How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)

A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight. In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method o…

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