Anyone know where to get some cheap first-year text books? Also, what are the best resources for gross?
Hey 'surf,
1st years sell their books often, but I just bought everything from Amazon.
I wasn't much of a textbook guy the first year, but I'll give you some ideas... I like to buy books that will be useful for the boards in the future.
SUGGESTION:
For classes other than anatomy, check the books out at the library before purchase... also, if you don't want to spend a lot of money, you can generally buy older editions
SUMMER SEMESTER
ANATOMY/EMBRYO/RADIOLOGY
Class materials: well organized, well thought out, perfect to study from and supplement with the following:
Suggested:
BRS Anatomy... though somewhat wordy, I think the questions are great. I think it's a must buy.
Netter's Atlas of Anatomy: Great anatomical illustrations.
Not required: Radiology book (available online as a "program"), Embryo Text (available in library; too detailed for general use)
FALL SEMESTER
NEUROANATOMY
Class Materials: although this is one of the best classes at FSU, the powerpoints and class materials are unorganized. Supplementation is
required.
Suggested:
High Yield Neuroanatomy, Basic Clinical Neuroanatomy (Young), Clinical Neuro Made Ridiculously Simple [you don't necessarily need all of these; High Yield will be most useful for boards]
MICROANATOMY
Class Materials: well organized; professors pulls a couple questions from context in textbook (Kierszenbaum) per exam
Suggested:
Histology and Cell Biology (Kierszenbaum... I bought an older edition),
Wheater's Histology
SPRING SEMESTER
PHYSIOLOGY
Class Materials incredibly well organized, but powerpoints somewhat dense
Sugguested:
BRS Physiology is a
must. You'll use it again for board studying. The textbook is written by the same author (Constanzo) and is also great if you like a lot of words.
BIOCHEMISTRY
Class Materials When I took the class, the materials were not well organized, but that was her first year teaching. Perhaps that will change when you get here.
Suggested: Some form of supplementation is necessary.
Lippicott's Biochemistry (good if you like a lot of pictures/charts/diagrams);
Rapid Review Biochemistry is a also good if you don't care so much about the pictures and is about 1/3 of the size of Lippincotts. (Both probably good for boards.)
ALL YEAR
Doctoring 1 Mosby's is required but I didn't own it or any doctoring books until the second year.
.. I gotta watch the show, it's interesting!
