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1596171How to Solve Ithttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-to-solve-it-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1241524/d9779f9f-69bb-4748-9564-6561d9e31183.jpg?v=638337686981230000295409MXNPrinceton University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, <em>How to Solve It</em> will show anyone in any field how to think straight.</p><p>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 Polyas deft--indeed, brilliant--instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.</p><p>In this best-selling classic, George Pólya revealed 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 Pólyas deft instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of a problem. <em>How to Solve It</em> popularized heuristics, the art and science of discovery and invention. It has been in print continuously since 1945 and has been translated into twenty-three different languages.</p><p>Pólya was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. He made important contributions to a great variety of mathematical research: from complex analysis to mathematical physics, number theory, probability, geometry, astronomy, and combinatorics. He was also an extraordinary teacher--he taught until he was ninety--and maintained a strong interest in pedagogical matters throughout his long career. In addition to <em>How to Solve It</em>, he published a two-volume work on the topic of problem solving, <em>Mathematics of Plausible Reasoning</em>, also with Princeton.</p><p>Pólya is one of the most frequently quoted mathematicians, and the following statements from <em>How to Solve It</em> make clear why: "My method to overcome a difficulty is to go around it." "Geometry is the science of correct reasoning on incorrect figures." "In order to solve this differential equation you look at it till a solution occurs to you."</p>...1575751How to Solve It295409https://www.gandhi.com.mx/how-to-solve-it-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1241524/d9779f9f-69bb-4748-9564-6561d9e31183.jpg?v=638337686981230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20089781400828678_W3siaWQiOiIyZjBmNTIyMi0wNGQzLTRhYWMtOWVhYi1iZDljNmI5MGQ5NWMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM5OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjExMiwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjoyODcsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781400828678_<p>A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, <em>How to Solve It</em> will show anyone in any field how to think straight.</p><p>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 Polyas deft--indeed, brilliant--instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.</p><p>In this best-selling classic, George Pólya revealed 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 Pólyas deft instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of a problem. <em>How to Solve It</em> popularized heuristics, the art and science of discovery and invention. It has been in print continuously since 1945 and has been translated into twenty-three different languages.</p><p>Pólya was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. He made important contributions to a great variety of mathematical research: from complex analysis to mathematical physics, number theory, probability, geometry, astronomy, and combinatorics. He was also an extraordinary teacher--he taught until he was ninety--and maintained a strong interest in pedagogical matters throughout his long career. In addition to <em>How to Solve It</em>, he published a two-volume work on the topic of problem solving, <em>Mathematics of Plausible Reasoning</em>, also with Princeton.</p><p>Pólya is one of the most frequently quoted mathematicians, and the following statements from <em>How to Solve It</em> make clear why: My method to overcome a difficulty is to go around it. Geometry is the science of correct reasoning on incorrect figures. In order to solve this differential equation you look at it till a solution occurs to you.</p>...9781400828678_Princeton University Presslibro_electonico_b069c357-a1e2-4fdf-8385-245fbc9ab9e4_9781400828678;9781400828678_9781400828678G. PolyaInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/princetonup-epub-0df1c631-6497-4913-9ca4-9949f7807231.epub2008-09-02T00:00:00+00:00Princeton University Press