College textbooks, one edition older okay?

[fyleow]

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[amdguy]

yes it should be fine, most of the new editions just have fancier graphics with minimal content change. the order of the questions may be different but i can say 99% of the content is intact

 

[Gunslinger08]

Not really for those subjects.. you'll probably be doing work out of the book, and questions/question numbers probably changed.

 

[minendo]

Sometimes they are close enough to be used, other times they are not.

Also, which Chem and Math books are they?

 

[Modeps]

TURN TO PAGE 342! OOPS!

 

[fyleow]

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[Deleted member 4644]

Depends totally on the class and professor. I would check before I buy.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Buy the international versions if you can... always cheaper, typically the same exact content. My discrete math book was the Indian version and cost less than half of the normal one.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Ask your professors how much work you'll be doing out of the books' problem sets. Using an older version can be a real pain in the arse if you have to do problems since pretty much all they do with the newer versions is mess with the problem sets to make it a main in the arse to buy the old book.

I've had a few professors who went through the books and gave problem sets for both versions in order to let students buy cheaper books. If your professors do that, you'll be fine. If not, get the new books.

ZV

 

[Scarpozzi]

Always depends on how often you have homework in the class. If it's a "study" class that requires general principals, most of those would be fine. Also, teachers that test direct from their lectures are great and I sometimes don't even buy a book.

 

[fyleow]

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[Corporate Thug]

depends on the specific book. i have seen 1 edition older books that dont even look like the newer one and some that are just identical

 

[Platypus]

Depends on the professor and classwork. I would NOT buy a math book a version older. That's pretty much always guaranteed to change, then if you have homework out of it you're boned.

 

[CrimsonKing]

I'm a little behind here, but where can you buy international editions? These things are a ripoff. When I was in undergrad, I never saw a $100 book. Now I haven't seen one UNDER that, and it's only been nine years! The prof tonight told us we could get the same book on Amazon for $30 in the international edition, but I can't find it. Just the $128 version. Anyone have any pointers? Thanks in advance!