<p>The textbooks for econ 1 with Sproul are super expensive and I've heard from numerous people they aren't needed. However, I emailed him and he said that BOTH the optional and required books are needed. Anyways, out of the three what should I do:</p>
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<li>Buy both books (Hardcover and loose-leaf)</li>
<li>Just buy the loose-leaf (required) book
Note: What is the difference between these two books?</li>
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<p>OR</p>
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<li>Just say screw it to the textbook companies (aka money pits) and not buy either</li>
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<p>Also, if I should buy one or both, whats the cheapest way to get them. Bwalk has some pretty good used prices but I need them pretty soon and people aren't around campus usually during summer. Amazon seemed okay but anything better (i.e. Kindle?, rentals?)?</p>
<p>Don’t but either.</p>
<p>Sproul is the easiest econ teacher ever.</p>
<p>There will be 3 quizzes and a final. Before each, he will send out a list of review topics. Basically, spend an hour going over your notes making a review sheet and know how to reproduce EVERY SINGLE GRAPH he draws. Do this, and an A is guaranteed.</p>
<p>FYI, I took him for Econ 1, 2, and 11 - did the above (ie, studied for 30 minutes before each quiz and final, didn’t buy the textbook) and got A’s in each.</p>
<p>Agreed with everything binks09 said. Don’t even bother buying the textbook. Just make sure you take thorough lecture notes and try to reproduce every detail of his graphs. </p>
<p>His classes are podcasted, though I don’t really recommend using that as an excuse for skipping lectures since it’s a pain in the butt trying to catch up with the skipped lectures while studying for finals.</p>