UoM General Chat

[nubs]

Didn't use the textbooks for Chemistry 1 at all, but I found them ridiculously helpful in Chemistry 2, especially for the later 2/3s of the course where the lecture slides had next to no information on them at all.

[Leronziia]

That should be posted on the LMS, there's a brief overview on the subject handbook though.

Yeah unfortunately I am from the A-K surname category so I'm enrolled in that unit during second semester. Thanks anyways

[aaackk]

where do we go for second hand textbooks? does coop sell things second hand? the site says textbookexchange.com, but i was hoping there would be a physical shop somewhere?

[hongs-]

Does anyone know if we need a dictionary for the Japanese placement test?

[kensan]

Does anyone know if we need a dictionary for the Japanese placement test?

I think it's optional. There is a short writing section, a speaking section, and a section where you read various sentences and tick if you understand fully what it means.

[hongs-]

I think it's optional. There is a short writing section, a speaking section, and a section where you read various sentences and tick if you understand fully what it means.

Oh okay thanks

[nubs]

Anyone know whether the Anatomy and Physiology textbooks are worth buying?

The subjects I'm doing are Principles of Human Structure and Human Physiology

[simpak]

I would definitely get the Physiology textbook, I liked it and I found it helpful.  The Anatomy one, not so much - it's helpful for the ILTs but then you only do those kind of now and again so you could just go to the library, work through the ILT and then put the book back which is what I would probably do in retrospect (I did purchase the book but after the first couple of weeks of the course I barely looked at it).

[VivaTequila]

Is anyone selling any of the textbooks I need? Human phys, 2nd year Chem, Russian 3, German 1?

How badly do I need the chem ones?
From above posts it seems to be pretty important to get human phys, no?

[nubs]

Yeah I've been told getting the chem ones are definitely a worthy investment.

Also they're used in the core subjects for chemistry majors

[simpak]

Haha you don't have to take just my word for it re: phys.  I tend to be a 'buy the textbook for everything' ridiculous person!  But idk, I think it did go through the concepts quite well and I used it to compile my summaries so it was worth it for me? Maybe it doesn't work for everyone though!

I don't think I want to sell it just yet or I would totes offer it to you!  Although I'm not sure it's the same edition this year?

Ugh, ceebs buying textbooks...

[blank]

Is the textbook (Bridge-A practical intermediate Chinese course book 1) for Chinese 7 (breadth) compulsory to buy?

[Sinner]

This might sound a bit like a stupid question, but what are workshops? How are they different from tutes?

[seretide]

This might sound a bit like a stupid question, but what are workshops? How are they different from tutes?

Workshop - practical I think? Basically experiments for the subject you've chosen. And tutorials are more like back at school where there is a "teacher" and you go through the theory and answer questions

[Sinner]

Workshop - practical I think? Basically experiments for the subject you've chosen. And tutorials are more like back at school where there is a "teacher" and you go through the theory and answer questions

I'm not too sure. My bio subject this semester switches the type of activities (Tutes + pracs) and (Workshop) each week. I only got tutes and pracs last semester, so I'm not too sure what a workshop is.