<p>I just recently viewed the textbooks that I need for this fall. I’m a BME major and am currently enrolled in CAS CH 101 for all four components. Thing is, the Barnes and Noble list of required items for Chemistry is extensive. Do i need to get all of the required textbooks? Will I have time during the first week of classes to figure out whether or not I need the books? Also, is it best to wait to get your textbooks or get them over the summer and bring them to the college? </p>
<p>Also, many of the textbooks seem to teach the same material…(e.g. University Chemistry published by Laird, Exploring Quantum Concepts in Chemistry, and University Chem with web assign and supplement…) </p>
<p>I would love some help in this area…especially from someone who has taken CAS CH 101 before.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you really do need almost all of the Chem stuff. You can wait, but you’ll have to buy nearly all of it. You write in the lab manual and notebook to pass in, so you need to buy those. You need to buy the Quantum one through BU too because you also pass pieces of that in class. You’ll need a lab coat and goggles to do lab. You’ll have to pay for ALEKS because that’s a grade portion too. It sucks, especially because you have little choice but to buy most of these components from Barnes & Noble.</p>
<p>As for the textbook, you can buy that part used and save a little bit of money. Look online or check out the BU Sell Textbooks group on Facebook. You don’t need a molecular set.</p>
<p>ok, but what do you mean by a molecular set? (sorry if that’s a stupid question) Also, what do you think about the textbooks for Chem 101? Were they relatively difficult to comprehend or fairly easy? </p>
<p>Would it help to bring a voice recorder to class and record the professor’s lectures in case I don’t catch everything or can’t comprehend a particular concept? Or is that a little much? </p>
<p>I’ve surfed the web for online textbook rentals and thankfully I found a site that only charges me about $40 to rent it for the semester… </p>
<p>Do you know if BU does any used student exchange/book fair/swap meet type of thing before school? (so people don’t have to spend tons of money on textbooks they only plan to use for the semester)</p>
<p>so i’m confused. whats the package? because i know the components are the “component packages” i just don’t know what the actual package is and i don’t want to select it by accident and get two of everything. also, if i’m a size 2/4 woman’s, what size lab coat should i get? because i don’t know if they’re normal or if they run big/small.</p>
<p>There isn’t any book fair/swap before school. There’s this facebook group though where you might especially get lucky for introductory classes ([Welcome</a> to Facebook](<a href=“Facebook - log in or sign up”>Facebook - log in or sign up)). </p>
<p>I wouldn’t bring a voice recorder to class. Just take notes and pay attention. Honestly, you probably won’t want to listen to lectures again at night or have the time. Nobody I know used any recording devices. It seems a bit much. And don’t worry about the molecular set if it’s not listed. It is for some chem101 classes- but wasn’t necessary either way.</p>
<p>KMK, to me, it looks like you only need the stuff on the first list. Are the packages deals that put things together? Don’t get both the package and the individual items. I’m pretty sure there would be an overlap.</p>
<p>Well, after reading this, the textbook you have this year is not the same that they gave in Chem 101 last year! That is actually the Chemistry book the used in the Quantitative Chemistry Course. Compared to the book from last year, it teaches much more however it is difficult to comprehend at times and has lots of difficult problems to solve. However they are doable, and wow that sucks that now you have Webassign, so instead of having problems from a website, it’s basically your textbook problems that you have to do on a weekly basis!</p>
<p>lalaz1000, and anyone else who can help with this:
the chem textbook written by Laird, titled “University Chemistry”… is it ok if the international version is purchased? I’m not sure what the difference is between the two versions, and if they both can be used…</p>
<p>@samsung: i would purchase the US version just to be safe if I were you. simply because I’ve had nasty experiences with getting the wrong version for a class before. </p>
<p>this is just slightly off-topic, but were the chem lectures for Chem CAS CH 101 relatively large (like 100+) in the past? (this is aimed toward the past experiences of anyone who has taken this class) Assuming yes, how did you guys manage to study for the class? (or at least pay attention?)</p>
<p>Oh no, get the international version it should be fine! Plus it’s softcover and TONS cheaper!! So you’ll be able to carry it around haha! There should be no version difference, and if there is some special code needed I still have my Laird book so I shall be able to send any codes or w/e if necessary.</p>
<p>Also wayward, haha your chem lecture should have around 200-300 people ^_^. It’s something you get used to (if not you better have because until upper lvl courses for the sciences it’s HUGE classes of 100-300 people).</p>
<p>By codes, I mean something for the input for webassign however I doubt that. Good Luck guys on your freshman year!</p>
<p>thanks for clarifying lalaz!
I have a few more questions concerning Chem 101:
At the BU Barnes and Nobles, it says we have to get the University Chemistry wuth Webassign and Supplement. I’m assuming this really is required, and if so, is the Barnes and Nobles the only place to get it?</p>
<p>Also, is the CAS CH 101 Lab Manual, the University Chemistry supplement, and V1 and V2 supplements really required. They’re so expensive, and I can’t find them elsewhere…</p>
<p>Unfortunately yes you need those items. The Lab Manual, you guys use that during lab. Plus you need the pages inside because basically you fill em out tear em out and hand them back in, so you really can’t even sell them back. =(.</p>
<p>And the Webassign is the same thing, because it has to be registered to BU. Since it’s a part of your grade. It sucks that they force us to get stuff at BU, since it’s so expensive.</p>
<p>However unfortunately you should get used to it, I was looking at my orgo books, and it totals up to 700 dollars if I buy it from BU. buying it only I only was able to shave off 200 dollars which still isn’t that much >_<.</p>
<p>Oh, another thing
the last two items on the Ch101 B&N list are “Create University Chemistry V1, V2, and supplement” and “Create University Chemistry V1, V2, supplement,and webassign”. Based on the titles, the only difference between the two is that the second one offers the webassign. Should I purchase this and not the first one?</p>
<p>And theres another one thats “University Chemistry with web assign and supplement”. Argh, I’m so confused…</p>
<p>Can anyone explain what the “UNIV CHEM W/WEBASSIGN & SUPPLEMENT” is? Also, there are two package components I don’t understand. The “CREATE UNIV CHEM V1,V2 & SUPPLEMENT” and the “CREATE UNIV CHEM V1,V2, SUPPL & WBASSGN”.</p>
<p>University Chemistry w/Webassign and Supplement is the core textbook along with the online access card and supplemental material (which I’m guessing is the solutions book) </p>
<p>The Create University Chemistry V1/V2 and Supplement are two different paper versions of the core textbooks (because apparently different professors use different versions of University Chemistry) The Webassign is the same access card as before. The reason why the Create University Chemistry books are cheaper is because they are essentially bound paper that you can slip into your binder. </p>
<p>Source: Called the people at BNN. </p>
<p>Question: Does anyone use the access card and the supplement?</p>