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tehnurse

Textbooks

Aug 28, 2007 13:08

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frustration, holy sh*t, fees, first year - fall 2007

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readingthewords August 29 2007, 04:27:24 UTC

wow! $800... im in pharmacology and my first year texts are only $629 if i buy new..lab books and all for fall sem.

tehnurse August 29 2007, 04:41:33 UTC

Well you're definitely a lucky duck. It's definitely a hefty price. How much are your school fees for your first semester?

When I calculated that total, I was like, "Well, there goes my new digital camera, shoes, earphones, and oh yeah, food..."

Basically my life necessities.

readingthewords August 29 2007, 04:45:02 UTC

without books and living fees... im looking at 2504.59$ yaaaaaay scholarships!!

readingthewords August 29 2007, 06:05:19 UTC

btw thats before scholarship lol

michika August 29 2007, 16:24:57 UTC

I wish I'd seen this before, because I could have saved you a lot of grief! For 140 stick with the required book, the other anatomy text is almost identical, just a different layout. I've used both textbooks and the required one is much better! Netter's anatomy flashcards are invaluable. I've tried the coloring book, and it didn't work very well for me. Both anatomy books are on reserve in MedSci if you'd like to flip through them rather then buy them. In short Martini beats Tortora!

If you want to sit in on an additional anatomy lecture, anat 200 is T/R afternoons with Professor Begg in ETLC, and he uses the Martini text.

tehnurse August 29 2007, 19:16:53 UTC

WELL, thank you very much for posting! I haven't bought the books yet (I'll probably get it during orientation, hopefully), but thank you very much for the heads up. I was really iffy on buying all those tests without being sure I would even use them all effectively.

What about for 150? Do you think getting the recommended books would be effective at all?

Netter's anatomy flashcards -- I'm guessing that's totally something different from the list. Is it available at the U of A Bookstore?

Hmm, and what exactly does T/R mean? Lol, sorry, sort of a newb at the lingo.

And thank you again so much for posting this.

You are welcome! michika August 29 2007, 19:51:19 UTC

I don't know much about 150. For the most part what I do is buy the required text only, and wait to see what the syllabus says about the recommended reading. For the most part the recommended reading is supplimental, and often just for your own interest.

T/R refers to Tuesday and Thursday. Since its hard to separate which T means what the university uses R to indicate Thursday.

Netter's Flashcards can be found at the bookstore, and online as well. Check around for the best price, as the university bookstore is often more expensive then other sources. Yes you are right they are very different then the list. I have two sets, Anatomy, and Neuroscience cards. There are other flashcards out there but I don't have any personal experience with them. If you want to look at them while you are on campus they are usually found under the Anatomy section over by all the medical texts on the bottom floor.

Re: You are welcome! tehnurse September 5 2007, 04:43:14 UTC

I got the required books a couple days ago, and bought a (pink) stethoscope. Yeah, it's pretty pimp.

Anyway, I was just wondering about the flashcards. How much do you think they helped you on a scale from 1-10; 10 being "I referred more to them than my textbook"?