Textbooks to buy/not to buy
08-18-2009 at 06:27 PM
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I don't buy the textbooks until after talking with Profs about how required they are, a lot of the time they are listed but not necessary.
Was the Psych book available last year? I didn't even know we had one we were supposed to buy >.< Guess I should start looking at the booklist.
The guide to writing about Bio is completely useless. It comes packaged with the textbooks for 1A03 and 1M03 though, for cheaper than buying both separately, so you can't really complain.
Also if you have roommates in the same program sharing textbooks is a great way to save money.
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08-18-2009 at 08:06 PM
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I thought the writing guide was useful. Maybe it was just me but I found the instructions for the formal lab report a bit vague and the guide cleared up some of my questions. I'm a bit hesitant of selling mine lol.
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08-18-2009 at 08:15 PM
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The writing guide was required for some lab quiz questions if I recall. In the long run, to some, those questions for less than a percent might not matter so much but they could all add up in marks.
I used the writing guide for biology for the report we had to do and I found it came in handy with the formatting for the report, what to include and what not to include, etc.
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08-18-2009 at 08:50 PM
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i think he was joking..
hmm the chem and bio courses are now requiring i clickers. I'm pretty sure one is good for them.
Generally, I wouldn't buy 1ls3 math text book and psych. I bought 1ls3 and I didn't use it as much.
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I disagree-the practise problems in the text are essential for doing well in 1ls3. Our prof noticed no one was doing the practise Q and so our last test and some exam questions were directly from the text. |
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08-18-2009 at 11:16 PM
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08-19-2009 at 10:49 AM
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should i buy a book for a physics 1b03 even though i have it second semester? the book list is up but its for first sem classes.. what are the chances that the required material would change in second sem? =/
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08-19-2009 at 11:01 AM
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should i buy a book for a physics 1b03 even though i have it second semester? the book list is up but its for first sem classes.. what are the chances that the required material would change in second sem? =/
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If the teacher is different then the material might change. I would still wait.
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08-19-2009 at 12:49 PM
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should i buy the books now or wait? i.e i know ill need chem, bio, and calc textbooks...is there a chance that the editions will change by first class?
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08-19-2009 at 12:59 PM
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Someone asked that before, and it seems like it's really unlikely that editions will change in the next 3 weeks. Those are the same books I'm planning on getting now, still hesitating a bit, But I know I'll definitely be using those a LOT.
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08-19-2009 at 01:08 PM
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should i buy the books now or wait? i.e i know ill need chem, bio, and calc textbooks...is there a chance that the editions will change by first class?
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Even if they change, it's not likely that it'll be a drastic change. Getting the older editions should save you some money. |
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08-19-2009 at 01:16 PM
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If there is just one edition sold at titles isn't that the book we're supposed to get?
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08-19-2009 at 01:21 PM
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If you buy used books from someone, they might have the older edition from previous years.
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08-19-2009 at 01:29 PM
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Hmm, I doubt they'd have more than one edition,if no one is using them again this year. unless it's one of the used books from past years
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08-20-2009 at 12:54 AM
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Hi everyone. I was just wondering if someone can tell me the website, or where to go to find out which texts I need for the school year. Thanks!
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