Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook? Forum
- arvcondor
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Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Prof is using the Cherminsky textbook. I probably don't need to give too many details on the treatise, since if you're advising me, you've likely seen it.
For that matter, can I just defer to Singer's property treatise instead of reading his textbook?
For that matter, can I just defer to Singer's property treatise instead of reading his textbook?
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
If you don't care about getting outgunned by people like me who do both, then don't read it.
- Grizz
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Depends if your prof likes Chemerinsky's interpretations of the cases or not.
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
It probably isn't necessary, but I would at least read the text at the start of the semester to make sure that your professor's discussion mirrors chemerinsky's.
- wiseowl
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
What they said. Read the first few cases. See if he particularly leans on the analysis or the notes. Then hit the treatise.
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- traehekat
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Agree with what everyone else said. I read about 5 cases in the textbook and once I figured out that our professor pretty much said the exact same things in class as Chemerinsky did in the treatise I never picked up the textbook again. In fact, I pretty much read a semester's worth of material in about 3 days right before finals.
- wiseowl
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Yep, me too. And it worked, beautifully. Allowed me to completely zone out during the class political debates.traehekat wrote:Agree with what everyone else said. I read about 5 cases in the textbook and once I figured out that our professor pretty much said the exact same things in class as Chemerinsky did in the treatise I never picked up the textbook again. In fact, I pretty much read a semester's worth of material in about 3 days right before finals.
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Same here. There's a lot of repeated language in the treatise and casebook. And the prof emphasizes observations in the treatise. But I'm probably still going to read both because I have no idea what it is going on in that class.
- alicrimson
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
I'm reading both. It doesn't take terribly long and I feel the risk outweighs the rewards. I wouldn't chance it but, then again, I'm pretty risk averse.
- smelltheglove
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Only used the supp and got an A.
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- kalvano
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
Who cares? It won't matter come exam time.
- smelltheglove
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
kalvano wrote:Who cares? It won't matter come exam time.
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- bceagles182
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
I read the supp and then skimmed the casebook. Got an A. My professor didn't coldcall that often but when he did, I usually had enough of an idea to give a decent (albeit somewhat incomplete) answer.
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Re: Cherminsky treatise: Should I even read the textbook?
im on the verge of only reading cherminsky after 3 weeks of con law. we have to read 30-40 pages a day, double digit cases, and he just asks impossible questions that have nothing to do with the specific readings. nobody in class knows what's going on.
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