Progress in Medicinal Chemistry : Volume 39 (Progress in Medicinal Chemistry)

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Hardbound. Leading researchers in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry continue this esteemed series with recent advances in five important areas including: • A comprehensive account of inhibitors of the caspase family of proteolytic enzymes that represent a new class of anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic agents of potential value in rheumatoid arthritis, and other peripheral and central indications. • A well documented survey of semi-synthetic and totally synthetic antibiotics and anti HIV agents and their sites of interaction. • Inhibitors of the intracellular enzyme acyl-CoA: cholesterol O-acyltransferase (ACAT) developed for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. • Recent progress in growth hormone secretagogues is described, with the focus on strategies to improve oral bioavailability and duration of action. • Inhibition of the proteolytic enzyme, hepatitis C protease N-3(NS3), required for viral replicati

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Covers the major works from the late 1800s to the present. Aimed at anyone interested in the subject, regardless of whether the reader is a layperson, a high school or college student, or a research scientist. ...a straightforward bibliography.... each entry contains a substantial annotation. --ARBA

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Oxford Course Good for First-Year Students

Oxford Latin Course, Part I (2nd edition)
Maurice Balme , and James Morwood
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195212037

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Designed for North American students, this special version of the Oxford Latin Course combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching, providing an exciting, stimulating introduction and approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. In this four-volume North American edition, the order of declensions corresponds to customary U.S. usage and the spelling is Americanized. In addition, it offers full-color illustrations and photographs throughout Parts I and II and an expanded Teacher's Book with translations for each part. Part IV is a reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid. The Oxford Latin Course, 2/e has been carefully designed to maximize student interest, understanding, and competence. It features a clearer presentation of grammar, revised narrative passages, new background sections, more emphasis on daily life and on the role of women, a greater number and variety of exercises, and review chapters and tests. Each chapter opens with a set of cartoons with Latin captions that illustrate new grammar points. A Latin reading follows, with new vocabulary highlighted in the margins and follow-up exercises that focus on reading comprehension and grammatical analysis. A background essay in English concludes each chapter. Covering a variety of topics--from history to food, fromslavery to travel, these engaging essays present a well-rounded picture of Augustan Rome. The Oxford Latin Course, Second Edition offers today's students and teachers an exceptionally engaging and attractive introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Rome--one that builds skills effectively and is exciting to use.

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Lacks coordination between content and grammar/exercises.......2007-03-10

I used the first edition for a Latin course I taught 8+ years ago. I found and purchased this at a local State University (ASU) book store and could not believe this was intended for a college level course. I used it for HS level.

I recently purchased the 2nd edition to teach Latin to my 12 and 9 year old sons. We've made it through 7 Lessons and although they are challenged to keep it all straight (declensions, conjugations, case, gender, number, agreement, ...) , they are succeeding. If they were older I'd probably use Wheelock where you get real Latin jewels in the "sententiae antinquae".

I'm a little disappointed in the 2nd Edition format. The grammar/exercises have been removed from the mainline content (reading passages, historical highlights) and placed in the back of the book. And there is no indication which execises should be given prior to content. So, if you are doing this on your own, you may want to first read the "cartoon" at the start of each chapter/lesson and then do all the grammar/exercises followed by the mainline content. I'm tyring to interleave the exercises with content to make it more fun.

Lastly, the Latin profanity in Lesson 6 is completely inappropriate.

Made me a believer.......2005-11-19

I began Latin 101 with fear- fear of learning a new language. Now, at the end of my first semester, I have been transformed to a Latin minor, a teaching assistant, a tutor, and a classical fanatic. Although this book has it's silly points- the cartoons are hilarious, it also has good practice excersizes and great cultural ties. My favorite cartoon is where argus is being given to quintus's sister horatia. I know, the names are great. The picture of the little dog smiling in Quintus's arms just makes me fuzzy inside.
Overall a good book. Amusing as well as educational.

