As a physics student in college, almost all of my (physics) exams were open book to some degree. Some were even take home tests where I had a few days to comple

As a physics student in college, almost all of my (physics) exams were open book to some degree. Some were even take home tests where I had a few days to complete it, and was allowed to use software like Mathematica and Matlab. I definitely think that is a better way to test.