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The Kaiser

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I have One Textbook (Jacaranda) for each science in the H.S.C topic + Dot Point (Investigations + Standard).

For Maths, I bought pretty much all of them.

No books/study guides for English
 

camomile.tea

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Wow, everyone has so many textbooks. How many did you get for the prelim course?
 

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camomile.tea said:
Wow, everyone has so many textbooks. How many did you get for the prelim course?
One for Physics, one for Chemistry, two for Maths. English, just the texts provided from the school.
 

Tully B.

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Man, this is depressing.
I have never bought a non-school text book.
Wait no, that's not right. I bought one off a friend who accidently bought 2 of the same one. This is scary.
I'm thinking... last minute New Years book shopping?
 

0hNivlek

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I bought a few from 2008 year 12's. School organised a day for them to come in and sell their books. Real cheap.
 

camomile.tea

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0hNivlek said:
I bought a few from 2008 year 12's. School organised a day for them to come in and sell their books. Real cheap.
I'm an impulse buyer, so I ended up getting 3 HSC Legal Studies textbooks. I'm not sure if I'm even going to be keeping the subject for the HSC. Couldn't help it. They were only $20.
 

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So far I have (and this includes excel and macquarie study guides)

Bio: 5
Chem: 5
Maths: 10 (those have definately paid off)
PDHPE: 4
English: 1 (just a study guide for one of my texts, my teacher is much better for notes :))
 

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i find that for english study guides are useless if you're aiming for a high band 6. doing all the work yourself in your own way (with teachers and friends as guidance) is the best

yea my parents didn't really stop at the $$$. i needed to choose correctly. lawl
 

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What books did you choose. Sheesh all I have is a Chem textbook and like 3 Maths textbooks, 2/3 unit combined.
 

d3vilz

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here's my year 12 stash:

2u maths:
Cambridge
Excel study guide + revision workbook
Success One past hsc papers 1992-2007
5 Past Trial Papers
Maths in Focus (school issued)

English:
Cliff Notes - King Richard III
Sparknotes' - King Richard III

Modern History:
Excel
Macquarie
Cambridge/Oxford - Key Issues in Modern History (?????) [school issued]

Legal Studies:
Macquarie
Heinemann (school issued)

Business Studies:

Macquarie
 

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i decided to get more books after seeing how many people had on this so here is my list.

2u
maths in focus
mathematics book 1
mathematics book 2
3u
coroneous
maths in focus
150 past papers
success one 2008
4u
fitzpatrick
150 past papers
past HSC papers 1998-2007
Physics
-jacarnada
-excel 2008
-maquarie revision guide
-dot point physics
- success one
Chemistry
-dot point chemistry
-excel (old 1)
-jacaranda
-revise in a month excel
-success one 2008
-chemistry context
Business studies
-success one
-HSC business studies
-excel business studies
english
-peter skrzynecki (excel)
-my place - sally morgan (excel)
-essential skills for standard english (excel)
 

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20 maths
10 physics
11 chemistry
4 economics
0 english

still waiting for 2009 success ones
 

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Oh man, here we go:

English: nothing

2u Maths:
Jones & Couchman
Fitzpatrick
Excel
Cambridge
Coroneos
Maths in Focus
2u maths past papers 1976-1993
Mathematics Association HSC past papers (the red book)

3u Maths:
Fitzpatrick
Cambridge
Fundamental Mathematics ie Terry Lee
Coroneos
Success One
Mathematics Association HSC past papers (green book)

4U Maths:
Fitzpatrick
Cambridge
Advanced Mathematics ie Terry Lee
Patel
Coroneos
Mathematics Association HSC past papers (blue book)

Chemistry:
Chemistry Contexts
Macquarie Revision Guide
Conquering Chemistry

Physics:
Physics Contexts
Jacaranda
Macquarie Revision Guide

Legal Studies:
Excel
Heinemann
Legal Studies HSC Longman
Leading Edge
Cambridge Legal Studies
 

marcquelle

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Textbooks from school and sourced from other places


  • Biology x1
-Spotlight


  • Chemistry x1
-Chemistry Contexts 2 (2E)

  • English x3 (so far)
-Immigrant Chronicles (7 poems)
-Frankenstein
-Blade Runner (DVD)

  • Extension English x4
-Orlando
-Twelfth Night
-Elizabeth
-Floor of Heaven

  • Geography x3
-Global Interactions 2 (HSC) 2nd Edition
-Skills in Geography
-Pathways in Geography: Essential Skills

  • Food Technology x2
-Jacaranda, Food Technology in Action 2nd Edition
-Jacaranda, Food Technology in Action 3rd Edition



Study Guides (bought = x)


  • Biology x11
-Excel
-Excel Revise in a Month
-HSC ONLINE all printed out
(all three given to me by friend)
-Cambridge
-MacQuarie X
-HSC STUDY PACK: BOL
-SURFING SERIES X
-Success One
-Creelman


  • Chemistry x6
-Excel
-Excel Revise in a Month
(both given to me by friend)
-Surfing Chemistry: TAE
-HSC STUDY PACK: POM
-Excel Pocket Book: Chemistry X
-MacQuarie

  • Extension English x4
-Cambridge: Twelfth Night
-Gender Articulation X (not really a study guide but a text written about gender roles and language)


  • Geography x1
-MacQuarie X

  • Food Technology x2
-Excel Food Technology


Thats it really I didn't count ORM for english either in there
 
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2U Maths: 5
3U Maths: 3/4
English: 0
Business: 5
Economics: 2
Ancient History: 2 so far.. library books are better
Tourism: 1
 

electrolysis

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My Friends:


Maths 2u + 3u: (x7.5)
  • Fitzpatrick 2u
  • Fitzpatrick 3u
  • Yr 11 Cambridge 3u (still use it at school)
  • Yr 12 Cambridge 3u
  • Excel HSC Mathematics
  • Understanding Year 12 Maths for 3u
  • Sucess One past papers
  • A HUGE stack of random past papers lol
Physics: (x9)
  • Excel HSC Practice Papers for Physics
  • Excel HSC Physics
  • Macquarie HSC Physics
  • Surfing Physics: Space
  • Surfing Physics: Motors and Generators
  • Surfing Physics: Ideas to Implementation
  • Jacaranda HSC Physics
  • Dot Point HSC Physics
  • Creelman Past Papers
Chemistry: (x4)
  • Maquarie HSC Chemistry
  • Chemistry Contexts 2
  • Dot Point HSC Chemistry
  • Creelman Past Papers
Economics: (technically x3)
  • Updated Economics Parts A and B (Part C is yet to come) - best eco textbook out, no need for study guides
English Advanced: (x7)
  • Romulus, My Father
  • Hamlet
  • Bladerunner Directors Cut DVD
  • Frankenstein
  • Top Notes for Belonging + Romulus, My Father
  • Insight Text Guide for Romulus, My Father
  • Cambridge Hamlet student guide
Studies of Religion 1u: (x2)
  • Living Religion
  • Excel Studies of Religion 1u + 2u
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School provided the maquarie revision guides for chem and phys as well as surfing physics (x3), everything else was bought...
 

Dragonmaster262

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Here's how many books I use:

3 Mathematics Extension 1 books
2 Physics Text books
2 Chemistry Text books
2 Biology Text books

I'm planning on getting:

3 Mathematics Extension 2 textbooks (I really want Terry Lee's one!)

Are there any good English textbooks out there? I find most like Excel and Macquarie to be useless.
 

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