Summer Holidays Chatter Thread 09-10 (1 Viewer)

[veloc1ty]

Excellent, thank you for that. I guess to access the e-book I'd have to purchase the textbook brand new, in order to get a code or something?

Correct. Though it may be worthwhile enquiring at the bookshop as to whether you can purchase the e-book by itself.

 

[robb3d]

While it is possible to concentrate entirely on lecture notes, I recommend buying this because it contains most necessary information (and has summaries) and is an interesting read in its own right if you're interested in psychology. The e-book is great, I actually never used my printed copy because my laptop weighs less.

Lecture notes > Textbook when you get around to studying it.

If you're short on cash, don't buy the textbook - and just read it in the Library when you need it.

 

[Tim035]

In my entire undergrad experience there wasn't a single course where a textbook was even marginally needed.

 

[hero.]

If only we could pirate the textbooks

 

[MooshyMoosh]

Damn new editions!!! ><

 

[Lydia_88]

Working, Gymming, Finishing up my summer course, shopping, cathcing up with budds, sleeping!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Omie Jay]

^ i was supposed to be doing all of that too.

emphasis on "supposed" to

summer course starts next week and goes for a week.

 

[tmahendradatta]

When is UNSW's advisory day?

 

[Sokolov]

MMAN2700
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 6E + WileyPlus @ $142.16
(Prescribed, though I have an electronic 5E somewhere...)
THERMODYNAMIC & TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS STEAM TABLES @ $17.96
(Prescribed, "found" a copy lol)
MMAN3200
MODERN CONTROL ENGINEERING 4ED @ $121.46
(Recommended)
MMAN3300
KINEMATICS DYNAMICS & DESIGN OF MACHINERY 2E @ $130.46
(Recommended)
MMAN3400
Mechanics of Materials SI Version 7ED @ $120.56
(Prescribed, but reusing the textbook from second year)

Total for prescribed: $142.16
Could pay: $0.00

Hopefully someone can answer this for me; would all courses per semester have around the same lecture/tute/lab times as the previous years?

haha i wish...if only they would be...

The doctor said I wouldn't have so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger out of there.



What do uni students usually do in the holidays?

club, game, gym

Lecture notes > Textbook when you get around to studying it.

If you're short on cash, don't buy the textbook - and just read it in the Library when you need it.

i can agree with that.
textbooks are often merely 'further reading and references'.
especially when they are listed as recommended, a waste of $150 apparently.

If only we could pirate the textbooks

engineering ones arent too hard to find

 

[henry08]

If only we could pirate the textbooks

Well you can... a little search engine called Google can find PDF/Ebook versions of virtually any book (including most books)...

 

[henry08]

Ugh, me too. If I bought all my 'prescribed' textbooks new from the bookshop, I'd be saying goodbye to ~$400...and then I imagine there'll be course packs on top of that. Hope I don't actually have to buy them all. Or at least, not brand new.

My prescribed texts for Semester 1 come to $700!

 

[kevinx2]

hey guyth, overseas atm and don't have access to my TFN, i can choose upfront payment now and change to HECS before census date without any problems right?

 

[Omie Jay]

i reckon so, yes.

 

[robb3d]

If only we could pirate the textbooks

To be honest, I've heard people sharing links to entire textbooks scanned... how you can read a textbook on a computer screen as an image though..?!

 

[hero.]

Well you can... a little search engine called Google can find PDF/Ebook versions of virtually any book (including most books)...

These books are just newly released so I dont think they would exist.

With reading long sets of text on computer screen, I find that really hard since you have to focus on the computer screen for a long period of time but I'd rather do that then have to spend $100 on a copy.

 

[missanonymous7]

My prescribed texts for Semester 1 come to $700!

That's crazy! What course is that for?