For those of you who bring a laptop to class

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<p>I’m not familiar with the kinds of equations used in econometrics. From the Xthink’s web site, there are examples of the kinds of mathematical functions that the program can handle.</p>

<p>See: [url=<a href=“http://www.xthink.com/mathjournal_advanced.html]xThink[/url”>http://www.xthink.com/mathjournal_advanced.html]xThink[/url</a>]</p>

<p>See: [url=<a href=“http://www.xthink.com/mathjournal_solutions_other.html]xThink[/url”>http://www.xthink.com/mathjournal_solutions_other.html]xThink[/url</a>]</p>

<p>And, of course, you can use MS OneNote, one of the best note-taking programs available for students (for typed or handwritten notes on a Tablet PC).</p>

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<p>@Akabane: I love Civ3!
/completely off topic.</p>

<p>Back on topic:
I would probably use my laptop to take notes in classes like Sociology, History, and Communications. I would not use it during Math, Economics, or any other class with lots of non-text, such as graphs or formulas.</p>

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<p>If you played Civ 3/4 during class, all of the people behind you would be too distracted to take notes and then beat you up after finals.</p>