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ISBN-10: 069116407X
ISBN-13: 9780691164076
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publish Date: 10/27/2014
Dimensions: 8.40" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (With a Foreword by John H. Con)

Foreword by: John H Conway

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The bestselling book that has helped millions of readers solve any problem

A must-have guide by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It shows 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 help you attack any problem that can be reasoned out–from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. How to Solve It includes a heuristic dictionary with dozens of entries on how to make problems more manageable–from analogy and induction to the heuristic method of starting with a goal and working backward to something you already know.

This disarmingly elementary book explains how to harness curiosity in the classroom, bring the inventive faculties of students into play, and experience the triumph of discovery. But it’s not just for the classroom. Generations of readers from all walks of life have relished Polya’s brilliantly deft instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of a problem.

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"Every prospective teacher should read it. In particular, graduate students will find it invaluable. The traditional mathematics professor who reads a paper before one of the Mathematical Societies might also learn something from the book: 'He writes a, he says b, he means c; but it should be d.'"–-E. T. Bell, Mathematical Monthly
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Details

ISBN-10: 069116407X
ISBN-13: 9780691164076
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publish Date: 10/27/2014
Dimensions: 8.40" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H
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