Should Students get Recommanded Text Books? (1 Viewer)

[Survivor39]

Hello everyone. I just check the UNSW online bookshop and saw the text book list.

If I get every single text books, both prescribed and recommanded, it will cost more than $800!!

I know we must get the prescribed texts, but should students get the recommanded ones?

If yes, to what extend should we buy them? All? or the ones you feel important?

 

[sunny]

no no no no!!

For some subjects its possible to get through without a textbook even if its prescribed.

Wait for the lecturer to see if the textbook is really needed, or ask people who have done the subjects to see if the textbooks are needed (and buy second hand).

I know I'll be selling a few books when week 1 starts, when people have a good idea of what they want.

 

[underthesun]

Try buying used books..

as for me, I think i'll just rely on online resources (internet > books), but these books would be handy and save my time searching..

 

[Hoyin]

so we should wait till after the 1st week... on which books to buy and which not to buy

 

[sunny]

Unless you have an abundance of money - wait.

 

[aspect]

even if you have an abundance of money, wait!

 

[RCMasterAA]

Or give it to me and I'll make sure it is put into good use hehehe...

 

[@lbert3269]

Originally posted by Survivor39
Hello everyone. I just check the UNSW online bookshop and saw the text book list.

If I get every single text books, both prescribed and recommanded, it will cost more than $800!!

I know we must get the prescribed texts, but should students get the recommanded ones?

If yes, to what extend should we buy them? All? or the ones you feel important?

What's the site where we check for the textbooks and etc ?

 

[underthesun]

www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au ?

last time I checked, you are not able to see your course's book requirements yet, even though it said (IIRC) somewhere that in mid febs it'd be ready..

 

[Hoyin]

it didnt work for me as well that bookshop site.. gave me some illegal error or smthin

 

[sunny]

It's been working fine for me for the last couple of days. This is the direct link to the text search page:

http://www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au/textlist.html

 

[Hoyin]

is it just my comp??? cuz ive been tryin for a few days now.. keep comin upt with
"ERROR:
Illegal referer page.
The page you are coming from, is not listed
as a legal source for that information."

 

[sunny]

Try clear your cache and type in the URL in a new, blank window.

 

[Hoyin]

wats cache???

 

[sunny]

Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Files -> check "Delete all offline content" -> OK

The cache stores internet content locally on your computer, to save the computer downloading it again and again. Sometimes a large and messy cache causes problems.

 

[Hoyin]

thx for the help.. but still doesnt work...
can i still check out wat texts i need by calling the bookshop?

 

[sunny]

Yes you can. Or ask someone to search it for you.

 

[Hoyin]

k.. thx for the help sunny...
btw.. out of curiosity.. wat year are u.. and wat u studying?

 

[sunny]

Look in my signature.

 

[McLake]

*Notices sunny assumes IE*

The other possibility is that you are using a space when you type in the course code ...

EDIT: No, it dosn't let you do that, I am not sure what you are doing wrong ...