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arcanistaxel's review against another edition
4.0
I hated this course book. But that was more my fault than the book's. I dropped biology 12 years ago so when my psychology study said I had to memorise this book within 8 weeks, I was not amused. I really struggled with all the Latin terminology for body parts and functions, because I also never had Latin in school. I was real close to chucking this book out of the window a few times, but I passed this course with a 6.5, which is good enough for me. I don't want to dive into this book again.
So why give this book 4 stars then? Well, it is actually a really good course book. I've had to read a few books by now and lemme tell you, writing a course book is hard and these writers nailed it. The tough material was made understandable by the way it was written, but mostly by the amazing illustrations and figures. A picture is really worth a 1000 words sometimes, and in this case they helped me pass my exam.
The fact that this is only an INTRODUCTION to cognitive neuroscience boggles me though. If anything, this book also helped me narrow down my major choice because no way in hell I'm going to study brain stuff in more detail after this book.
So why give this book 4 stars then? Well, it is actually a really good course book. I've had to read a few books by now and lemme tell you, writing a course book is hard and these writers nailed it. The tough material was made understandable by the way it was written, but mostly by the amazing illustrations and figures. A picture is really worth a 1000 words sometimes, and in this case they helped me pass my exam.
The fact that this is only an INTRODUCTION to cognitive neuroscience boggles me though. If anything, this book also helped me narrow down my major choice because no way in hell I'm going to study brain stuff in more detail after this book.
mashaloves's review against another edition
Year 1
Okay so I may not have read everything, and I may not be prepared for this exam at all, but oh well.
First opportunity: 4
Second opportunity: 4.5
I so did not pass this course
Year 2
Since I didn't pass this course last year, here we go again...
Grade: 6
I PASSED, FINALLY!!!!
Okay so I may not have read everything, and I may not be prepared for this exam at all, but oh well.
First opportunity: 4
Second opportunity: 4.5
I so did not pass this course
Year 2
Since I didn't pass this course last year, here we go again...
Grade: 6
I PASSED, FINALLY!!!!