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A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part in even the most... Read Full Overview

A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part in even the most... Read Full Overview

A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part in even the most... Read Full Overview

Dieses Buch verfolgt verschiedene, eng miteinander verbundene Ziele. In erster Linie mochte es Schiilern, Lehrern und Studierenden der Mathematik dienlich sein als Einfiihrnngin einen wichtigen, aher meist vernachlassigten Aspekt der Mathematik. Doch ist das Buch in gewissem... Read Full Overview

Dieses Buch verfolgt verschiedene, eng miteinander verbundene Ziele. In erster Linie mochte es Schiilern, Lehrern und Studierenden der Mathematik dienlich sein als Einfiihrnngin einen wichtigen, aher meist vernachlassigten Aspekt der Mathematik. Doch ist das Buch in gewissem... Read Full Overview