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Quick and dirty school supplies checklist for back to school http://bit.ly/aT4raH
Don't forget tape - masking tape for posters in your room and duct tape for fixing stuff.
The McMaster standard calculator Casio fx-991 is the only calculator allowed into exams. This calculator is a course requirement and is non-refundable. It is $23.95 at Titles.
iclickers are $41.95 new - the Bookstore may have a few used ones (these are few and far between) but if we have them they are $31.50
Hope this helps!
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08-08-2010 at 04:54 PM
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Don't forget tape - masking tape for posters in your room and duct tape for fixing stuff.
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If you're in res, it's not a good idea to use tape on your walls, because they can rip the paint off and then you get charged. They give you free stickies at move-in, and if you run out you can get more from Commons or Keyes for free 
Of course, tape will be useful for other things...just be careful with the walls!
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08-08-2010 at 04:56 PM
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If you're in res, it's not a good idea to use tape on your walls, because they can rip the paint off and then you get charged. They give you free stickies at move-in, and if you run out you can get more from Commons or Keyes for free
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08-08-2010 at 05:23 PM
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They are $20 before tax, I believe, at Titles. Don't hold me to it. You WOULD be best looking off campus though, you're right.
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08-08-2010 at 05:27 PM
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What size binder would you recommend for most courses? will 1 inch suffice or would I be better off with 1.5+ ? o.o
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08-08-2010 at 05:29 PM
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What size binder would you recommend for most courses? will 1 inch suffice or would I be better off with 1.5+ ? o.o
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That depends how much you print...personally, I wouldn't recommend using binders at all--I prefer folders. I know some people who use a clipboard with the entire day's notes in it, and then transfer it to the respective binder in the evening. A 1-inch should be okay, unless you find yourself printing a lot. Different courses will have different amounts of material, though. |
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08-08-2010 at 05:33 PM
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Ah, okay. in highschool science I found a 1inch binder would barely be enough so I thought I'd need to upgrade this year xD
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08-08-2010 at 05:35 PM
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Ah, okay. in highschool science I found a 1inch binder would barely be enough so I thought I'd need to upgrade this year xD
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It entirely depends on the course. I found I had a lot less math handouts/printed notes (virtually none), and all my written notes went in a notebook, so even a half-inch binder would work for that course. For something like bio, where there's a bajillion and ten things to print, a bigger one might be necessary. Of course, you don't HAVE to print everything that they put online, so it's kind of hard to predict in advance.
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This thread was really helpful, thanks for the posts everyone!
Although I'm still a bit mad that I have to buy a different calculator. I had to use a graphing calculator (which aren't cheap) during grade 11 and 12, and now I'm forced to just toss it aside? :(
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08-08-2010 at 06:28 PM
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This thread was really helpful, thanks for the posts everyone!
Although I'm still a bit mad that I have to buy a different calculator. I had to use a graphing calculator (which aren't cheap) during grade 11 and 12, and now I'm forced to just toss it aside? :(
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You guys were allowed graphing calculators in high school?! We never were except for specific in-class activities (in which we were provided with one). I remember one girl tried to use one for a test, and she got a zero.
You can still keep it and use it to double-check any graphs you have to make for your homework, but ideally you should just use the Casio fx-991 MS all the time, so that you're used to it for the tests/exam. |
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