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Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

platypusomelette wrote:Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

NeilMehta wrote:

platypusomelette wrote:Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

Any recommended editions?

platypusomelette wrote:

NeilMehta wrote:

platypusomelette wrote:Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

Any recommended editions?

Latest edition is 8th, although I’ve used 6/7 and they’re definitely good enough alteady

NeilMehta wrote:

platypusomelette wrote:Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

I hate to break it to you but links can be shared but there is a competition that this forum is built around and sharing your notes is not a very good idea.

WhatScience? wrote:

NeilMehta wrote:

platypusomelette wrote:Anyone know a good textbook I can grab a used copy of for $50?
Also does anyone feel like sharing study documents? I want to see what everyone's doing, not sure where to go with mine.

You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

I hate to break it to you but links can be shared but there is a competition that this forum is built around and sharing your notes is not a very good idea.

Eh honestly I doubt my team will ever make it to nationals (too many slackers) so it's a low chance it'd affect me. I think the chances of it possibly helping someone or getting someone to help me outweighs the chance that someone in my regionals / states will use

platypusomelette wrote:

WhatScience? wrote:

NeilMehta wrote: You could prob get a copy of Saladin for 40-50

I hate to break it to you but links can be shared but there is a competition that this forum is built around and sharing your notes is not a very good idea.

Eh honestly I doubt my team will ever make it to nationals (too many slackers) so it's a low chance it'd affect me. I think the chances of it possibly helping someone or getting someone to help me outweighs the chance that someone in my regionals / states will use

Still I do feel it is sort of a gray area. Resources fine. But notes you have taken yourself. I feel like that is just not how the competition should be. People should make their own notes.

WhatScience? wrote:

platypusomelette wrote:

WhatScience? wrote:
I hate to break it to you but links can be shared but there is a competition that this forum is built around and sharing your notes is not a very good idea.

Eh honestly I doubt my team will ever make it to nationals (too many slackers) so it's a low chance it'd affect me. I think the chances of it possibly helping someone or getting someone to help me outweighs the chance that someone in my regionals / states will use

Still I do feel it is sort of a gray area. Resources fine. But notes you have taken yourself. I feel like that is just not how the competition should be. People should make their own notes.

I would disagree honestly. Yes, people should make their own notes, but it's still an awesome idea to share and collaborate, so people can see what they missed in their own notes to learn. In fact, many of the wiki pages are made directly by copying from competitors' notes (i.e. Microbial Diseases page). In face, many notesheets are shared in SSSS, perhaps the largest organized/scheduled collaboration by Scioly.org.

Honestly, if everything was equal I would be totally for it. But if one person shares more than the other, they are taken advantage of. There should be some sort of page for page exchange.

The central idea behind Science Olympiad is exploration of science. We, as a site, will never discourage people from sharing resources that they have created; the wiki and image gallery are essentially based on the foundation of this idea. Some people when sharing notes are not looking for there to be any exchange. Some people are just willing to share their knowledge for free in order to help others, selflessly. And keep in mind, people will not be able to become experts in an event without studying still, and no matter the resources available, it still takes work to excel.

I'm somewhat surprised this was brought up as an issue. People who share their notes are willingly giving up their work to help others to potentially get the same appreciation from science as they did. Should we not encourage that above all else?