<p>My son has received his class assignment for his first term at Caltech. I was wondering if there is anyway of finding out what textbooks will be assigned? It would be good to get them cheaper on the Internet.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the bookstore:
Textbooks</a> | The Caltech Bookstore</p>
<p>Other thoughts on textbooks - DS has both gotten used books very cheap from other Caltech students. Other texts he's found at no cost to him and I understand other Caltech students get their books the same way.</p>
<p>Your son should probably wait until he gets here to buy books. He can likely buy them for even cheaper than internet prices from upperclassmen, and they can give him advice for what books he actually needs. For the record, you don't need your books the first week of class (and some times, not even at all). For homework problems, you can always look off of someone else's book, since every freshman takes pretty much the same core classes.</p>