{"product_id":"how-to-solve-it","title":"How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (With a Foreword by John H. Con) (Princeton Science Library #34) by G. Polya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling book that has helped millions of readers solve any problem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must-have guide by eminent mathematician G. Polya, \u003ci\u003eHow to Solve It\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eHow to Solve It\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[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.\" \u003cb\u003e---Herman Weyl, \u003ci\u003eMathematical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Any young person seeking a career in the sciences would do well to ponder this important contribution to the teacher's art.\" \u003cb\u003e---A. C. Schaeffer, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. Polya\u003c\/strong\u003e (1887-1985) was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. His basic research contributions span complex analysis, mathematical physics, probability theory, geometry, and combinatorics. He was a teacher par excellence who maintained a strong interest in pedagogical matters throughout his long career. Even after his retirement from Stanford University in 1953, he continued to lead an active mathematical life. He taught his final course, on combinatorics, at the age of ninety. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn H. Conway\u003c\/strong\u003e (1937-2020) was professor emeritus of mathematics at Princeton University. He was awarded the London Mathematical Society's Polya Prize in 1987. He was interested in many branches of mathematics and invented a successor to Polya's notation for crystallographic groups.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46171571388602,"sku":"9780691164076","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81IYui9fahL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784307346","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/how-to-solve-it","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}