> There isn't a guide and every problem requires actual > thought and understanding. Memorization will do nothing > for you. Memorization will do a lot for you

> There isn't a guide and every problem requires actual > thought and understanding. Memorization will do nothing > for you. Memorization will do a lot for you. First of all it will get the building blocks for all that "thought and understanding" into your head. Just like lego: you may arrange bricks in very creative and novel ways, but bricks must be there to begin with.