I Want to be a Mathematician

I. Student.- 1 Reading and writing and' rithmetic.- 2 A college education.- 3 Graduate school.- 4 Learning to study.- 5 Learning to think.- 6 The Institute.- 7 Winning the war.- II. Scholar.- 8 A great university.- 9 The early years.- 10 Montevideo.- 11 The fabulous fifties.- III. Senior.- 12 How to teach.- 13 To Sydney, to Moscow, and back.- 14 How to do almost everything.- 15 Service, one way or another.- Coda How to be a mathematician.- Index of Photographs.

I. Student. - 1 Reading and writing and rithmetic. - 2 A college education. - 3 Graduate school. - 4 Learning to study. - 5 Learning to think. - 6 The Institute. - 7 Winning the war. - II. Scholar. - 8 A great university. - 9 The early years. - 10 Montevideo. - 11 The fabulous fifties. - III. Senior. - 12 How to teach. - 13 To Sydney, to Moscow, and back. - 14 How to do almost everything. - 15 Service, one way or another. - Coda How to be a mathematician. - Index of Photographs.