Re: [Fcp-general] Solutions Manual

[Peter Hutnick]

Wouter Vanden hove wrote:

> Peter Hutnick wrote:
>
> > I have a bit of a quandary.
> >
> > The Algebra book contains an appendix with the answers (only) to the 
> > odd numbered exercises. 
>
>
> I *hate* that practice. It make decent selfstudy impossible.

I'm not sure I understand.  You hate the practice of including answers, 
or the practice of excluding half the answers?

IOW, do you prefer no answers, or all the answers?

> If a learner doesn't do the exercise, then there's not a really a reason 
> to include such exercises in the first place.

Can't argue with that ;-)


> > We could restrict the download of this material, and give out 
> > passwords to people who take reasonable steps to demonstrate that they 
> > are teachers/parents/administrators. 
>
>
> Nobody can be stopped from posting the solutions online. So only one 
> leak breaks the system.

I agree, hence the statement about letting the genie out of the bottle. 
This is the source of the quandary.

-Peter