These items will be of use to you in other courses and later in your career. If you already have some of the items of equipment listed below, use them. There is no reason to buy duplicates. Do not buy an architect's scale by mistake. Inexpensive paper is OK, but make sure that you can see through it.
High quality tracing paper works better.
Ordinary typing paper is not good enough. Information developed in these exercises will be incorporated into the structural synthesis. Another lab may be substituted. If so, the class will be given notice in advance.