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re: Textbook price gripe
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:02 am to Hammertime
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:02 am to Hammertime
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Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:12 am to HeadChange
He told us about the test structure, but I didn't really understand it. Is the first part just the formulas for the problems, and the second part is where you solve them? Or is it two completely different sets of problems?
I like how he said he designs the tests so we won't be able to finish them
I like how he said he designs the tests so we won't be able to finish them
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:18 am to Hammertime
The first part is closed book and mostly concepts. You will have some actual problems, but you won't need to solve them, just set up the equations. Other parts of the first part would be stuff like drawing a vapor dome and labeling what goes with it and whatnot. The open book part is two problems, and they're typically hard as shite. Get really familiar with the tables in the back of the book.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:22 am to WDE24
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You don't think amazon has buildings and employees?
A retail business that stocks inventory is more expensive to operate than an online retailer.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/deniselyohn/2014/10/17/so-amazon-thinks-it-can-do-retail/
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Amazon is also known for having the lowest prices – and for offering various fulfillment options at various prices. In order to do the former in a retail store, the company will have to operate at a loss given the current market’s high labor and real estate costs. And the latter is pretty much not an option to do in physical stores. To offset the constraints on pricing, Amazon can try to reframe the value equation by offering value-added services and creating an extraordinary shopping experience. But again, it’s not clear if it has the chops to do so. And forgoing more margin will only increase pressure from investors who over the summer started to show concern about the company’s growing losses.
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Time will only tell whether brick-and-mortar turns out to be yet another victory for Amazon or an overreaching test that’s quickly shelved. Either way, it will definitely be fodder for a business school case study.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:32 am to Shexter
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He curves, you're just competing against each other. His tests are pretty tough though but he's a fair grader. And he's very smart, engaging, and actually gives a shite. Can't say that about a lot of professors I've had at UNO.
This is spot on. I took him for Thermo 1,Thermo 2,and Fluids. He's one of the more difficult teachers but I prefer that to an easy, boring class.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:46 am to HeadChange
Yeah, he told us to be very familiar with the tables and where figures and equations are in the book
Posted on 6/4/15 at 2:23 pm to upgrayedd
No doubt. I'd still enjoy choke slamming the loud mouth guy that ran the Tech booksto.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 2:25 pm to White Bear
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No doubt. I'd still enjoy choke slamming the loud mouth guy that ran the Tech booksto.
Gee, thanks for the Sacajawea dollars. That really takes the edge off the 4 cents on the dollar refund I got back on the $400 book.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 2:36 pm to upgrayedd
My best sell back was one year where I had only one Final on the first day of Finals. I was first in line to sell my $700 worth of new textbooks back for a cool $140. I was in an and out of the bookstore in 10 minutes. Problem was the tow truck company had found my truck without a parking pass and already had it hooked up. $110 cash given to the driver, who probably pocketed it, and I was on my way. I spent the other $30 on shots.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 2:37 pm to Shexter
quote:Generally true, but still an overly broad statement and not the same thing you stated earlier. Amazon has 150,000 employees and all of the overhead that entails.
A retail business that stocks inventory is more expensive to operate than an online retailer.
The reason it sells a book cheaper than your on campus bookstore isn't because it has less overhead.
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