Thanks for the comment Xiaofan. I will read as soon as I get the book. I
think, according to summaries and reviews on some various sites, the author
describes pretty deterministic approach on problem solving methodologies.
Seems a bit out-dated for our current indeterministic problems.

On 31/03/2008, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> one
> > 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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