On 3/31/08, G=F6khan SEVER <gstr2005@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have came across the name of this book while reading Bjarne Stroustrup's
> interview at Dr. Dobb's magazine. (
>
> Wikipedia has a short article regarding to him (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Polya)
>
> He has smart quotes indeed. (I like the Pi mnemomic :) It seems to me this
> math wiz had had a witty side, could have been a nice song character in o=
ne
> of Tom Lehrer's song. By the way have you listened to his Lobachevsky?
>
> I am planning to read this book. Have you read it? and if so, do you
> recommend?

I read the Chinese translated version when I was in High School as
part of preparation for the National Maths Olympic Competition
and then read it again in university time. That was so many years ago...

At that time I thought it was a good book.

Xiaofan

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