- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
Other sellers (Paperback)
-
All (21) from $11.76
-
New (9) from $41.18
-
Used (12) from $11.76
More About This Textbook
Overview
Here the author of How to Solve It explains how to become a "good guesser." Marked by G. Polya's simple, energetic prose and use of clever examples from a wide range of human activities, this two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines.
Editorial Reviews
Scientific American
Polya . . . does a masterful job of showing just how plausible reasoning is used in mathematics. . . . The material in both volumes is fresh and highly original; the presentation is stimulating, informal, and occasionally humorous; examples from science, legal reasoning, and daily life make the arguments clear even to a nonspecialist. Polya's book is a rare event. . . .— Morris Kline
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Professor Polya . . . is interested in problem solving and the psychological aspects of mathematical discovery. . . . [These books] should provide many entertaining hours for anyone who cares to pick up the challenge.— Carl Hammer
The Mathematical Gazette
Professor Polya's beautifully written hook has become a classic. . . .— A. 0. L. Atkin
The Mathematics Teacher
Professor Polya presents a forceful argument for the teaching of intelligent guessing as well as proving. . . . There are also very readable and enjoyable discussions of such concepts as the isoperimetric problem and 'chance, the ever-present rival of conjecture.'— Bruce E. Meserve
Scientific American - Morris Kline
Polya . . . does a masterful job of showing just how plausible reasoning is used in mathematics. . . . The material in both volumes is fresh and highly original; the presentation is stimulating, informal, and occasionally humorous; examples from science, legal reasoning, and daily life make the arguments clear even to a nonspecialist. Polya's book is a rare event. . . .The Mathematical Gazette - A.0.L. Atkin
Polya's beautifully written hook has become a classic. . . .Journal of the Franklin Institute - Carl Hammer
Polya . . . is interested in problem solving and the psychological aspects of mathematical discovery. . . . [These books] should provide many entertaining hours for anyone who cares to pick up the challenge.The Mathematics Teacher - Bruce E. Meserve
Polya presents a forceful argument for the teaching of intelligent guessing as well as proving. . . . There are also very readable and enjoyable discussions of such concepts as the isoperimetric problem and 'chance, the ever-present rival of conjecture.'The Mathematical Gazette - -A. 0. L. Atkin
Professor Polya's beautifully written hook has become a classic. . . .
Product Details
Related Subjects
Meet the Author
G. Polya (1887-1985) was Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University.