Face-to-Face Classes (Heffner, Poli 01)
May I use an earlier edition of the same textbook?
Since some material does change from the last version of the textbook to the next version, students will assume some risk by not using the current (and required) textbooks - the instructor will not fill in any gaps that may surface between the older and the newer,
required edition. At the very least, you may experience
different paginations between the
two editions, i.e., the page numbering will be different due to either
material being added (or deleted) in the newer edition.
Additionally, depending upon the changes, there may even be a
difference in the actual "chapters", where a chapter added (or deleted)
may appear in one edition but not the other.
Some students who have used the most recent "earlier" edition have
indicated that for them, the lower cost outweighed the
potential risks, but this is a decision you will need to make.
I have the below editions [and the current, required] at my office it
you want to compare - see "contact info" for instructor on the Green Sheet (handed out at the first class or available to download in Catalyst once classes begin)
If you
choose to purchase the last version (the one previous to current
edition) - see below. When considering editions that are
further back, i.e., older than even the last edition before the most
current, the risk increases due to changing material. ALWAYS use
the ISBN when ordering.
this is the edition BEFORE the most current and required one.
Schmidt et al, American Government and Politics Today: Essentials (2008 Edition)
ISBN: 0495503258 Thomson-Wadsworth Publishers (now CENGAGE Learning). Publisher's Companion Site; additional study resources for this textbook.
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this is the edition BEFORE the most current and required one.
Korey's California Government
4th ed. ISBN 0-618-45234-6 Houghton Mifflin Publishers, 2006. Publisher's student study site