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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => Monash University => Topic started by: xZero on February 05, 2011, 01:34:08 am

Title: Which book should i get?
Post by: xZero on February 05, 2011, 01:34:08 am
ENG1060    Recommended    ENG1060 Computing for Engineering (Custom Publication)    $85.45

MTH1112    Recommended    Reading Writing & Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics    $112.05
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics for Computing    $51.30
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics for Computing 3ed    $66.50
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics: International Version 7ed    $127.75

PHS1011    Prescribed    Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2ed (text + Mastering access card)    $148.45
                                Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2ed PIE + Workbook + Mastering Physics (Value Pack)    $148.45

MTH1030    Prescribed Choice of:    Calculus: Early Transcendentals (Combined Edition) 6ed Metric International Version    $134.95
                                                Multivariable Calculus: Early Transcendentals 6ed (International Metric Edition)    $90.20
                                                Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals + CD 6ed    $94.95

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: jimmy999 on February 05, 2011, 07:22:27 pm
I can tell you that you definitely don't need the book for MTH1030 and ENG1060. You'll buy lecture notes for MTH1030 which are really cheap and cover everything you need. ENG1060 puts lecture slides online so you can print them off at home if you want. You can do well with just the lecture notes, even if you've never done programming before
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: darkphoenix on February 05, 2011, 10:16:03 pm
What about my ones?

ENG1060    Recommended    ENG1060 Computing for Engineering (Custom Publication)    $85.45
ENG1080    Prescribed    College Physics: A Strategic Approach 2ed + Mastering Physics    $135.85
ENG1091    Prescribed    Modern Engineering Mathematics 4ed + My Mathlab Value Pack (2011)    $123.25
MGC1010    Prescribed    Management 3ed + Writing Guidelines for Business Students + Global Economic Crisis Resource Centre Access Card Value Pk    $116.95
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: m@tty on February 05, 2011, 10:23:38 pm
Quote from: jimmy999 on February 05, 2011, 07:22:27 pm
I can tell you that you definitely don't need the book for MTH1030 and ENG1060. You'll buy lecture notes for MTH1030 which are really cheap and cover everything you need. ENG1060 puts lecture slides online so you can print them off at home if you want. You can do well with just the lecture notes, even if you've never done programming before

So don't bother getting the ENG1060 text?

And what about physics(PHS1011)/astrophysics (ASP1010)
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: jimmy999 on February 05, 2011, 11:29:40 pm
Quote from: darkphoenix on February 05, 2011, 10:16:03 pm
What about my ones?

ENG1060    Recommended    ENG1060 Computing for Engineering (Custom Publication)    $85.45
ENG1080    Prescribed    College Physics: A Strategic Approach 2ed + Mastering Physics    $135.85
ENG1091    Prescribed    Modern Engineering Mathematics 4ed + My Mathlab Value Pack (2011)    $123.25
MGC1010    Prescribed    Management 3ed + Writing Guidelines for Business Students + Global Economic Crisis Resource Centre Access Card Value Pk    $116.95


The ENG1080 textbook is not needed, especially given you've done spesh already. I did this subject, turned up to lectures for the first few weeks only, collected lecture notes and read them, did all the assessments and pracs for it, never once looked at a book and I managed to easily get a 90+ score in it. It's really simple, especially the stuff on Mechanics/kinematics which is simpler than what you did in spesh
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: poohead on February 06, 2011, 02:52:30 pm
how about me?
which books do i really need:

ECC1000    Course Notes    Principles of Microeconomics ECC1000 Lecture Slides    $9.35
ENG1010    Prescribed    No Textbooks Required for 2011    $0.00
ENG1060    Recommended    ENG1060 Computing for Engineering (Custom Publication)    $85.45
ENG1091    Prescribed    Modern Engineering Mathematics 4ed + My Mathlab Value Pack (2011)    $123.25
ECC1000    Prescribed    Microeconomics 6ed    $111.55
                Economics 6ed + My EconWeb    $130.45
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: bblovee on February 06, 2011, 06:27:37 pm
Quote from: xZero on February 05, 2011, 01:34:08 am

MTH1112    Recommended    Reading Writing & Proving: A Closer Look at Mathematics    $112.05
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics for Computing    $51.30
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics for Computing 3ed    $66.50
MTH1112    Recommended    Discrete Mathematics: International Version 7ed    $127.75


WTF AT THE MATHS BOOKS :|
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: xZero on February 06, 2011, 06:32:00 pm
Quote from: jimmy999 on February 05, 2011, 07:22:27 pm
I can tell you that you definitely don't need the book for MTH1030 and ENG1060. You'll buy lecture notes for MTH1030 which are really cheap and cover everything you need. ENG1060 puts lecture slides online so you can print them off at home if you want. You can do well with just the lecture notes, even if you've never done programming before

thanks but where to you buy the lecture notes? =S

@above yeh thats what i thought when i saw my book list
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: jimmy999 on February 06, 2011, 08:03:35 pm
You buy the lecture notes from the uni bookstore. Some of them are available during O-Week whilst others are there during the first two weeks of classes.
Title: Re: Which book should i get?
Post by: bblovee on February 06, 2011, 08:36:23 pm
Quote from: xZero on February 06, 2011, 06:32:00 pm

@above yeh thats what i thought when i saw my book list

fk that! *drops maths*