Mathematical Discovery on Understanding, Learning & Teaching Problem Solving

Gyorgy Polya,George Polya

ISBN 10: 0471693332 / ISBN 13: 9780471693338

Published by John Wiley & Sons December 1962, 1962

About this Item

General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and missing pieces. Previous owner's name(s) inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Seller Inventory # 1155967

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mathematical Discovery on Understanding, Learning & Teaching Problem Solving
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons December 1962
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471693332
• ISBN 13: 9780471693338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good - Cash
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education

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Synopsis

George Polya was a Hungarian mathematician. Born in Budapest on 13 December 1887, his original name was Pólya Györg. He wrote perhaps the most famous book of mathematics ever written, namely "How to Solve It".

However, "How to Solve It" is not strictly speaking a math book. It is a book about how to solve problems of any kind, of which math is just one type of problem. The same techniques could in principle be used to solve any problem one encounters in life (such as how to choose the best wife??).

Therefore, Polya wrote the current volume to explain how the techniques set forth in "How to Solve It" can be applied to specific areas such as geometry.