[billswift]

How to Solve It is a very good book, but it doesn't address the issue you want; it is mainly about problem solving and was intended for math teachers.

For review, I suggest getting cheap, out of print textbooks and working the chapter review problems. When the review suggests you are having difficulties, only then reading the appropriate section. That lets you target your problem areas without wasting time, and getting bored, doing a lot of unnecessary reviewing.

[1331]

_How To Solve It_ [1] is indeed a good book, but I think fjellfras is referring to _How To Prove It_ [2], which prepares students "to make the transition from solving problems to proving theorems."

[1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871878309/ [2] http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521675995/

[fjellfras]

Thanks, solving questions before reading sounds like an excellent strategy, especially given that I'm supposed to have read it all before. Now I will try to make a list of books to work on.