35mm photography and digital photography? please help!?

I am going to be taking a 35mm photography course and digital photography course over the summer, and i need help finding the right cameras. For digital photography, I was recommended to purchase a cannon powershot camera along with a sandisk sd - 512 MB card, an 'impact AA NIMH 2700 mah BATT (4) w/ 4 hour chargers, and a canon PSC-85 soft case f/PS a series. as for 35 mm photography, they recommed a canon EOS rebel K2 w/28-90 III kit/USA. I DONT UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS! please, help me intrepet or send links as to where to purchase these