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Re: Uni Text Books>?
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2010, 03:06:50 pm »
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The only way they'll be useful is as a reference text. Most first year subjects are fairly broad and the textbooks have a lot of info that won't be in more specific textbooks for later years. They won't really be helpful compared to the books you'll get for your new subjects.

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« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2010, 03:10:49 pm »
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^exactly
just borrow the books
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2010, 08:49:21 pm »
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How do you already know which ones you need? :o
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« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2010, 08:53:07 pm »
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The prescribed texts for each subject are listed on each subject's handbook page.
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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2010, 08:54:16 pm »
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But is it a good time to buy as early as now? Or would you recommend waiting for the 2 weeks before classes start? Thanks rustic_metal! :)
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« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2010, 09:35:45 pm »
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It would be better to wait 'til 2 weeks after classes start, to be honest.
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« Reply #21 on: December 29, 2010, 09:44:36 pm »
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.. And I'm interested in your Eng and Phys textbooks cause most probably I'll be doing BSc then majoring in Civil eng! :D
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« Reply #22 on: December 29, 2010, 09:47:34 pm »
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Yeah, don't buy until after semester starts. I'm gonna post a thread on uni tips soon
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« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2010, 10:17:28 pm »
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Quote from: Russ on December 29, 2010, 09:47:34 pm
Yeah, don't buy until after semester starts. I'm gonna post a thread on uni tips soon
thanksssssssssss
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« Reply #24 on: December 29, 2010, 10:25:08 pm »
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Quote from: Russ on December 29, 2010, 09:47:34 pm
Yeah, don't buy until after semester starts. I'm gonna post a thread on uni tips soon

thanks Russ!
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« Reply #25 on: December 29, 2010, 10:29:55 pm »
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Quote from: ohmyjosh on December 29, 2010, 10:25:08 pm
Quote from: Russ on December 29, 2010, 09:47:34 pm
Yeah, don't buy until after semester starts. I'm gonna post a thread on uni tips soon

thanks Russ!

+1.
I am tempted to buy half of the books before the semester start though, LOL.
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« Reply #26 on: December 29, 2010, 10:31:36 pm »
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i dont recommend it wait until the lecturer tells u what book and if its really needed
cause in 1st year i hardly used the textbooks
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« Reply #27 on: December 29, 2010, 10:35:52 pm »
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Quote from: TrueLight on December 29, 2010, 10:31:36 pm
i dont recommend it wait until the lecturer tells u what book and if its really needed
cause in 1st year i hardly used the textbooks

Ooh, okay. If so, what's the point of books then?!
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« Reply #28 on: December 29, 2010, 10:39:31 pm »
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lol to reinforce anything you weren't clear about in the lectures
but yeah just wait and see what the lecturer says. sometimes you need the textbook like for 1st year stats i needed it cause in the tutorials we were referring to it alot so it was easier to just buy it...also in third year i needed to buy the textbook since i referred to it alot and it was helpful but yeah other than that you might need it for a chapter or part of a chapter but its not worth paying so much money to buy it and hardly using it, u might as well borrow the book for a week
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« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2010, 10:40:57 pm »
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Quote from: TrueLight on December 29, 2010, 10:39:31 pm
lol to reinforce anything you weren't clear about in the lectures
but yeah just wait and see what the lecturer says. sometimes you need the textbook like for 1st year stats i needed it cause in the tutorials we were referring to it alot so it was easier to just buy it...also in third year i needed to buy the textbook since i referred to it alot and it was helpful but yeah other than that you might need it for a chapter or part of a chapter but its not worth paying so much money to buy it and hardly using it, u might as well borrow the book for a week

Alright. Thankyou, Truelight!
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