{"title":"George Polya","description":"G. Polya (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. John H. Conway (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.","products":[{"product_id":"mathematics-and-plausible-reasoning-two-volumes-in-one-paperback","title":"Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning [Two Volumes in One] - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e2014 Reprint of 1954 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This two volume classic comprises two titles: \"Patterns of Plausible Inference\" and \"Induction and Analogy in Mathematics\". This is a guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, particularly in mathematics, but also in every field of human activity. Using mathematics as the example par excellence, Polya shows how even the most rigorous deductive discipline is heavily dependent on techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy. In solving a problem, the answer must be guessed at before a proof can be given, and guesses are usually made from a knowledge of facts, experience, and hunches. The truly creative mathematician must be a good guesser first and a good prover afterward; many important theorems have been guessed but no proved until much later. In the same way, solutions to problems can be guessed, and a god guesser is much more likely to find a correct solution. This work might have been called \"How to Become a Good Guesser.\"-From the Dust Jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376792404191,"sku":"9781614275572","price":38.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UhN6GA0Nwu9781614275572.webp?v=1789225350"},{"product_id":"how-to-solve-it-a-new-aspect-of-mathematical-method-paperback","title":"How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling book that has helped millions of readers solve any problem\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376804331743,"sku":"9780691164076","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9S_FG1Hiiy9780691164076.webp?v=1789225382"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/george-polya.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}