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After doing nearly all the exercises through 1.3 I did approximately 1/4 (randomly selected) through 1.5. I agree that the exercises generate good insights not
by aamar 15y ago
After doing nearly all the exercises through 1.3 I did approximately 1/4 (randomly selected) through 1.5. I agree that the exercises generate good insights not in the text, but 1/4 might still be a good amount for me to do, given time constraints.
I just noticed that odd exercises helpfully have solutions in the back. So moving forward, I'm planning to do all exercises marked recommended/important, all numbered 1 mod 4, and a few others that seem helpful.
For the exercises which don't have solutions, it would be nice to have a place where we can compare answers yet not post them to the public internet. Would anyone else find that useful?
- tptacek 15y agoHoly I didn't realize the odd answers were in the back. Best comment ever. Thanks! The gap between what I think I understand after reading the text and what I find I really understand when I hit problem 1-2 in each section is immense, so I'm going to stick with the problem sets. You can just ROT13 the answers you don't want to make public.
- gruseom 15y agoWhat the hell is wrong with you two? I thought the first thing every student did was check if there were answers in the back. Just think of how much harder you made college for yourself. Edit: to be serious, the solutions at the back (which I look forward to flipping to after every other exercise, kind of like a rat getting a food pellet in an experiment) are interesting in their own right. He plants little clues in there, to hint at what was important or why he asked the question.
- tptacek 15y agoI made college pretty easy for myself by not going there. :)
- gruseom 15y agoOops. :) Well, I forgot everything. Not sure which is better.
- aamar 15y agoHa! I might have known back then, but it's also likely I made college harder for myself than necessary. Yes, ROT13 (or maybe ROT47) might be enough to stymie lazy solution-seekers. Might do that here if an even-numbered exercise seems to warrant some discussion.