i agree with the above poster. i treated all my open book exams differently, and did far better than on the closed book exams. why spend time memorizing the elements of adverse possession when i can look on my table of contents, find the page, flip to the page, and have the elements in front of me in less than 5 seconds? if you think you can't spare 5 seconds in an exam, you're an idiot. much better than trying to cram all that information in your head...