Great Latin book.......2005-11-18

At first I thought this book was for children with only like 100pages thin. Couldn;t believe this was a college textbook for a quarter. (UCD is in quarter system.) But this childish looking book can be challenging if you don;t keep up the pace.

Anyway, about this book... This book separates the reading passages from grammar sections that can be found at the back of the book. Stories are interesting and it does give you rich vocabularies in each chapter. The grammar sections are clear and are easy to understand.

What is bad about this book? I agree with previous reviewers that the cartoon that (probably author's wife or sister or someone) drew pictures horribly. Couldn't tell which was a girl or guy and also the expressions of people in the cartoons were very weird or may not go along with the context.

Another problem of this book is that the latin vocabulary in the index does not have all the words from each chapter. So you might want to buy Latin dictionary for some words.

And finally, I wished that odd answers were found at the back but there aren't any. So this means that you will have hard time to self-study. You need a professor for this book to correct your homework and give you some feedback.

These are only minor issues that makes the book not perfect.
Other than that, I think this book okay overall. Book teaches you less boring way, I think, because my Latin professor told us in class that they learned pretty boring and hard traditional way that she did not like Latin at first. That probably implies the reason why almost everyone hated Latin a few decades ago.

So if you got a prof, everything should be fine. My last advice: Just don't procrastinate memorizing vocabs Latin, or you will find yourself pretty miserable in class.
My actual rating for this book: 4.3~4.5

self-taught latin student.......2005-01-26

I can understand why most professors who teach latin in a formal school setting find this course (Three books and a reader, ISBN #s 0195212037, 0195212053,019521207x,0195212096, there are teacher's books available with all four) inadequate. This course is for students looking for a text that presents latin in a progressive and understandable format, which focuses on immersion in reading latin rather than consumption of immense volumes of grammatical information. The grammar is introduced slowly as it is needed (The grammar excercises in the second half of the book need to be done concurrantly with the chapter). The editors obviously are attempting to make learning latin easier by building vocabulary functionally and simply. This is essential for anyone that doesn't have the time to spend memorizing endless charts, or who struggles to understand grammar when it is abstracted from practical use in reading the language. It is much more useful to gain a working knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and then to memorize all the principle parts, conjugations, declensions, etc. I recommend using the oxford course first then moving to wheelock's for mastery of latin grammar.

In the end, this course is excellent for students because it is presented in a way that allows for a simple, progressive, and functional introduction to Latin. They lack answers ( though I haven't seen the teacher's text) but taking the time to check your work using the vocabulary lists and glossary is good review. The comics are terribly drawn and somewhat annoying, but are trivial. If the editors forgot some principles, any student that will miss them will study more advanced courses anyway. These books are the answer for anyone like me who found it impossible to learn the language from endless and voluminous sections on grammar, and I was one of the top students in my college course (I didn't have the time to take anything beyond the introduction and have had to teach my self since).

Oxford Course Good for First-Year Students.......2004-08-31

Having read some very critical reviews of this series, I wanted to say I have found it engaging and pretty well done. For my students, perhaps an overwhelming reason to choose it was the price, which compares very favorably with the $60 to $80 many conventional Latin texts cost.

I agree with some critics it would be better if there were more supplementary materials and, for many teachers who were educated more traditionally, not introducing all the principal parts of verbs at once is an adjustment. However, I do feel there are many things to commend this series, including the heavy emphasis on reading for comprehension instead of just rote learning. It certainly introduces a lot of vocabulary in a short time and gives a context for it.

All in all, my home school students have done well with this text.

Oxford Latin Course: Cassette I: Recordings for Part I and II (Oxford Latin Course)

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Maurice Balme , and James Morwood
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The two Oxford Latin Course Cassettes will bring Latin back to life for your students. Following the guidance of W.Sidney Allen, they present authentic Latin pronunciation, giving an idea of how everyday spoken Latin might have sounded. The recorded extracts include many of the cartoon captions, Responde Latine, Fabellae, dramatised dialogues, and other short passages of narrative prose and verse that are found in Parts 1-3 of the course. For the Oxford Latin Reader there are longer extracts of prose and verse covering the principal authors of the Golden Age. A full index of extracts is provided on the cassette inlay cards.

