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College--- open notes+book final: can i use laptop for ebook

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first_rodeo
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college---   open book and notes  final:  can i use laptop for ebook

ive tried contacting the professor twice and rarely see him around so thats why im asking ns if you've used an ebook for a final

May 7 2013 10:23AM
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BrewskiJr
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If he allowed E-books to be used at the beginning of the semester, I would assume he has no choice but to let you use it on the final
May 7 2013 10:25AM
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Dunnah
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Awesome fucking thread bro!!! Bring your laptop to the final and ask your professor then.
May 7 2013 10:26AM
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shredsticks
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I feel like any professor who lets someone use their laptop for a final is an enormous joke. I would doubt that he would let you. I would scramble and try and borrow a book or something
May 7 2013 10:28AM
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thebeesknees
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Sick thread, great call asking NS instead of one of your classmates..
May 7 2013 10:30AM
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theblackrod
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I'm going to go with no. There is big a difference between having the hard book or hand written/printed (if he allows printed) notes and having your laptop. If you have your laptop you have the power of google, and I would assume most professors would prevent that.
May 7 2013 11:17AM
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Randy_Quench
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this, OP good luck.. this is why ebooks cost a buttload less.
May 7 2013 11:22AM
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Peter.
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he might let you use like an ipad or something if you turn off wifi or something like that


but probably won't let you use an ebook unless you turn off networking somehow and prove to him it is off
May 7 2013 11:54AM
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icon1234
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Okay I am pretty sure the reason why ebooks cost a shit load less doesn't really have much to do with the situation the OP is in...
May 7 2013 11:58AM
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DERS.
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no but one time i had a geology class that for all the tests and quizes they were open internet.. tests were hard..
May 7 2013 12:03PM
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r32kid
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Id say the main reason is they cost near nothing to produce?
May 7 2013 12:08PM
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first_rodeo
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this is a managerial accounting class so its more application based
May 7 2013 12:22PM
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TOAST.
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I had 2 classes last semester that they let use ebooks. Class was pretty much a joke though. For one class all the problems on tests were taken from the book. That being said the finals were made up problems by the professors that the internet wouldnt be any more helpful than just using the book.
May 7 2013 1:46PM
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theblackrod
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because you can still be online? It costs less because you don't have to print, bind and cover a book that is 200-200 pages with color over and over and over, they can produce it once and publish it online. Cuts costs immensely.
May 7 2013 1:58PM
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p-oskier
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If they can block the wifi in the class he will probably let you. Just hope your school has the system to do so.
May 7 2013 6:52PM
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ironic
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Crazy idea: print out the pages in the ebook or just copy down the pages into your notes.
May 8 2013 11:22AM
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Deezy
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I was in the same situation last semester... however, it was an engineering mechanics course and pretty much everyone failed. At the beginning of the course the prof said we could use the pdf copy because the textbook cost $270+-. nobody bought the textbook. sure enough the final was open textbook/cheat sheet (plus we were given a book of constants and useful graphs, etc)
the prof held 16 hours of tutorials after classes ended and before the final, and still nobody understands anything.

Oh and OP, are you allowed communication devices on a exams? if not, then why would you be able to use your laptop?

May 8 2013 12:04PM
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