Nuclear engineering book with answer to questions

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The discussion centers on the challenges faced by a student in a nuclear engineering course using the Lamarsh textbook, which lacks an answer key. The student expresses difficulty in learning due to the inability to verify answers while solving problems, compounded by the professor's lack of access to a solution manual. The student emphasizes a preference for problem-solving as a learning method and notes similar issues with Krane's Intro to Nuclear Physics. The conversation highlights the need for supplementary resources or problem sets to facilitate understanding, especially given the outdated nature of available nuclear engineering texts. A participant mentions that a solution manual for the Lamarsh text exists, prompting a request for access to it.
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I am taking a nuclear engineering course my first one, and we are using the Lamarsh text Intro text. The problem is that there isn't an answer key.

I am sort of struggling with the class because I cannot try problems because I have no way of knowing if I arrive at the right answer. My professor does not have a solution manual if it exist and really cannot provide any assistance.

I learn best by working through problems and learnign to apply the theory. How am I supposed to learn? I noticed the same thing for Krane's Intro to Nuclear physics.

Since there isn't a new book for nuclear engineering written the past 4 decades what can I use to drill problems (elementary level) so I can do well in the class.

Any help is much appreciated?
 
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koab1mjr said:
I am taking a nuclear engineering course my first one, and we are using the Lamarsh text Intro text. The problem is that there isn't an answer key.

I am sort of struggling with the class because I cannot try problems because I have no way of knowing if I arrive at the right answer. My professor does not have a solution manual if it exist and really cannot provide any assistance.

I learn best by working through problems and learnign to apply the theory. How am I supposed to learn? I noticed the same thing for Krane's Intro to Nuclear physics.

Since there isn't a new book for nuclear engineering written the past 4 decades what can I use to drill problems (elementary level) so I can do well in the class.

Any help is much appreciated?

The solution manual to the Lamarsh text is available.
Do you have it?
 
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