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06-26-2010 at 11:38 PM
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course textbook recommendation
Hi I'll be taking:
KINESIOL 1A03
KINESIOL 1AA3
KINESIOL 1C03
KINESIOL 1E03
KINESIOL 1F03
KINESIOL 1G03
BIOLOGY 1A03
PHYSICS 1L03
MATH 1A03
for these courses, which will I need a copy of the textbook, and which can I just download or use at the library? The reason why I'm asking is so that I can read ahead during the summer so I won't fall behind during the lectures.
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06-26-2010 at 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by scarletfire
Hi I'll be taking:
KINESIOL 1A03
KINESIOL 1AA3
KINESIOL 1C03
KINESIOL 1E03
KINESIOL 1F03
KINESIOL 1G03
BIOLOGY 1A03
PHYSICS 1L03
MATH 1A03
for these courses, which will I need a copy of the textbook, and which can I just download or use at the library? The reason why I'm asking is so that I can read ahead during the summer so I won't fall behind during the lectures.
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Don't buy textbooks before the textbook list is released, and in most cases I would wait until the first class. I'm sure you can borrow books at libraries if you want to start reading up on what you are going to be learning.
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06-26-2010 at 11:51 PM
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Yeah, wait until your first couple of classes. Sometimes professors will just use lecture notes to test you, so the textbook is useless
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06-27-2010 at 12:13 AM
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Yeah, wait until your first couple of classes. Sometimes professors will just use lecture notes to test you, so the textbook is useless
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Or they might tell you that the book isn't actually mandatory or an optional book is extremely recommended.
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06-27-2010 at 11:05 PM
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Or they might tell you that the book isn't actually mandatory or an optional book is extremely recommended.
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will there be some professors where they won't tell u if it's actually optional when it is? |
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06-27-2010 at 11:11 PM
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will there be some professors where they won't tell u if it's actually optional when it is?
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Yeah. Not everyone learns by using the textbook and sometimes the professor is so good at relaying the information that you don't need the book to study from. It's happened to me a couple times, like for first year chemistry, physics, biology and second year plant bio. Everyone is different though, that's why the teacher can say it's optional. But they can say it's recommended.
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06-28-2010 at 12:15 PM
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Hey, First of all, congrats on getting Mac Kin - you'll love it. I'm in fourth year Kin, so I've been through this process before. As mentioned above, I'd wait until the first day of classes to receive your syllabus, but I'm almost positive the books will be the same as last year. Don't worry about getting ahead, the learning curve for university isn't as difficult as what mot people say. Also, you'll be sure to meet a lot of older Kin students from Faculty Day and Frosh Week who can help you get used books (which will be a lot cheaper than buying new and used books from Titles Bookstore). Feel free to send me a message and I can help introduce you to second year students looking to sell some books. My younger brother just finished his first year in Kin so I'm sure he would be willing to sell you his books. Good luck and enjoy your Summer!
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