So my college classes start up again next week, and I ordered my College Algebra book and it came in the mail today. There's only one problem: It's the Instructors edition, it has a bunch of labels on it saying how it's only used for instructing and how students should not have this version cause it has answers and shit. I looked through it and only some of the questions have the answers right next to it and they're pretty much the same questions in the back of the book (that the regular edition would have). I'm scared shitless cause I'm worried I wont have enough time to return it through Amazon and get a student copy, and if I try to take it to my campus's buy back center, they'll think I'm trying to cheat.
I know I can't just go to class with it, what the Hell do I do?!
EDIT: I just Emailed my professor asking him for advice, it's 11:19 P.M. here so I probbaly wont get a response until tomorrow. I seriously hope he's a cool teacher.
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Stare at the book while pressing your hands into your cheeks and shouting "doshiyou" over and over again.
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Dream of cheese and get a new one. or explain to your professor.
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You can get Amazon Prime for free for six months if you're a college student. Sign up and buy the correct book straight away.
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I don't see the issue here OP other than having that copy could get you into trouble, but it is unlikely. Plenty of kids I knew had an instructors edition for one reason or another. Really there shouldn't be an issue since you should have access to it just usually through your professor. Then I doubt more than 10% of your grade comes from HW so you should be fine. However if you are that worried about it just return it or trade it in at your campus library. If you show them the receipt from your order I am sure they would understand.
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E-mail your professor for that class or call him/her and ask them if they would allow you to use that book, or ask them if you would have enough time to return the book and get the correct one sent to you.
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Copy the answers and give it back.
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Keep it for now until you have enough money to buy a student edition.
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Get correct book copy answers from instructors manual for all homework.
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Just dance.
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Since it's before the year starts, you could at least try to go to the buyback center and tell them you made an honest mistake.
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Return it through Amazon and buy a student copy from the book store?
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cheat :3
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Keep it, but also buy the student version. That way, if you ever have trouble figuring out a problem you can use the instructor's edition to help you understand. I wouldn't call it cheating if it actually helps you understand things when you consult it.
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lol idunno
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Chant Indian noises.