<p>according to the bookstore we need several books which cost A LOT of money.</p>
<p>which ones do we actually need at the most basic level? Im definitely getting the textbook and Im thinking about the study guide but besides that the rest seems supplementary...</p>
<p>don’t buy the text. buy the suggested problems (his old exams) and the answers. It will save you a whole lot of money and regret when you’re finishing up chem 3b and the only thing your textbook has done for you is serve as an armrest/coaster/chair prop/dust collector/laptop heighten-er/etc.</p>
<p>^lol really true for Pedersen. I didn’t open that book or the study guide at all for 3B.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t buy any books at all until after the first couple days of class. The professor will tell you what is really required and what’s just recommended/for reference.</p>
<p>what about for lab and lab lecture?</p>
<p>lab manual + a lab notebook</p>
<p>Whew, I was about to buy the whole set for Chem 3A today in the Cal Student Store, but then I thought otherwise. Thanks guys (and my good instincts). Looks like I just saved about $150! OOH Yeah!</p>
<p>Truthfully, I felt the textbook was helpful because when I took it (Sp10), the professor went ridiculously fast and it was all just examples. The book clarified some stuff, but the helpful stuff was the problems (I didn’t get the problem set book) and the charts of synthesis. Plus, the same textbook is used in Chem 3B, so I figured it was sort of dividing the money.</p>