I bought an outdated Bio 1M03 textbook unknowingly (1 version behind) And "How humans evolved" (2 versions behind). How crucial is it to have the newest textbook? Will it have all the same information? Don't want to hear that I wasted my money :(

ask the prof

When I took the course 2 years ago, I never opened the textbook

the textbooks 95% of the time are almost the exact same, only difference is the cover is changed

How Humans Evolved should matter ... I remember Alistair said this and I also had the old version and noticed that it wasn't the same as the updated version. You could ask a friend to lend you theirs if they took it first semester, but the other Bio 1M03 McMaster Custom Edition should be fine.

My professor took out some questions directly from the How Humans Evolved textbook (not from his notes) on the midterm, I'd say ~3-5 questions

Originally Posted by jessifer22

I bought an outdated Bio 1M03 textbook unknowingly (1 version behind) And "How humans evolved" (2 versions behind). How crucial is it to have the newest textbook? Will it have all the same information? Don't want to hear that I wasted my money :(

I would go to whomever sold you the book and ask for a refund. Be careful buying books off strangers in the future. Most people are fine, but some will try to dump old (unusable) editions on purpose.

honestly for 1m03 with evans and quinn you should focus on the slides only in my opinion..you wont remember the stuff from the book that isnt already in the slides.

Originally Posted by Silver

honestly for 1m03 with evans and quinn you should focus on the slides only in my opinion..you wont remember the stuff from the book that isnt already in the slides.

Find out who the prof is first. I took it with Hurlburt and the slides were nowhere near enough.

Originally Posted by Alomar12

Find out who the prof is first. I took it with Hurlburt and the slides were nowhere near enough.

evans and quinn are the prof.

Still, that book is a waste. Get your money back.