Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site athena.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!teklds!athena!riks From: riks@athena.UUCP (Rik Smoody) Newsgroups: net.cse,net.college Subject: Re: Computer requirements to enter college and hackers as good programmers Message-ID: <147@athena.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 13:37:53 EST Article-I.D.: athena.147 Posted: Tue Jan 8 13:37:53 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 22:38:44 EST References: <738@ames.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.cse:310 net.college:627 .... > Many readers have pointed out the need for skills in refining logic and > problem solving. There is an excellent book for both those entering > college and those hacking. It's written by a professor of Mechanical > Engineering at Stanford (know him Brian?). The book in entitled > > "Conceptual Blockbusting" > It's published by W.H. Freeman (The people who reprint Scientific American > papers). I don't quite remember the man's name (Perhaps Martin?). > It's in it's second edition and the author has been requested to write a > follow on text. I highly recommend it. It's quite readable; thin, and > it poses some interesting problems for the reader. > > > --eugene miya > NASA Ames Research Center > {hplabs,ihnp4,dual,hao,vortex}!ames!aurora!eugene > emiya@ames-vmsb.ARPA The author is James L Adams. I further the recommendation. Rik Smoody