Table of contents : Cover Title Foreword Preface Hints to the Reader Contents Part I: Patterns 1. The Pattern of Two Loci 2. The Cartesian Pattern 3. Recursion 4. Superposition Part II: Toward a General Method 5. Problems 6. Widening the Scope Solutions 1-6 Appendix 7. Geometric Representation of the Progress of the Solution 8. Plans and Programs 9. Problems within Problems 10. The Coming of the Idea 11. The Working of the Mind 12. The Discipline of the Mind 13. Rules of Discovery 14. On Learning, Teaching, and Learning Teaching 15. Guessing and Scientific Method Solutions 7-15 Appendix Bibliography Index