Where could I ask this kind of questions?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding appropriate online platforms for asking specific questions related to the book "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences" by Boas, particularly for self-learners in engineering and physics. The scope includes seeking help for mathematical concepts and problem-solving without a solution manual.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in finding solutions to questions from the book and seeks recommendations for websites or forums where such questions can be asked.
  • Another participant suggests that solutions exist online and implies that the book is not obscure, but does not provide specific links.
  • A later reply from the original poster indicates that previous attempts to find solutions via Google were unsuccessful and requests specific links to the solutions mentioned.
  • Another participant responds that they cannot assist without knowing the specific question and encourages the original poster to search for their question online.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the availability of solutions or the effectiveness of online searches, with some suggesting that solutions exist while others express difficulty in finding them.

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I'm a soon to be engineering student and I picked up a copy of Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Boas. It's a well written book that covers a wide variety of mathematics useful for physics and engineering undergrads, such as series, ODE, PDE's, calculus of variations etc.

However, no solution manual with complete answers exists, and since I'm self-learning some questions pretty much stump me.

What would be the best website to ask specific questions from this book? I'm used to asking questions to my teachers if I need pointers, so I don't even know if there's a website/forum for this kind of things.

Edit: By the way I suppose this is the kind of stuff I could ask here, but if there's a website with more active users, I'd rather post there to hopefully get answers faster and start progressing again in the book!
 
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www.google.com . Boas is not an obscure book. Solutions exist online.
 
fss said:
www.google.com . Boas is not an obscure book. Solutions exist online.

Hello, unfortunately I tried googling before asking here and that lead me nowhere. Consider myself beat on this one: would you mind linking to me the solutions you found using google?

Thanks again!
 
No, because I don't know what question you are troubled with. Google your question and, perhaps with a little digging, you'll probably find the answer.
 

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