Guest Avi44 Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 So far I've borrowed 2 chemistry textbooks from friends/family and they both do a terrible job of teaching. Both txts assume you know too much already. Since there are several bad textbooks out there, finding a good one is like finding a needle in a haystack, except in this case, the hay is metallic. I was wondering if we could possibly start a list of good textbooks for us all to benefit from. Nothing's worse than spending your valuable money on utter garbage. I will start off by recommending: Course:1st yr biology Title: "Life- The Science of Biology" Authors: Purves, Sadava, Orians, Heller Please recommend textbooks that you've found useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lactic Folly Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 I liked my College Physics textbooks by Saunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kaymcee Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Here are textbooks I've actually kept after undergrad: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry by Nelson and Cox. The biochemistry bible (unless you're a Stryer fan). Brock Biology of Microorganisms by Madigan and Martinko. I think it's in its eleventh printing, which says something. Molecular Cell Biology by Lodish et al. The diagrams, especially the continuity between all the chapters, helped me learn cell biology. (Like the biochemistry battle between Lehninger and Stryer, here it's between Lodish and Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 McMurry's Organic Chemistry was really good for OrgoI and II, I found at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimmyMax Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Hey, I agree that McMurry was an excellent organic chem text! BEst of luck! TImmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Avi44 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I was wondering what the Mathematics 1A03 (Calculus 1) textbook is at McMaster. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blinknoodle Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 "Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Fifth Edition", by James Stewart, published by Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2003. For Mac's Math 1A03 website from last fall, see www.math.mcmaster.ca/cour...ourse_id=6 and www.math.mcmaster.ca/lovric/1a3.html. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Avi44 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richmond604 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 HTML Comments are not allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richmond604 Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 How do i turn HTML off? I just typed...words..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lactic Folly Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Ezboard doesn't like <'s and -'s together.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skofu Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 "Calculus" 3e - Stewart - the best one around. Spivak is what they used in the Analysis classes at U of T, but Spivak assumes that everyone just looooooves to derive everything themselves. with no answers. not always true. for anyone in BIO250 at U of T, "Molecular Cell Biology" 5e by Lodish et al really really sucks IMHO. i'd consider looking around for another text. although as someone else mentioned, the diagrams are good. i could also recommend a bunch of books on signals and systems and/or classical mechanics, but i sort of doubt that anyone would be interested s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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