How to solve it : a new aspect of mathematical method

By: Polya, GMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Doubleday anchor books, A93Publication details: New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973Edition: 2nd edDescription: 253 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780691023564; 0691023565 Subject(s): Mathematics -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 510
Contents:
In the classroom -- Purpose -- Main divisions, Main questions -- More examples -- How to solve it -- Short dictionary of heuristic -- Problems, hints, solutions
Summary: A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight. In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Polya's deft--indeed, brilliant--instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.
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In the classroom --
Purpose --
Main divisions, Main questions --
More examples --
How to solve it --
Short dictionary of heuristic --
Problems, hints, solutions

A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight. In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Polya's deft--indeed, brilliant--instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.

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