Solutions Manual for Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang?

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The discussion revolves around the difficulty of finding a solutions manual for "Basic Mathematics" by Serge Lang, particularly for self-study purposes. The original poster notes that while some exercises have answers in the back, many do not, leading to uncertainty in their solutions. They inquire about the existence of a solutions manual and whether they should share their attempts for feedback. The conversation touches on the legality of copying materials that are not available for purchase and suggests that if a solutions manual existed, it would likely be found through common online retailers or the publisher's website. Participants encourage the poster to seek help for specific exercises in relevant forums, emphasizing the importance of verifying solutions without relying solely on self-assessment.
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I've been googling all over for a solutions manual to the book Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang, but I've only been able to find one for his book on geometry. It's not a terrible problem, but I'm using the book for self-study. At first it seemed that any exercise with multiple parts had at least one part answered in the back, so I could check to make sure my general approach was correct. Now I'm at about the middle of the book, and multiple exercises per section have no answer in the back for any of the parts.

Has anyone been able to find one? Should I just feel free to post my attempts at solutions here or perhaps on OpenStudy? I'm working on this book every day and I really don't want to ask constantly for someone more knowledgeable check all of my work for me. I could just trust in my own solutions, but I don't think that's the best idea right now.
 
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If Lang and his publisher wanted to sell you the solutions manual, they'd make it available for sale. Wanting a book that someone else doesn't want to sell you doesn't make it legal for you to copy it.
 
bcrowell said:
If Lang and his publisher wanted to sell you the solutions manual, they'd make it available for sale. Wanting a book that someone else doesn't want to sell you doesn't make it legal for you to copy it.

What? I was asking if the solutions manual even exists, and if any stores had it for sale. I'm really not sure how I can copy a solutions manual that I don't have, or what I would do with a copy. :rolleyes:

Maybe my question isn't worded well? :biggrin:
 
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If it were available for sale, you'd probably be able to find it on the publisher's web site, on amazon.com, and probably other online booksellers. A simple Google search on the author and title of the book itself would probably turn it up.

If you want help on specific exercises, or to check your solutions, please feel free to post in the Precalculus Mathematics subforum of Homework and Coursework Questions, which I see you've already found.
 

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