As a former tertiary educator (for a brief moment, before I decided academia wasn't my thing), that's how open book exams are set; the assumption is you have kn

As a former tertiary educator (for a brief moment, before I decided academia wasn't my thing), that's how open book exams are set; the assumption is you have knowledge of the subject, and the books are there for you to verify and quote examples of/from. NOT to browse through looking for a solution from step 0.