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I have long been interested in how mathematicians came to their ideas. I therefore read quite a few books about mathematical thoughts and mathematicians. You can find the notes that I have written for the following books:

 

  1. George Polya-How to Solve it.pdf
  2. Morris Kline-Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times I.pdf
  3. Morris Kline-Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times II.pdf
  4. George Polya-Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning I.pdf

Comments, criticisms, suggestions, questions are most welcome! Please send yours to wujie[at]stanford.edu

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