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Re: Engineers & Textbooks..
Absolutely keep them. In every job I've had since leaving college I've used my text books. Not the the books from general courses like calculus, physics, or literature which I sold a long time ago, but I have used almost everything from my upper level courses.
I especially hold on to and frequently consult books about electronics, statistics and signals. It isn't necessary to know everything, just know how to find it out.
In every job I've worked it was far more important to make as few mistakes as possible rather than do things off the top of the head. When someone makes a simple mistake because they didn't look something up, or didn't double check their work, that slows down an entire team, and makes a boss and teammates angry because it amounts to being lazy or cocky.
~Phil
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