How to solve it : A new aspect of mathematical method

By:

Polya, George

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Series: Princeton Science LibraryPublication details: Princeton: Princeton University Press c1985.Description: xxix, 253p. : ill. ; 22cmISBN:

9780691164076 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

510.7 CON 23rd

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Barcode
Books	Vigyanpuri Campus	510.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Acquired through NBHM Library Grant 2024-2025.	M00006
Books	Vigyanpuri Campus	510.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Acquired through NBHM Library Grant 2024-2025.	M00005

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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