How to solve it

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.

Year

1971

Language

English

Series

Princeton science library

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Editions

14

Reader rating

3.7 / 5 (20)

Pages

253

ISBN

9780691119663

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