I think every college textbook should be replaced by the applicable Schaum's Outline!

[beer]

Why?

Because textbooks suck at explaining things. My calc book was 1400 pages long and was so brief on critical topics it sucked. Plus they run $100+. Most of them are so hard to understand that they're effectively worthless if you don't have a good prof.

The Schaum's outlines are cheaper ($<20) and can explain in 200 pages what takes a 1000 pages in a textbook. Plus examples are actually WORKED OUT and not just given a solution in the back of the book.

I'm not a fan of my diff eq book either. The only way I'm making it through that class is with the Schaum's book on ODEs. The same holds true for my circuits class....

 

[CrazyDe1]

Straight up. The smart kids can cut through all the BS that's in text books and simplify everything into simple plug and chug equations. My key to doing well in school? Find one of these smart kids to explain things to you...

 

[UCDznutz]

my discrete mathematics class used a Schaum's Outlines book for it. Very inexpensive and it did its job in explaining the material, as well as providing plenty of examples.

 

[kami333]

Just be glad you don't have to buy bio or chem books.