Term 2 Book List

[emt036]

Just got my Term 2 book-list order form... I know in the first term we were required to buy a bunch of books that no-one ever looked at. Are there any particular books in Term 2 that are either must-have or that you can do without (to save $$$)? I know in particular there are 3 Immuno books that are optional.... (and I thought this was a 2 credit course!)

In case anyone is interested, here is the list:

TERM: Medical 2nd Term Fall 2004

GENETICS

Required
Dr. Williams
Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics.
Robert Meuller and Ian Young
WB Saunders
11th ed., 2001
0-4430-7125-X
41.98

IMMUNOLOGY
Required
Dr. Stanley
Clinical Immunology: An Introductory Text
Jacqueline Stanley and Reginald Gorczynski
Landes Bioscience
1999
1-5705-9625-5
50.03

IMMUNOLOGY
Required
Dr. Stanley
Scientific American Reprints
Infectious Diseases and the Immune System
Scientific American
Sept. 1993
5.75

IMMUNOLOGY
Optional
Dr. Stanley
Immunology: A Short Course
Eli Benjamini, Richard Coico and Geoffrey Sunshine
John Wiley & Sons
5th ed., 2003
0-4712-2689-0
For students with no Immunology background.
54.98

IMMUNOLOGY
Optional
Dr. Stanley
Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Abul Abbas and Andrew Litchman
WB Saunders
5th ed., 2003
0-7216-0008-3
For students with undergraduate or graduate background in Immunology.
63.83

IMMUNOLOGY
Optional
Dr. Stanley
Essentials of Immunology and Serology
Jacqueline Stanley
Delmar Thomson Learning
2002
0-7668-1064-X
For students with no Immunology background.
60.38

NEUROSCIENCE
Required
Dr. Kolbinger
Principles of Neural Science
Thomas Jessell, Eric Kandel & James Schwartz
McGraw-Hill
4th ed., 2000
0-8385-7701-6
90.28

NEUROSCIENCE
Required
Dr. Kolbinger
Neuroanatomy: an atlas of structures, sections and systems (book plus cd-rom)
Duane Haines
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
6th ed., 2003
0-7817-4677-9
51.47

PARASITOLOGY
Required
Dr. Macpherson
Introductory Medical Parasitology
Calum Macpherson
McGraw Hill
4th ed. Rev.,
0-0725-5340-5 - custom printed 1 month lead time
52.62

PHYSIOLOGY
Required
Dr. Kibble
Medical Physiology
Walter Boron & Emile Boulpaep
W.B. Saunders
2003
0-7216-3256-4
93.73

[Reggaman]

yeah so which books are u buying so i can buy the same ones? hahah. i don't know anything about the term 2 books.

[Tami]

I feel left out; haven't rec'd anything. Did they send the booklist to your mailbox, or do they e-mail it?

[emt036]

They send the list to your mailbox...

So far I guess I am just getting the "required" books... Hopefully I can put them to more use than first term's "required" books...

[rk403]

let me give some free advice on which books to purchase/not purchase:

Physiology:

Course notes are great. Only get the book if you like some extra explanation on material. Exams are on lecture material only.


neuroscience:

Our course notes sucked. I heard that they were re-written for this term. Anyways, the text is the MOST BORING read ever. Bought it. Never opened it ONCE. $90 paperweight. My advice, don't get it. Get a copy from the library if you really want to read it. Exams are on lecture material only. However, you need to get the lab manual


Immuno:

The course notes suck. But luckily, Dr. Stanley is the same Dr. Stanley who wrote to book--Clinical Immunology: An Introductory Text
. Just read the entire book cover to cover (don't worry, it's a small book--can probably fit in your lab coat pocket) and you'll be ok. This one you MUST get. Optional texts are just that, optional. If you need more info, just get a copy from reserve.


parasitology.

Another MUST get. This are your lecture notes/lab notes. Plus, you also get a sample exam in the back.


Genetics.

Course lecture notes were good. I never opened the book once. Don't really need it.

RK403

[emt036]

thanks! free is always good :D

[seagoddess]

I dont feel any extra books are needed for immuno. However, I had a background in immuno so I'm a bit biased. I might be doing the immuno DES next term :D

[stephew]

dont but extra stuff; use the library; in fact use the term ahead of you to suggest what books not to waste your money on.
steph

[rsgillmd]

Just wanted to say, I totally agree with rk403's advice. Also as Steph said, forget the optional stuff. Trust me, you probably won't open it anyway.

Ravpreet