I can't find a book that I need desperately. It is "Student Solutions Manual to accompany Calculus With Analytic Geometry" by G. Simmons 2nd edition. I tried to buy it through 2 different respectable online stores, including the publisher himself, McGraw-Hill, but they both failed on delivery despite full prepayment. I also tried to find a PDF or perhaps an ebook but no success there.
I'm a self learner and I'm using "Calculus With Analytic Geometry" 2nd edition by G.Simmons. So this solutions manual is a real necessity for me.
As many of you have a good knowledge of the math field perhaps some of you knows where I could find/purchase/download this book?
Thanks.
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I am also a self learner using the exact same book.
At first I was the same, thought I desperately needed the student solutions but couldn't find a reliable source anywhere except the literal $1000 amazon hardcover (ha no thanks).
So I then tried switching to another textbook for which I could find answers to, but couldn't find even a single one at all anywhere!
And then I realized even if I was to find a student solutions manual for Calc I, what about Calc II? What about Real Analysis? What about Formal Logic? Galois Theory? The more difficult the subject, it's even difficult to find textbooks that give problem sets, let alone answers to them.
So I realized if I was going to self-learn I would not be able to rely on answers so conveniently. I had to learn to check my answers. For example, if you have solved an indefinite integral, check it by differentiating the original function. Not sure if the locus you evaluated really is right? Try subbing valued for it see if they make sense. Sometimes you have to get creative.
But in the end, I think learning how to check your answers is actually the right way to do math. When you start creating your own mathematics (which is where all the real fun is), you'll be stumbling in the dark a lot, not knowing where you are etc. Getting used to that is very important.