[wilsonmw04]

As a teacher of high school seniors, if I gave my students a directive to use their book and notes only, that what I would expect them to do. If i found out otherwise, I would throw the book at them (at my school that would be a zero on the test and an administrative referral). My advise to a student who was having trouble would be to ask the teacher for help! I wouldn't give you the answers, but i would make sure you knew where to look to get what you needed.

Don't get upset if the first test in a class is "hard." In Physics, the first test is the worst for any class I have historically taught. To quote a famous wise man, "You must unlearn what you have learned."