<p>how do you know which textbooks to buy? and from where?</p>
<p>After you register for classes you can login and see your tentative schedule. Under that schedule is a link to all the required textbooks/materials you need as well as optional books.</p>
<p>The general consensus is that buying directly from the Co-Op isn’t worth it because of the price. I’d check online at sites like abebooks first to see if you can get the same or similar books for a cheaper price.</p>
<p>Do most professors follow what’s listed on the co-op? I don’t wanna end up buying books only to find that the professor has some other choice :/</p>
<p>I got my textbooks from the Co-op in used condition and they weren’t too expensive. I was told I have until the 12th class day to return them, just in case I leave the class or the professor says nevermind you just need this and this. </p>
<p>Prices might depend on the class too…</p>
<p>i.e. My psychology book was $70 but my theater books were about $8-10 each.</p>
<p>If you wanna look elsewhere to compare prices, go ahead. Just make sure you get the right edition/yr/volume etc!</p>
<p>some of my classes says that the needed book is not updated yet… or does not need one… like for chem 301 with laude</p>
<p>Oh I’ve met Dean Laude before. He’s cool; really nice! Though I have heard he’s tough in class.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.bigwords.com/]BIGWORDS.com[/url”>http://www.bigwords.com/]BIGWORDS.com[/url</a>] is pretty good for searching lots of different places for the cheapest deals online. Making connections with students is probably the best way though</p>
<p>I suggest buying from Half.com. It’s very reputable, and if you don’t get your book (e.g. the seller try’s to scam you) Half.com will totally and easily make them refund you. They are very generous towards their buyers.</p>
<p>Then you can sell them there at the end of the semester for about the same price you purchased them at. I actually once bought a book for $60 on there and sold it for $70. I didn’t really profit after the two ways of shipping, etc, but it cost me virtually nothing once all the math was done.</p>
<p>bacdgk-- it’s actually the co-op that follows the professors. Professors choose which book they want to use and the co op mass orders them for students’ convenience.</p>
<p>skim1992-- for Laude’s class, there is no actual textbook. He posts everything such as past worksheets/quizzes/tests on his website and there is also a book of his compiled lecture notes that he sells for about $30 at the beginning of the semester. Definitely buy this. I felt like this was still a self-taught class to really understand the material and specifically the question types he wants you to know. If you think you might need an actual textbook to help you, then go ahead and buy one but there really is not one listed for his class.</p>
<p>If you think you’re definitely going to be staying in the classes you’re registered in, buy textbooks about 2-3 weeks before class. I highly suggest buying them online. Go to the co-op site to see exactly which books you need then look online at sites like Chegg.com (renting books), Amazon, or textbooks.com and put in the ISBN to find the ones you need. Getting them online is usually MUCH cheaper than the co-op. Just give yourself enough time for them to arrive in the mail before class starts.</p>
<p>IMO people usually sell textbooks for cheaper- I’m selling 2 of my textbooks PM me for deets :)</p>
<p>Okay so I checked on the books that I need for my classes online. But I only have a class that need books. I want to ask if I should e-mail my professors to check on all my classes because that’s weird to me.
Here are my classes.
C S 302 COMPUTER FLUENCY<br>
RHE 306 RHETORIC AND WRITING<br>
SOC 308 3-LIFE-AND-DEATH DECISIONS
UGS 302 SIGNIF OF INTEREST IN LEARNING</p>
<p>They likely haven’t decided on the texts yet. I had several classes that did not have this information up until right before school started.</p>
<p>I went the co-op route last year purely for convenience. I used to bargain hunt but I didn’t have much time to try that out, so I bought used instead. Save your receipts because you can turn them in for the rebate at the end of the year (about 10% of what you spend at the co-op year round with the receipts as documentation) in addition to selling them back to the co-op after the semester. Apparently they are going to start a rental service similar to chegg.com this fall, so that might be another option for y’all to consider.</p>
<p>Personally do online- Amazon, Half.com, and B&N are just a few- it’s cheaper trust me. Their is always CampusBooks to compare prices from all major retailers</p>
<p>I have a question sort of related to this, so I’ll just post it here. the calculus book I have is:
[Amazon.com:</a> Calculus: Concepts and Contexts (Stewart’s Calculus Series) (9780495557425): James Stewart: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Concepts-Contexts-Stewarts/dp/0495557420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278827667&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Concepts-Contexts-Stewarts/dp/0495557420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278827667&sr=1-1)</p>
<p>It says for my calculus 3 class, I need:
[Amazon.com:</a> Calculus 6th Edition - McMaster University Custom Copy (Hardcover…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-6th-McMaster-University-Hardcover/dp/0495482765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278827745&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-6th-McMaster-University-Hardcover/dp/0495482765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278827745&sr=1-1)</p>
<p>I tried emailing my professor about this, but he hasn’t responded. Would it be ok if I used my current calculus book instead of that one? It’s by the same author and it seems to cover all the same concepts for calculus 3.</p>
<p>McMasters = specifically designed for UT.</p>
<p>when ordering from the co-op, can i pick up anytime?</p>
<p>yes. within 12 days of class</p>
<p>also, should i get the optional stuff too? or just the required? and some say alternate…</p>
<p>get the required. the optional stuff might be useful, might not be. you know your wasting money by buying from the co-op right?</p>
<p>i looked on half.com and chegg and barnes and noble, but the used books from the co-op are cheaper…</p>