<p>Olive_tree, depends. Bringing a laptop to math is a sure sign you aren’t there to learn math, but no one really cares. Many people bring laptops to polisci/psych/IHUM, etc. classes for notes. Some professors/section leaders may ban laptops, but for the most part they’re welcome.</p>
<p>Yeah, lots of people take notes on laptops, but from my (limited) observations, the majority of those who bring them aren’t taking notes with them.</p>
<p>For the record, I’ve seen laptops in math classes. A few people like to TeX their notes. I have never seen laptops in math classes used for any other purpose.</p>
<p>Thanks, asian75!</p>
<p>Question: TI-83 or TI-89? I’ll keep one and give one to my sister, who I remember mentioned that some professors at her university didn’t allow the 89. Do you current students know if this is the case at Stanford too?</p>
<p>^ What about TI-84?</p>
<p>TI-84 is basically the same as the 83, just with more memory, so I didn’t bother mentioning it.</p>
<p>^ Oh ok, thanks.</p>
<p>Okay so I really can’t decide on classes at all. But I think I have kind of narrowed down my options with what I want to major and minor in. Right now, I want to major in Communications and Rhetoric with a minor in Comp Sci or I’m also really interested in incorporating the Symbolic Systems major into my…academic path? (it could replace comp sci or comm if I like it enough). Based on those interests are there any classes that someone could recommend to me? I know I have my IHUM and PWR and I also may want to get math out of the way my first quarter but are they any intro sems I should apply to or introductory courses I should look into?</p>
<p>haha baten, i know you’re eager to know what to take, but i would just take exactly what you just said and share it with your advisor during NSO. he/she will be able to answer your questions better than anyone here, especially for someone with such complex interdisciplinary interests.</p>
<p>^ Baten, you should email your advisor. I’ve been doing this and she’s been incredibly helpful only through one or two emails.</p>
<p>Lol…I guess it is complicated. Emailing the academic director is a good choice I guess. Thanks!</p>
<p>Do professors in large lectures care/notice if students aren’t present for class? Because once a week I might have to miss one class period of a course because of another commitment.</p>
<p>bluebubbles I’m sure I read in one of the mailings/e-mails that Stanford sent, that the first 2/3 weeks of the quarter you must be present for all classes unless you are ill (and in that case you will have to show proof). While I don’t know whether or not professors care/notice whether or not you are there, I don’t think it’s a good idea to start thinking about missing classes before classes even begin. Isn’t there a way to work around it somehow?</p>
<p>TI 89. TI 83 is for middle school</p>
<p>@bluebubble: In large lecture, you don’t even have to go to class if you don’t want to. Maybe you went out party the night before and couldn’t wake up early the next morning for class. That’s totally fine. However, for PWR and IHUM section you have to go cuz they take attendance. I skipped a lot of my classes esp those at 9AM. Some classes are not worth the time to go because 1) the prof is horrible or 2) the material is too easy</p>
<p>We all know that textbooks are really expensive. Is there a website or somewhere where you can find people selling used books? Also, courserank sometimes lists the books required for the class, but sometimes it doesn’t. So could someone provide the textbooks needed for Math 51H and CS 106X? When do we need textbooks by, I doubt it we’ll need it before the class even starts, cause we might drop it or whatever.</p>
<p>Amazon is a good place to buy textbook. Check Stanford Bookstore. It lists all the required books</p>
<p>Just wondering based on runeknight’s question: rather than buying it from the bookstore or amazon, is there any sort of way freshman can get textbooks from sophomore for introductory courses? or do you just have to know someone?</p>
<p>Baten, your dorm email list will probably be flooded with offers. Just make sure you’re the first to reply. You could also check Facebook and Courserank.</p>
<p>if you live in all frosh dorm and then it’s unlikely you’ll be able to buy book from sophomore. You just have to know someone. Facebook market place is good. or SUpost.com is good too</p>