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My issue during my undergraduate days was that the textbook didn't come with solutions, and I really don't know how to unstuck myself when I got stuck (except a
by raincole 2y ago
My issue during my undergraduate days was that the textbook didn't come with solutions, and I really don't know how to unstuck myself when I got stuck (except asking the TA in the office hours).
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoAsk your peers. As an ex-prof, one of the most prominent sources of missed potential I see in undergrads is not working with their peers. Like serious 2-6 hours sessions of collaborative problem solving.
- deskr 2y agoYou're right, but it depends on your peers. If you're the only one motivated to do extra work, your peers are unlikely to want to spend hours on verifying the solution. Guess it shows the importance of good peers.
- deskr 2y agoYep, I hated that. Spending an hour on a problem and get a solution you can't verify. It very much affected my motivation on starting on the problem knowing that I wouldn't know if I was right or wrong.
- litoE 2y agoWhen I was an undergraduate we had Schaum's Outline Series (do they still exist?). Every chapter came with a bunch of completely solved problems plus another bunch of unsolved problems with the answers. The optimal strategy was still to try and do the solved problems by yourself and then verifying your solution.