A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In this best-selling classic, George P\u00f3lya revealed 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 P\u00f3lya’s deft instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of a problem. How to Solve It popularized heuristics, the art and science of discovery and invention. It has been in print continuously since 1945 and has been translated into twenty-three different languages.<\/p>\n
P\u00f3lya was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. He made important contributions to a great variety of mathematical research: from complex analysis to mathematical physics, number theory, probability, geometry, astronomy, and combinatorics. He was also an extraordinary teacher–he taught until he was ninety–and maintained a strong interest in pedagogical matters throughout his long career. In addition to How to Solve It, he published a two-volume work on the topic of problem solving, Mathematics of Plausible Reasoning, also with Princeton.<\/p>\n
P\u00f3lya is one of the most frequently quoted mathematicians, and the following statements from How to Solve It make clear why: “My method to overcome a difficulty is to go around it.” “Geometry is the science of correct reasoning on incorrect figures.” “In order to solve this differential equation you look at it till a solution occurs to you.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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