A question about Stewart's calculus -- Contains answers to odd numbered questions?

[Rhapsody83]

TL;DR Summary: Does the book linked in the post contain answers to odd numbered questions at the back of the book?

I'm considering buying the following book by James Stewart: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Metric Edition. I asked ChatGPT and it said that most of Stewart's books have answers to odd numbered exercises at the back of the book. However, I was able to find a table of contents online and it did not mention exercise solutions. I'm aware that there are online resources, but these seem to require you to be a student at an institution and I'm self-teaching.

Does anyone else here own this book and if so, can they please let me know if the book has exercise solutions at the back?

 

[Rhapsody83]

Please ignore this post (or if you're a mod, feel free to delete it). I just saw a look inside on Amazon (sure this was not there when I looked on my phone) and solutions are mentioned in the TOC.

 

[fresh_42]

Please ignore this post (or if you're a mod, feel free to delete it). I just saw a look inside on Amazon (sure this was not there when I looked on my phone) and solutions are mentioned in the TOC.

It has solutions to "odd-numbered exercises" but only the figures, not the paths.

 

[Rhapsody83]

Thank you for clarifying, I'll definitely buy this book just after Christmas.

 

[WWGD]

It has solutions to "odd-numbered exercises" but only the figures, not the paths.

You mean answers without explanations?

 

[fresh_42]

You mean answers without explanations?

Yes, like $17. \tan \alpha +C.$

It is very basic and at a school level.

 

[MidgetDwarf]

It only contains answers for odd problems. You have to get the solutions manual separate. Depending on goals, solution manuals can be a detriment to overall learning. They can work, provided the student knows how to read a textbook, has thrown the kitchen sink at the problem, re read relevant sections, throws the kitchen sink again, and then if needed, peaks at it.

This is one of the easiest books to learn calculus from. TBH the only sections which I think would require looking at answers, is for some of the problems involving the IVT and MVT, ie., showing that two functions intersect exactly k times, areas/volume sections, and maybe the relative rates section.

 

[mathwonk]

are you aware of cheap (used) copies of these books, as well as of answer books?
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=James Stewart&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&ref_=search_f_hp&sts=t&tn=calculus early

 

[Rhapsody83]

Thank you all for your replies. I've ordered the book mentioned in my initial post today. I decided that since I'm going to spend a lot of time with this book, I may as well have a new most recent version. As long as I have answers to some problems, I can test my understanding. I'll be back here if I run into difficulties (which I probably will, vector calculus has always been hard for me to fully grasp).