Does anyone know where to find solutions to MIT's 8.04 psets?

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The discussion revolves around finding solutions to problem sets for MIT's 8.04 Quantum Physics I course, specifically for the Spring 2016 semester. Participants express challenges with accessing complete assignment prompts on the edX platform while following lectures by Prof. Barton Zwiebach.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks solutions to the 8.04 problem sets due to incomplete display on the edX platform.
  • Another participant suggests contacting the professor directly for assistance.
  • A participant confirms they have contacted the professor but has not yet received a response.
  • There is a mention of the general limitation of Instructor Solution Manuals to instructors, indicating a potential barrier to obtaining solutions.
  • A participant notes finding an alternative version of the course from 2013 that includes solutions but expresses hesitation to switch courses due to differences in material and pacing.
  • An update from edX indicates that since the course was archived in 2018, some features may no longer function, which could affect access to homework problems and discussions.

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Participants generally agree on the difficulties faced with the edX platform and the limitations regarding access to solutions, but there is no consensus on how to resolve the issue effectively.

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Participants express uncertainty about the completeness of the course materials available online and the implications of the course being archived.

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Specifically, for this section/year: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2016/assignments/.

I ask for those problem sets because I am following Prof. Barton Zwiebach's lectures on edX and the website doesn't seem to parse the HTML for the assignments always. What ends up happening, as a result, is that the website sometimes doesn't display all the questions or sometimes doesn't display the prompt. I contacted the edX team about a couple of weeks ago but they haven't gotten back to me (possibly due to the pandemic).
 
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Did you try contacting the professor directly?
 
berkeman said:
Did you try contacting the professor directly?
Yes, he hasn't gotten back to me yet. Though, I sent the email only a few days ago (not a couple of weeks ago as I did for the edX support team/staff)
 
So, you do understand that for textbooks the Instructor Solution Manual is generally limited to the instructors teaching this class. This seems like a different situation, so we will be interested in the responses you receive from the instructor and the school.
 
berkeman said:
So, you do understand that for textbooks the Instructor Solution Manual is generally limited to the instructors teaching this class. This seems like a different situation, so we will be interested in the responses you receive from the instructor and the school.
Yes, although, I did find a different version of the course that has the solutions online: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/assignments/. I'm hesitant to do this course instead because I'm already half-way through with the other course and they seem to cover slightly different material or are taught different speeds...
 
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Update from edX: since the course got archived in 2018, they expect some features such as some of the homework problems and discussions to no longer function.
 

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