them, since i type everything up and save it for future reference. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beli16 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 yess thanks that would really help! are you doing bio sl or bio hl?? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soy Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Bio HL. here is a good start though : http://ibiology.blogspot.com/2005/11/chapt...objectives.html but ill post the ones my teacher got, later this afternoon after school Edited October 23, 2007 by Soy Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I have the bio book in e-book form. The new edition provides a cd when you purchase the book. but it is too big...will take me like a week to upload lol... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysl89 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 For those sitting for the may 2009 exams, there is a new IB Study Guide for Biology, also by Andrew Allott. Most of the contents are the same as the blue book you mentioned, but there are certain additional facts, for example, on stem cells and the transplants. I find it more useful than the course companion as it provides an exact account of the information required. In fact, there's a page at the back (just like the blue book) which states the assessmet statement for 2009 exams and the pages to find it. I would say that the course companion is a good companion (like the title suggests) but not the best guide you can use. You can find it on the Oxford press page. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 they have stem cells and transplants....I want to read about stem cells and transplants I love the study guide for revision. I mean when i check the syllabus and need to know the information of a particular thing then I use it (the page at the back is just great). I use it when I need to understand something I still don't get or just for pure memorising. However, to get a full picture, the textbooks are more developed Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 WILL UPLOAD SOON... I promise... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysl89 Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Forester, could you upload the e-version of the books soon? Need it for revision. Thanks. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 it's uploading. however I don't think you are able to download stuff from this website yet? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotaway Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) The IBID bio book is not very good, it's useful when making syllabus notes in addition to the Allot guide, however, you should definitely get more resources. I bought it a few weeks ago as an added resource for notemaking, but don't rely on just that. The questions in it are useful to do but all in all don't use it by itself. It's also useful when learning to draw diagrams.The Allot guide is good--but using it alone won't give you more than a pass. It's a very summarised version of the syllabus, useful when trying to understand concepts and making notes, but you'll find that you need to know some things in more detail, that's when your teacher's notes and explanations come in. I'm lucky in that I have a very organised (and strict, lol) teacher who provides notes and additional explanation. But the guide is good when you sit down with your books to make notes from the syllabus.I have Advanced Chemistry, I'm not sure whether or not to get Advanced Biology (Michael Kent) as well. ??? How useful is it? Edited January 11, 2008 by shotaway Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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