Cardiff Specific Textbooks

**Monaligo** · 24-04-2004, 06:47 PM

I'm doing the foundation course this year.

For the first semester two biology modules, the recommended books were:

1) Biology by Campbell - 6th Ed.

I strongly recommend this book as it is exactly at the perfect level for all biology modules (including the Spring semester physiology module). I believe having this book only would be just enough.

2) Biochemistry by Albert Lehninger - 2nd Ed. was recommended for one of the modules.

As for the 2nd 2nd semester, the physiology module recommended

Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Functions by Vander, Sherman, and Luciano - 6th Ed.

It's a good book, but, again, Campbell's Bio textbook should be enough. :wink:

**pinksparkle** · 24-04-2004, 08:41 PM

thankyou

really appriciate ur help

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is this the right book?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...494028-2802063

**hipponax** · 04-05-2004, 01:06 AM

You can have mine for a tenner if you want - its not much use after the pre-med year anyway - drop me a line if interested as am about to graduate

**sparky21** · 04-05-2004, 01:12 AM

If you want an excellent textbook for physiology... and I mean its brill (just found it for my exams and has been an absolute lifesaver!) is the "Lecture notes on physiology" from blackwells... blackwells is the publisher also...

I realised that it was the same book that our lecturers use as their ref. as the pics are all in there.. and it is fully comprehensive...

Only about £19 too... BARGAIN!

ah you know you've done too much revision when books are soooo exciting!

X

**gregc** · 06-07-2004, 05:40 PM

There's also Gray's anatomy as an alternative atlas to McMinns, Gray's being diagram/cartoon based, McMinns being photo. Buy whichever one you think you'll prefer, but the Gray's is probably more useful initially, and the McMinns when you've become a little more familiar with it all toward the exam! Whichever you buy, the other should be freely available in the library, if perhaps covered in bits of body. The self-assessment colour review by the lecturers is good too.

Vander Physiology was my physiology of choice, suggest you buy it, good for revision!

Probably about all you should buy for the first year I reckon! Others are useful, and actually essential, but be careful about buying them... you won't get much use out of them.

In the 3rd year, I use both the baby version, and the concrete block that is Kumar and Clarke. Baby goes with me on the wards. Yellow oxford book of clinical medicine is indespensible as has been said already. In the 4th year, the blue book will become more important (clinical specialties).

**jrsp** · 22-07-2004, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by sparky21

Wow - fourth year... ahhhhhh I wish I was nearly there!....

I would say best wishes for your studies - but by all accounts you've done the hardest part (intermediate MB!) :mrgreen:

I wish I was going into the second year again.

Intermediate MB's a doss now! None of you slackers have to do essay questions or negative marking. It'll be true/false by the time you get there!

**pinksparkle** · 28-10-2004, 03:20 PM

Recommended books so far (and by no means do you need to buy all these, iv got mine from the libary as you dont use many next year)

Principles of Biochemistry, Lenhinger
Biochemistry, Styer
Any gcse/AS level maths revision guide.
Basic concepts in chemistry (cant remember who its by but will look it up)
A book thats just called, Biology (again will hav to look up the author as theres several with this title, but any will do).
and then it depends on what modules you take for your free standing options. I'll add more as they come up.

**Cymro** · 01-03-2005, 04:45 AM

I'd wait until you arrive at Uni to buy the books that you need. You can find some second-hand bargains at the Book'n'Bone sale during Freshers but also some rip-offs as desperate students try to get beer money out of you. You also get to check out the books in the library, what other students have got and see which ones your buddy family reccomends. Saying that, I'd highly reccomend Baby Moore (Essential Clinical Anatomy, Moore and Agur) because it's almost as comprehensive as Snell's Clinical Anatomy but it fits into your bag!

An atlas of anatomy is also useful. Some prefer diagrammatic ones but I liked McMinn's because it's all photos of specimens - just like what you get in your exam. I have to say that Acland's Atlas of Anatomy on DVD (6 DVD's in total) are an absolute gift from heaven.... I couldn't have passed anatomy without them. I invested in the boxset (about £100!!!) because the library only have limited loans although I've heard that more are available nowadays. If a kind relative thinks they should buy you a skeleton before you start Uni, tell them you'd rather have the DVDs! You learn so much more from them because bones are pretty useless really.

As for Physiology, Vander is generally quite simple, Pocock is good, but Ganong is the absolute daddy for me... some people think it's too difficult but it's just got a lot of info crammed into a compact book. I think Ganong will serve you best throughout the course. I also really like the Lecture Notes in... series, with the Anatomy and Physiology books being particularly good.

I don't know what other people think but the "cramming" books like the Crash Course and One Stop Doc series have never really helped me that much. They are generally too basic for the sciences but are quite impressive and concise when it comes to clinical aspects. They only scratch the surface to be honest.

Cymro

"Safe to sign yet?"

**welshmed** · 01-03-2005, 04:51 AM

In terms of proper medical books (i.e. clinical), I would recommend buying:

* Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
* Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialities
* Lecture notes of Psychiatry/Cardiology/Respiratory Medicine
* Haematology at a Glance
* Clinical Skills (Ford and Munro)

These books will get you through the clinical (interesting) years, any other books can be rented from the library

**pilly84** · 23-05-2005, 09:21 PM

I totally agree with Cymro. I would have been completely lost without the Robert Acland DVDs. I didn't discover them until the 2nd year which is why I did rubbish in the 1st year anatomy exams (only just passing) but got 76% in the 2nd year head and neck exam (well chuffed!). As well as the anatomy DVDs, I would also recommend testing yourself using a photograph atlas like McMinn's as half of each Cardiff anatomy 'spotter's' are always slide shows of photographs.