11 Oct 2013 ... Chemistry by R. Chang, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill (Publishers). Chemistry. ...
Fundamentals of Physics (3rd edition) by Halliday and Resnick.
Foundation Year 2013-2014 Recommended Booklist
BIOLOGY LIST GENERAL TEXTS We recommend students purchase the following two textbooks. The first textbook recommended below covers most of the course to a reasonable depth. It is particularly relevant to Module 3 content. The second text covers much of the material in modules 4 and 5 with particular emphasis on the systems in the human body and associated diseases.
1. SOLOMON, BERG & MARTIN:
"Biology" 9th Ed. 2011, Brooks/Cole; Thomson
2. D. D. CHIRAS:
"Human Biology" 7th Ed. 2011, Jones and Bartlett.
ADDITIONAL READING BRUCE ALBERTS et al
"Essential Cell Biology" 4th Ed. 2013, Garland Publishing. Student friendly introductory work with CD, by the authors of the standard text, "Molecular Biology of the Cell”; Module 3
R. L. NUSSBAUM et al:
“Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine” th 7 Ed. revised 2007, W B Saunders Company. Recommended in Junior Cycle course; good clinical cases) Modules 3 and 7
LEONARD V CROWLEY
Human Biology, 9 Ed, Jones and Bartlett Module 7
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MICHAEL N HART and AGNES G LOEFFLER Introduction to Human Disease, 5 Ed., Jones and Bartlett Module 7
We recommend that every student buys a Biology dictionary. Three are listed below. *E A MARTIN et al
“ A Dictionary of Biology “ 6th Ed. 2008, Oxford University Press, Fairly comprehensive, some good illustrations.
*E. LAWRENCE:
"Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms" 15th Ed. 2011, Longman. Soft cover The most comprehensive biology dictionary at this price.
PRACTICALS Students are required to have a standard set of dissecting instruments to participate in the Biology component of the Biomedical Laboratory Science practical course.
CHEMISTRY LIST The following is a core text and covers most of the organic chemistry component of the Foundation Year curriculum.
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Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 6 Edition, by J. McMurry and E. Simanek, 2007, Thomson, Brooks/Cole, (ISBN: 0-495-12590-3) There is a study guide and solutions manual accompanying this textbook that contains all the answers to the problems in the text - ISBN: 0-495-01932-1. This is an optional purchase. Recommended particularly for module 2 There are numerous other textbooks available for consultation in the library and the following in particular are recommended. th
Organic Chemistry, A Short Course, 12 edition, by Hart, Craine, Hart, Hadad Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007 (Previous editions of this book, which may be available from past students of the course, are also adequate). Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, by John R. Holum, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Publishers). Chemistry by R. Chang, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill (Publishers). Chemistry. Matter and Its Changes, J.E. Brady, J.W. Russell & J.R. Holum, Third Edition (© 2000), John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Publishers). Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, International Edition 7e by Kotz/Treichel/Townsend Chemical Principles by W. Masterton, E.J. Slowinski and C.L. Stanitski, 6th edition. General Chemistry by D.A. McQuarrie and P.A. Rock Basic Inorganic Chemistry by F. A. Cotton and G. Wilkinson Biochemistry by L. Stryer PRACTICALS Students are required to have a white laboratory practical lab coat. Students will be provided with laboratory practical safety glasses.
PHYSICS LIST It is sufficient to own one good textbook covering a range of general Physics topics at a fairly fundamental/basic level. However, the Physics courses within Foundation Year at RCSI are very different from the Leaving certificate, IB, or A-level courses in that it emphasizes the medical applications of many of the basic principles, and hence it is essential that students consult textbooks dealing specifically with medical applications. The lecture notes are based mainly on the following textbooks (although some material may be obtained from other sources);
Physics (3rd edition) by Kane and Sternheim, published by Wiley.
General Physics with Bio-science essays (2nd edition) by Marion and Hornyak Physics (with health science applications) by Urone
Physics of the Body (2nd edition) by Cameron, Skofronick and Grant (published by Medical Physics Publishing, 1999)
There are a range of general textbooks available covering the basic topics in Physics, however they are insufficient on their own. Examples of these are; th
Physics (4 Edition) by Cutnall and Johnson. Published by Wiley. rd Fundamentals of Physics (3 edition) by Halliday and Resnick. Published by
For some of the topics covered in the Physics courses (eye, ear, blood flow, lungs etc) you will need to refer to a basic Physiology textbook (familiarise yourselves with these in the library). A good example is: th
Human Physiology: from cells to systems (7 edition) by Sherwood. (published by Brooks-Cole 2009)
Recommended Textbooks for Module 7: Introduction to Disease, Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Introduction to Human Disease; Pathophysiology for Health th Professionals by Hart, Michael and Loeffler, Agnes, 5 Edition, 2012
An Introduction to Human Disease; Pathology and th Pathophysiology Correlations by Crowley, Leonard, 9 edition, 2013
