Yes, this email is coming to you from your instructor, Sriram. Or, maybe some of you know me only as Dr. Khé.
Class does not start for a while--do not panic. At least, not yet! Enjoy your summer (it is raining outside though).
This email is to alert you about the text for the course:
The text we will use is titled Urban Geography, which is authored by David Kaplan, James Wheeler, Steven Holloway, and Thomas Hodler. John Wiley is the publisher.
Because of the online nature of the class, you need to make sure you have the text right from the first week of classes.
- You may use the first edition, or the latest—second—edition.
- In either case, you will have to purchase it online, because the text will not be available in the bookstore.
- Note that the new edition might be a tad expensive. The publisher’s site will have only new copies. You might be able to locate used texts, which will be less expensive, at other sites, including Amazon.com or
- If you are comfortable with electronic versions of the textbook, you will be able to purchase it from the publisher's CourseSmart site. While you will pay only half the price of a new textbook for this electronic version, I don’t think you can “return” it when the term is over.
