Michael:
I usually tell students that they may use any edition of the text that
they want, however, they are responsible for any differences between their
edition and the required text edition that most of the class is using.
For many texts, new editions involve minor changes from previous editions,
and so students can get along quite well with the older, particularly if
they have a friend or roommate with the new edition.
I do warn students that I will frequently be referring to page numbers and
exercise/question numbers in class and on assignments and when informing
the class what they are responsible for in the text. Those with older
editions may have a difficult time translating that information between
editions, and should be very careful to ensure that they are overing the
required material.
I will not spend time in class discussing the various editions, but I will
allow students to borrow my text on very short-term loan (30 minutes, with
advance notice) to iron out differences between editions.
-Max
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote:
>
> can I use an earlier edition of the text?
>
> Michael Sylvester,PhD
> Daytona Beach,Florida
Maxwell Gwynn, PhD [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Psychology (519) 884-0710 ext 3854
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Canada
