<p>I know that's a weird question but do Americans really use lined paper for their notes and in class? Even for Math/Physics? I was just shopping for school supplies and couldn't find any "real" notebooks with graph/quad paper. In my home country I exclusively used graph/quad (whatever you call it) paper, even for common writing subjects like English/History, etc. You can write smaller and pack much more information on one page...</p>
<p>I know it's a personal preference and it really doesn't matter that much, but: What do you use? Especially for Math/Physics/Chemistry/Engineering.</p>
<p>You should be able to find graph paper notebooks--I bought one that was a "composition book" for physics lab last semester. I have never seen a spiral one though. But, I use lined paper 50% of the time, blank paper maybe 10%, and engineering paper (green graph paper) 40% of the time. I hate notebooks.</p>
<p>There is also a company called Mead, Thomas, and they sell graph paper spiral notebooks where they come with 100 pages. Those are anywhere from $2.50 to right at $4.00 a notebook.</p>
<p>I love graph paper, but some of my professors do not care for it at all. </p>
<p>There is also three hole punch blank paper on the market and that does not cost a lot at all. I think it is like four bucks for one ream.</p>
<p>Oh, no, this would be the cheapest graph paper...</p>
<p>Yes, Americans really use lined paper for notes, etc.
When I was in France a couple of years ago, I couldn't understand why I could only find notebooks with graph paper. At first, I thought there must be an overabundance of engineering students, but later a French person told me that the French use graph paper for notes.</p>
<p>yes americans do use lined paper usually, but it's quite easy to find graph paper. i know walmart has it and so does most other stores. it might not be as visible as the lined paper but they have it.</p>
<p>the graph paper notebooks are not like the usual spiral lined notebooks, they're set up a tad differently.</p>
<p>Yeah, I found normal graph paper, but I really like these spiral notebooks with extras and pockets. Couldn't find any of those with graph paper.</p>
<p>yeah, you're right, it looks worse. But i really can't image writing equations on lined paper, that would be a total mess. You really do that? :D</p>
<p>yeah the spiral noteboook one might be a bit difficult to find. </p>
<p>schol suplies like office depot, office max, etc. might carry it but it will be probably more expensive that the other type. graph paper tends to be more expensive than lined.</p>
<p>next time you go home bring back to the us notebooks of graph paper. that's what you should fil your luggage with</p>
<p>I use legal pads or unlined paper for everything. They call me the "anti-notebook" and it's true.</p>
<p>Graph paper is good. I usually use a tablet from an old engineering firm. The company went out of business and somehow my grandpa got like 100 tablets of graph paper. I've used it for anything, but have usually used it in either math or physics.</p>
<p>I also remember using graph paper to write notes to people in HS. It was like my stationary--everyone knew my notes were usually pretty important business (they were generally about computer or video stuff I was doing for people).</p>
<p>Our bookstore sells Engineering notebooks...which are basically just spiral notebooks with graph paper instead of lined paper. You may want to check at your university's bookstore if you can't find any anywhere else.</p>
<p>you can find quadrille pads or notebooks anywhere really. Look at Officemax, Office Depot or Staples. Most engineers use engineering pads which are a special type of paper that have the graph on the back, but you can see it from the front which makes the work more visable and clear. They also can be copied and ya dont see the graphing lines, you just see you work, which will be very neat and clear.</p>
