How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method

Polya, George

ISBN 10: 069116407X / ISBN 13: 9780691164076

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2014

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: G. Polya With a foreword by John H. Conway

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Titel: How to Solve It: A New Aspect of ...
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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