Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc12.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc12!paloma From: paloma@sdcc12.UUCP ({zz1cp) Newsgroups: net.cse,net.college Subject: Re: Computer requirements to enter college and hackers as good programmers Message-ID: <140@sdcc12.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 16:13:00 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc12.140 Posted: Fri Jan 4 16:13:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Jan-85 01:14:41 EST References: <738@ames.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: UCSD Academic Computer Center Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.cse:300 net.college:613 > 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?). > --eugene miya > NASA Ames Research Center I haven't read the book mentioned, but W.H. Freeman has a number of books by Martin Gardner. I have "aha!Insight" which presents combinatorics, geometry, number theory, logic, heuristics, and word games in the form of puzzles. I wish that I had read his books back in high school, or as a supplement to my Combinatorics class. Books like these make learning the subject matter fun. Cindy Paloma -- Cindy Paloma UCSD Academic Computing Center, C-010 La Jolla, CA 92093 [...]!sdcsvax!sdcc3!paloma paloma@ucsd.arpa