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You don't even need to get that sketchy. With services like ACM providing their research libraries at student prices, you can have all sorts of papers easily do
by btgeekboy 10y ago
You don't even need to get that sketchy. With services like ACM providing their research libraries at student prices, you can have all sorts of papers easily downloaded from the comfort of your dorm/whatever.
Personally, I only really went to the library when I was doing Master's research, and there were a few specific books I needed on graph theory. Went in, got them, and that was it. Everything else I was able to easily and legally do online.
- maccard 10y agoWhen I needed books from my Uni library, I normally had to request them from stacks, so I didn't even need to go into the library to get them. I'd just order them the night before, they get delivered at 8am, and I pick them up at the library front desk.
- sedachv 10y ago> When I needed books from my Uni library, I normally had to request them from stacks, so I didn't even need to go into the library to get them. Is that for reserved course items? A library where you had to request everything would be completely useless. In my experience you miss out on 80% of interesting books if you do not browse the shelves. Amazon, Worldcat, etc are useless for discovery, particularly for anything published before 1980. Google Books is a little better. Frequently when visiting a new city or town I will drop in on a library to browse the mathematics shelves and take note of any interesting books I should read later. Used bookstores are also interesting but most have no math books.
- jbpetersen 10y agoOut of curiosity, what were you working on to do with graph theory?
- btgeekboy 10y agoI never actually finished my project; life got in the way. However, I was learning about applications of pathfinding. My eventual goal was to define and implement an algorithm to find the best routes for a flight plan, taking into account time, fuel burn, etc.