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 rigorously deductive science. He explains how solutions to problems can be guessed at; good guessing is often more important than rigorous deduction in finding correct solutions. Vol. I, onInduction and Analogy in Mathematics, covers a wide variety of mathematical problems, revealing the trains of thought that lead to solutions, pointing out false bypaths, discussing techniques of searching for proofs. Problems and examples challenge curiosity, judgment, and power of invention.
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G. Polya (1887-1985) was Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University.
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24 x 16 cm, 2 volumes, brown cloth hardcovers, xvi, 280 pages & x, 226 pages, Text in English, no dust-jackets, very good condition, see picture. Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vols. III. Classic two-volume work on the logic and methodology of discovery in mathematics. Discusses inductive reasoning, analogy, and heuristic inference. Frequently cited in philosophy of mathematics and science. 1140g. Artikel-Nr. 81063
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