Re: [Phys-l] not our majors now!

["Spagna Jr., George" <gspagna@rmc.edu>]

Mike says

> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
[mailto:phys-l->bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Monce,
Michael N.
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:21 PM
> [snip]
> but if they have a solution manual, like I suspect, 

Of course, one way around that situation is to use problems from a
different text (don't tell them where you get your problems!) or to
write your own.  The problems with back-of-the-book answers could be
assigned as drill and practice, with the "real problems" assigned for
grades.

I recognize that even this model is imperfect ... students who are
trying to get answers rather than solving the problems themselves are
probably capable of finding the answers on-line.

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