> Rich with tidbits and require plenty of thought when reading...

Yep. I can see it from where I sit - Can't quite reach it though,
so probably time for another go  :)

Jack

On 3/31/08, John Chung <kravnus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have the book. I still keep it in my bag..... Read
> most of it. All I can say it is splendid. Rich with
> tidbits and require plenty of thought when reading
> this book. I did buy more mathematical classic works
> for this book reading. Euclid Elements is one of them.
> Once you read the examples and start to appreciate the
> order of lucid explanation to problem solving you will
> appreciate this book. It won't turn you to a maths
> wizard but does help you understand the
> path you need to follow to solve problems.
>
>
> John
>
>
> --- G=F6khan SEVER <gstr2005@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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