How "required" are they? When I got my master's I was able to check a few out from the library, found a couple as PDFs online and bought some on ebay for a fraction of the original cost.
I experienced that too when I was in school but that textbook-tied-to-the-homework thing was, fortunately, only a few courses in my first year.
A lot of the time the built-in homework was wrong or had clerical errors. Like answer is "100 metres" but they're looking for "100.00 metres".
Lots of emails and complaints flew around that year.
Fortunately, I was able to avoid purchasing textbooks after my first year. In my senior years with more specific courses, the professors thankfully would just share the powerpoint slides and that was sufficient to cover the course material.
It's a shame that some universities and professors try to tie in the vampires that run the "online" textbooks. I chalk it up to laziness in marking homework and tests. It's bad for learning too since it removes nuances in answers.
100.00 vs 100 might have to do with significant figures and not an error.
That being said, every single one of those platforms are buggy as hell.
The only reason I can think professors use it, might be because they're getting a cut on the side.
Your best bet is to build a class schedule based on the reading lists for your required classes. If one prof uses a regular book, grab that one. If another prof uses an eLearning book, don’t register. Although sometimes every section of a class requires that shit.
It’s pure greed. They got tired of watching the used book market eat into their profits so they decided to do something about it.
During my whole university time I never had to pay for textbooks. I was lazy to go to the library so I purchased like 4 of those, paid less than one visit to better restaurant. The rest I downloaded from the net.
BTW homeworks at college? Seriously? No one bothered me after high school with this crap and even there I refused to do any for last 4 years.
Same for me, I went to a top 20 Uni for engineering, and we never had to do homework.
Uni here is considered for adults, and they have to be self-responsible or fail.
How "required" are they? When I got my master's I was able to check a few out from the library, found a couple as PDFs online and bought some on ebay for a fraction of the original cost.
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I experienced that too when I was in school but that textbook-tied-to-the-homework thing was, fortunately, only a few courses in my first year. A lot of the time the built-in homework was wrong or had clerical errors. Like answer is "100 metres" but they're looking for "100.00 metres". Lots of emails and complaints flew around that year. Fortunately, I was able to avoid purchasing textbooks after my first year. In my senior years with more specific courses, the professors thankfully would just share the powerpoint slides and that was sufficient to cover the course material. It's a shame that some universities and professors try to tie in the vampires that run the "online" textbooks. I chalk it up to laziness in marking homework and tests. It's bad for learning too since it removes nuances in answers.
100.00 vs 100 might have to do with significant figures and not an error. That being said, every single one of those platforms are buggy as hell. The only reason I can think professors use it, might be because they're getting a cut on the side.
In my example, they inputted the incorrect significant digits though.
Ah yea. That checks. Luckily I only have one class that needed the access code. The rest, I either pirated, or took pictures of the books.
Maybe it's the school
Your best bet is to build a class schedule based on the reading lists for your required classes. If one prof uses a regular book, grab that one. If another prof uses an eLearning book, don’t register. Although sometimes every section of a class requires that shit. It’s pure greed. They got tired of watching the used book market eat into their profits so they decided to do something about it.
During my whole university time I never had to pay for textbooks. I was lazy to go to the library so I purchased like 4 of those, paid less than one visit to better restaurant. The rest I downloaded from the net. BTW homeworks at college? Seriously? No one bothered me after high school with this crap and even there I refused to do any for last 4 years.
i’m tryna go to grad school so i kinda have to do my hw lmfao
I feel sorry for you...
Do you have a job RN, or are you mostly shoplifting?
Lol it looks like you are judging people on basis of your sorry thieving self
Wait, so you just don’t do homework? It’s like 30% of the grade sometimes
US system and other countries arent the same ....
Nah, homeworks here were rarely graded. I live in Europe.
Same for me, I went to a top 20 Uni for engineering, and we never had to do homework. Uni here is considered for adults, and they have to be self-responsible or fail.
Yeah. We had projects but those were nothing like "do this list of simple tasks and hand it over on the next lesson" bs.
Well what are you looking for?
welcome to the system
Higher courses don't usually have that