soccergul SG i m currently studyin yr1 in so called da oldest poly in singapore i dunnoe y n they encourage fresher 2 buy notebookz fr tis yr onward. so tt we can do online tutor n assignment when the lecturers assign us to do so.. most of tuitorial notes r on our web... bt.. no exercise or experiment worksheet at all...they r all purely lecture notes.. to get all these exercises, have to buy text book which cost abt $26... another bookz cost $38.. wut if those stu whu dun have text book, where can they attempt for exercise ? if they wan us 2 refer textbk for exercisez n experiment.., y do they encourage us to buy those notebook tt cost... over $1500+? some of ma classmates carry those laptop tt weigh ard 2kg plus..those thick textbookz everydae... if they wan us to do online tutor or assignment, we can do them @home... now like.. we use laptop 4 chattin n play game in campus... instead of using for education purpose... for other time, we just keep our laptop in laptop case. da funnie part is..there r 1000+ engineering stu in yr1 alone.. n principal of eletrical & electronic engineering subject is essential for engineering studentz.. yet... this text book is out of stock.. no more.. printing.. for tis yr. n how 2 we do study for exam? i dun think readin notes alone is nt enuff to prepare for exam...yet.. on the other hand, we have no exercise 2 try... i feel tt...since they can make sure tt everyone of us have our own notebook, y cant they provide for textbookz every single engineering stu as well regardless of.. whether we purchase or not. should b enuff for all.. da bookz must b standby for studentz.. just cos textbk is too cheap?not profitable? or our poly is too hi-tech till forget to install exercises on da web.. gEEEE!!!!
mr_sotong SG share money with friends to buy books, then scan every sh!t in the book into the laptop...
browniebaobao SG dream on lor. i nv like to invest on textbooks.. unless bobian. So far I only bought 2 textbooks in my 2.5 yrs.. if can, I zap from fren. SP this yr then make buying laptop compulsory ma? 2 yrs ago I went in NP already like that.. it started long ago..
NoTimeToWaitAr SG sp no need buy textbook 1.. waste of $.. to pass exam, go to every tutorial lesson. to score well, go to lect + tutorial.
CKeer SG Opening Minds, Shaping life huh? Haha.. Come on lor, this is only ur first year, first sem and u're complaining. And seriously speaking, ur textbook cost is much cheaper than mine. Try going to SPSU and ask about second hand books if u wanna save money. For notebook case, did they really force u to purchase? Cos u can always borrow one from SMIT department. Rite under Foodcourt 6. Try asking the department staff if u need assistance. Thanks. Cheer. C.K
Devil1976 SG They want you to use laptop and online to be up-to-date... SERIOUSLY, I think there is a CONSPIRACY GOING ON!!! For the textbooks, just borrow and photocopy if you can't buy one.... And YEAH. PLS FEEDBACK to your DEPARTMENT.... (get more people to 'feedback' together'...)
Ito_^ SG now NYP oso.. muz buy lappy le. not of my concern becuz i always carried one in the first place.. lol.. the e-assignments can do in labs. u can refuse to buy, wad wld they do? textbook wise, im from IT course.. basically, i bought 2 textbooks. one sold after a week becuz of no use, the other rotting at home.
Ito_^ SG easy ma.. like reading for lit. if u dun understand the original text. read the commentaries.
Sekundes SG I don't see your problem at all, You are just being egoistic, A Whiner in fact. The school encourage, Not Forces you to buy a note book. The Online Lecture materials are EXTRA materials. Other Stuff like Text Books are only COMPULSORY When the lecturer needs them. So I can say.... Stop whining. Rofl!
nullifi3d SG If the exam subject is not open-book then don need buy textbook la. The laptop thing, if really is compulsory then you might want to get a student loan to purchse one.
