TY - BOOK AU - Polya, G. TI - How to solve it : a new aspect of mathematical method T2 - Doubleday anchor books, A93 SN - 9780691023564 U1 - 510 PY - 1973/// CY - New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press KW - Mathematics -- Study and teaching N1 - In the classroom -- Purpose -- Main divisions, Main questions -- More examples -- How to solve it -- Short dictionary of heuristic -- Problems, hints, solutions N2 - 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 ER -