How to solve it : a new aspect of mathematical method

By:

Polya, George

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton Princeton University Press 1945Description: xxvii, 253pISBN:

9780691164076 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

510.7 POL

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Mathematics	510.7 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003023

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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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