Mathematical Methods in Science

by George Pólya and Leon Bowden

'Mathematics, taught and learned appropriately, improves the mind and implants good habits of thought.' This tenet underlies all of Professor P?lya's works on teaching and problem-solving. This book captures some of P?lya's excitement and vision. In it he provides enlightenment for all those who have ever wondered how the laws of nature were worked out mathematically. The distinctive feature of the present book is the stress on the history of certain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883856263
• ISBN13: 9780883856260
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.