Thinking Mathematically by J.Mason L.Burton K.Stacey

I was delighted and honoured to be asked to review this book as the previous edition profoundly influenced my learning and teaching of mathematics. I initially borrowed it from the library as a first year undergraduate during my Christmas vacation and was so amazed by it that I immediately gave a talk on the subject to our newly-formed mathematics society . The notion that ‘being stuck is an honourable state’ and the concept of ‘specialisation’ changed my way of working and had an immediate impact on my mathematical learning. Since then I have used this book as the basis for a first year undergraduate course and frequently refer to it when tutoring my mathematics students.