> For example, though we were provided with practice problems to prepare for our exams, we were never given solutions. My class consistently begged my professor

> For example, though we were provided with practice problems to prepare for our exams, we were never given solutions. My class consistently begged my professor for these, yet all he could say was that not providing them was departmental policy, and it was out of his control. > This begs the question: what interest does a department have in making it impossible to study? Well... math is not about knowing solutions, it is about knowing how to find them. You can't learn math by memorising all math books in existence because math is dynamic activity -- it is about training your ability to find solutions to problems. Your math skill is trained by solving problems you don't know solution for, not by looking up the solution. Your teachers did not make it more difficult for you to learn math -- they made it easier. They were forcing you to do the right thing. The solution in itself is worthless. If you are really after problems with solutions -- go find any book that already has problems with solutions listed. There is a lot of these, you can look up solutions to problems to your hearts desire.