Bio Practice: EK 1001 vs. BR Passages vs. TPRH Science Workbook?

doctoroftha313 said:

I'm wondering this myself. I'm using EK for content review, and so it seems easier just to go through the EK 1001 passages since it corresponds with the lectures. But I'm going to try BR as well. If you're interested here is a list of EK lectures and the corresponding BR passages:

EK Lecture
TBR

1​

Molecular Biology; Cellular Respiration
1-13, 6-3, 6-8, 6-9, 6-12, 6-14, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-10, 8-11, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15

2​

Genes
6-13, 9-1, 9-4, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15

3​

Microbiology
6-1, 6-4, 6-5, 6-11, 6-15

4​

The Eukaryotic Cell; The Nervous System
Eukaryotic Cell: 6-2, 6-6, 6-7, 6-10
Nervous System: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12

5​

The Endocrine System; Reproductive System
Embryo: 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15
Endocrine: 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14, 5-15

6​

The Digestive System; The Excretory System
Digestion: 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-14, 3-15
Excretory: 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13

7​

The Cardiovascular System; The Respiratory System
Circulatory: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-13, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6
Respiratory: 2-5, 2-6, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 7-5
Lymph: 3-12,

8​

Muscle, Bone, and Skin
1-14, 1-15, 3-1

9​

Populations
9-2, 9-3, 9-5

NOTE: The notation tells which chapter and which passage in TBR Bio. For example: "5-3" means BR chapter 5, passage #3.

I came up with this breakdown on my own, but feel free to comment if you think a particular passage should belong in a different lecture.

EDIT: I'm having trouble formatting the above, but it should be pretty self-explanatory.

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Forkit said:

Garbage.

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Will Hunting said:

Indeed.

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rocketbooster said:

it does not take a MONTH to receive the books in the continental US. if you actually read the instructions on TBR's site, then you know NOT to pay by check. they said directly on their site that your books will not be mailed until the check is cashed. if you pay by money order, you will get the books in a few days. I live in the midwest, sent my money order in on a Tuesday and got all the books in a huge box in 3 days.

I just finished TBR's organic, gen chem, and physics books. theyr'e amazing. I've been through Kaplan and EK's and they just can't compare. TBR whoops the other companies because of all their passages. Kaplan has no passages and EK's passages are worthless. it is integral to do passages as you are doing content review. Note: I said passages, not full-length tests. you learn how to apply the material through taking passages.

I avoided TBR's bio becuase of all the hate it gets on these forums haha. the bio part of the BS really is all about reading comprehension. you don't need to know discrete details on bio. I'm going to do a quick bio review with EK bio and then EK 101 passages and TPR science workbook.

I haven't tested my knowledge yet on a FL test, though. I won't be doing that until April, mainly because I want to make sure I'm fully rejected from schools this year before I invest in buying more practice tests lol.

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