Maquarie or Excel?

princessdee89 · 6 Nov 2005, 1:06 AM

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hey i was wondering if anyone knew which textbooks were better maquarie or excel?
thanks heaps

Lisa05 · 6 Nov 2005, 10:24 AM

it depends on the subject, i have found excel good with some subjects not so great with others, while macquarie was the same...Get as much info as you can, it all helps!

princessdee89 · 6 Nov 2005, 3:13 PM

well i dooooooo

*general maths
*adv english
*legal
*business
*bio
*studies of religion 1 unit

any tips on textbooks for those?

cheers

jemsta · 6 Nov 2005, 4:08 PM

macquarie is definitely good with geography and my friend found it useful when studying with macquarie IPT

bubble · 7 Nov 2005, 12:28 PM

I bought Macquarie for Business, Bio and SOR 1 unit.

For business and Bio I found they were great - but for SOR it is a waste of time, it has heaps of information that is not really needed.

For General Maths I used Excel and also the Sucess One book (Pretty good for practice exam questions). These are the better alternative. I think so anyway.

For Advanced English I wouldn't reccomend any of the study guides, as they just aren't sophisticated enough to be worth paying for them. Just borrow them from the library and have a read through. No point buying them.

hopeles5ly · 7 Nov 2005, 4:08 PM

excel is too general esp for maths just as mensioned before but thats only IMO. uhmmm i would rather go for macquarie ...

nikkiisoverit · 8 Nov 2005, 6:27 PM

i really like macquarie
they have a bit more detail and my teachers actually prefer us to study from macquarie than excel so......
good luck with your choices

princessdee89 · 13 Nov 2005, 1:33 AM

thanks for the advice guys

keep it coming

princessdee89 · 13 Nov 2005, 1:43 AM

lol really? i kinda figured macqaurie uni wrote macquarie haha but i never knew bout syd uni doing excel

princessdee89 · 30 Nov 2005, 3:58 PM

Macqaurie it is =)

starbaaa · 30 Nov 2005, 4:25 PM

I wouldn't recommend either of them for english, although macquarie was slightly better than excel, which sucked a lot. Thats the only subject we have in common, so I'll leave it at that.

**PwarYuex** · 30 Nov 2005, 5:22 PM

Personally, I think that the Macquarie guides are better.

I've only looked for Extension and Ancient History, Business Studies, and Advanced and Extension English, though.

6 Nov 2005, 1:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
princessdee89 Junior Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Last Activity: 14 Jul 2008, 3:54 AM	Maquarie or Excel? You can hide this advertisement by registering. hey i was wondering if anyone knew which textbooks were better maquarie or excel? thanks heaps

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nikkiisoverit a something member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Far North Coast of NSW....luvly and warm..most of the time Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 30 Last Activity: 22 Oct 2006, 12:12 PM	Macquarie i really like macquarie they have a bit more detail and my teachers actually prefer us to study from macquarie than excel so...... good luck with your choices

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starbaaa Untalkative Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Female Location: Brisbane Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 363 Last Activity: 18 Aug 2009, 11:02 AM	I wouldn't recommend either of them for english, although macquarie was slightly better than excel, which sucked a lot. Thats the only subject we have in common, so I'll leave it at that. __________________ >>>an eccentric, provocative, shy, forthright, lovable, problem-prone, innocent, UTTERLY SILENT bunny<<< BSpPath at UQ HRSS3200 SPCH3200 SPCH3205 SPCH3206

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princessdee89 Junior Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Last Activity: 14 Jul 2008, 3:54 AM	well i dooooooo general maths adv english legal business bio studies of religion 1 unit any tips on textbooks for those? cheers

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jemsta I sit here alone HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: O.P Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,821 Last Activity: 20 Jul 2009, 3:59 AM	macquarie is definitely good with geography and my friend found it useful when studying with macquarie IPT

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bubble Moo HSC: 2005 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16 Last Activity: 12 Sep 2009, 12:44 PM	I bought Macquarie for Business, Bio and SOR 1 unit. For business and Bio I found they were great - but for SOR it is a waste of time, it has heaps of information that is not really needed. For General Maths I used Excel and also the Sucess One book (Pretty good for practice exam questions). These are the better alternative. I think so anyway. For Advanced English I wouldn't reccomend any of the study guides, as they just aren't sophisticated enough to be worth paying for them. Just borrow them from the library and have a read through. No point buying them.

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hopeles5ly Take Me Higher. HSC: N/A Gender: Male Location: Sydney Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,790 Last Activity: 18 Feb 2010, 12:36 AM	excel is too general esp for maths just as mensioned before but thats only IMO. uhmmm i would rather go for macquarie ...

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princessdee89 Junior Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Last Activity: 14 Jul 2008, 3:54 AM	thanks for the advice guys keep it coming

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princessdee89 Junior Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Last Activity: 14 Jul 2008, 3:54 AM	lol really? i kinda figured macqaurie uni wrote macquarie haha but i never knew bout syd uni doing excel

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PwarYuex humulus is humorous HSC: 2004 Gender: Male Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,364 Last Activity: Today, 12:19 AM	Personally, I think that the Macquarie guides are better. I've only looked for Extension and Ancient History, Business Studies, and Advanced and Extension English, though.