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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by Cerium on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @11:45AM (#14194541)
At San Jose State we used "Mastering Physics" which we could only purchase a licence to by buying a new unopened textbook. It was an infuriating piece of software that would mark your answers completely wrong unless they were EXACTLY right.
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by neuromantik8086 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:36PM (#14196033)
If they aren't exactly right, how can you claim to be a physics master though?
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by ambicapter on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:47PM (#14196152)
Because "Mastering Physics" doesn't know jack shit about being a "physics master" by any stretch of the imagination.
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by throwaway18917 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:11PM (#14198067)
I... I think it was a joke.
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by neuromantik8086 on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @12:36PM (#14204558)
You are a Humor Master!
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Re:States are moving to cut college costs by introducing ope... by aphextron on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @10:36PM (#14200043)
What would you say about your experience with SJSU engineering in general? It's one of my top 5 schools right now.
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