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Not helpful at ALL!.......2007-01-04

Worst Latin purchase I have ever made! These tapes were not in the least bit helpful and seemed to drag on and on.

Oxford Latin Course: Part I (Oxford Latin Course)

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I love learning latin
Pretty Good Text
water damaged
It's a dead language, what more could you want?
This book is great for children learning Latin.

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Designed for North American students, this special version of the Oxford Latin Course combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching, providing an exciting, stimulating introduction and approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts.
In this four-volume North American edition, the order of declensions corresponds to customary U.S. usage, and the spelling has been Americanized. In addition, it offers full-color illustrations and photographs throughout Parts I and II and an expanded Teacher's Book with translations for each
part. Parts I-III (now available in hardcover editions) are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, now based more closely on historical sources, which helps students to get to know real Romans--with their daily activities, concerns, and habits--and to develop an understanding of
Roman civilization during the time of Cicero and Augustus. Part IV (paperback) is a reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid.
The second edition of the Oxford Latin Course has been carefully designed to maximize student interest, understanding, and competence. It features a clearer presentation of grammar, revised narrative passages, new background sections, more emphasis on daily life and on the role of women, a
greater number and variety of exercises, and review chapters and tests. Each chapter opens with a set of cartoons with Latin captions that illustrate new grammar points. A Latin reading follows, with new vocabulary highlighted in the margins and follow-up exercises that focus on reading
comprehension and grammatical analysis. A background essay in English concludes each chapter. Covering a variety of topics--from history to food, from slavery to travel, these engaging essays present a well-rounded picture of Augustan Rome.
The Oxford Latin Course, Second Edition offers today's students and teachers an exceptionally engaging and attractive introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Rome--one that builds skills effectively and is exciting to use.

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I love learning latin.......2007-02-18

I am happy with the Oxford Latin course because you learn the language through interesting stories as opposed to repetitive exercises that can sometimes be boring.

Pretty Good Text.......2006-02-25

I use this book for may Elementary Latin 2 course. The professor teaches straight out of this workbook. I enjoy the cultural section of each chapter, as it gives a bit of history of Rome as it pertains to the latin vocabulary and concepts just learned in the section. The illustrations are terrible, but kind of funny because they are so bad. One has to assume that they are intentionally drawn badly.

water damaged.......2005-10-05

the book i received was water damaged and stained. half of the pages were stuck together. i can still use the book, i guess, but would there will be certain inconveniences.

It's a dead language, what more could you want?.......2004-12-21

While this book is excellent in teaching grammar and vocabulary, some phrases are repeated over and over and over again. It seems that, in a span of 4 chapters, the same phrase was used 5 times. However, the passages are a great help in learning latin, why? Because they progressively become harder and use concepts learned in previous lessons, not letting them get stored in the back of one's mind. I do reccomend this book for anyone who wishes to learn latin.

This book is great for children learning Latin........2004-05-22

I am a historian who uses Latin on a daily basis -- I learned it the old-fashioned way -- with Wheelock. My son is learning Latin at the sixth-grade level and has made great progress using this series -- which seems to me to be the age level they are best for. If I were teaching high school or college Latin this would NOT be my series of choice. But my son has just finished the first book (I'm buying the second one today for summer study) and has a pretty good knowledge of nouns, adjectives, all four conjugations in the present, future and imperfect tense, some present tense irregular verbs, and knows to be careful with prepositions. He's also got a pretty good understanding of Roman mythology, and domestic life thanks to this series.

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OXFORD LATIN COURSE PART I
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Oxford Latin Course: Part I Teacher's Book (Oxford Latin Course)

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