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    I think the specific case is not common. But there is no harm, I think, in asking. But you also want them for your future career and so it might be worth the effort. Commented Jul 27, 2020 at 18:24
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    I wouldn't phrase it as "to improve them" but rather to "add my own notes". Much like you might write on paper. Of course if they are in acrobat format (or even kindle) you can annotate those without having an editable version. Commented Jul 28, 2020 at 11:13
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    In Germany, it used to be par for the course for students to actually LaTeX lecture notes taken during lectures, from scratch. Not sure it is still done today. But as prof I would be grateful for such cleanup jobs to be done on notes I developed. Commented Jul 29, 2020 at 4:21
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    Tangentially, it is extremely uncommon to ask professors for an edible copy of their lecture notes. I need to get my eyes checked. Commented Jul 29, 2020 at 21:33
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    Why not just ask? The professor may or may not allow you to do this but I doubt they'd be offended. Professors are just people. Be professional of course, but you don't need to walk on eggshells around them. Commented Jul 29, 2020 at 23:43