How to Solve It

A New Aspect of Mathematical Method

George Polya - Collection Princeton Science Library

253 pages, parution le 10/06/2004

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Résumé

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.

Reviews:

"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, December 1945

"[This] elementary textbook on heuristic reasoning, shows anew how keen its author is on questions of method and the formulation of methodological principles. Exposition and illustrative material are of a disarmingly elementary character, but very carefully thought out and selected."

Herman Weyl, Mathematical Review, October 1948

"I recommend it highly to any person who is seriously interested in finding out methods of solving problems, and who does not object to being entertained while he does it."

Scientific Monthly

"Any young person seeking a career in the sciences would do well to ponder this important contribution to the teacher's art."

A. C. Schaeffer, American Journal of Psychology, April 1946

Sommaire

In the Classroom
How to Solve it
Short Dictionnary of Heuristic
Problems, Hints, Solutions

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	George Polya
Collection	Princeton Science Library
Parution	10/06/2004
Nb. de pages	253
Format	13 x 20
Couverture	Broché
Poids	300g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691119663
ISBN13	978-0-691-11966-3