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Book DetailsSpectrumVolume: 29; 2000; 303 ppMSC: Primary 01
George Pólya was one of the giants of classical analysis in the 20th century, and the influence of his work can be seen far beyond analysis into number theory, geometry, probability, and combinatorics. This book serves both as a biography of Pólya's life and a review of his many mathematical achievements by experts from a wide range of different fields. Last but not least, the book finishes with two essays by Pólya himself which focus on how to learn to solve problems, a subject with which he was fascinated throughout his life.
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Table of Contents
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Chapters
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Prologue
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1. Childhood
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2. Pólya’s Education
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3. Vienna, Göttingen, and Paris
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4. Zürich
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5. Collaboration with Szegő
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6. Oxford and Cambridge
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7. The United States—The First Visit
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8. Swiss Citizenship
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9. Stanford
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10. 1945
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11. Honors
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12. The Later Years
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Appendix 1. Pólya’s Work in Probability–by K. L. Chung
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Appendix 2. Pólya’s Work in Analysis–by R. P. Boas
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Appendix 3. Comments on Number Theory–by D. H. Lehmer
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Appendix 4. Pólya’s Geometry–by Doris Schattschneider
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Appendix 5. Pólya’s Enumeration Theorem–by R. C. Reed
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Appendix 6. Pólya’s Contributions in Mathematical Physics–by M. M. Schiffer
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Appendix 7. George Pólya and Mathematics Education–by Alan H. Schoenfeld
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Appendix 8. Pólya’s Influence—References to His Work
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Appendix 9. Prizes, Awards and Lectureships Honoring George Pólya
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Appendix 10. “On Picture Writing”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 11. “Generalization, Specialization Analogy”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 12. “Heuristic Reasoning in the Theory of Numbers”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 13. “Probabilities in Proofreading”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 14. Cast of Characters—A Glossary of Names
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George Pólya was one of the giants of classical analysis in the 20th century, and the influence of his work can be seen far beyond analysis into number theory, geometry, probability, and combinatorics. This book serves both as a biography of Pólya's life and a review of his many mathematical achievements by experts from a wide range of different fields. Last but not least, the book finishes with two essays by Pólya himself which focus on how to learn to solve problems, a subject with which he was fascinated throughout his life.
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Chapters
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Prologue
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1. Childhood
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2. Pólya’s Education
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3. Vienna, Göttingen, and Paris
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4. Zürich
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5. Collaboration with Szegő
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6. Oxford and Cambridge
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7. The United States—The First Visit
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8. Swiss Citizenship
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9. Stanford
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10. 1945
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11. Honors
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12. The Later Years
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Appendix 1. Pólya’s Work in Probability–by K. L. Chung
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Appendix 2. Pólya’s Work in Analysis–by R. P. Boas
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Appendix 3. Comments on Number Theory–by D. H. Lehmer
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Appendix 4. Pólya’s Geometry–by Doris Schattschneider
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Appendix 5. Pólya’s Enumeration Theorem–by R. C. Reed
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Appendix 6. Pólya’s Contributions in Mathematical Physics–by M. M. Schiffer
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Appendix 7. George Pólya and Mathematics Education–by Alan H. Schoenfeld
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Appendix 8. Pólya’s Influence—References to His Work
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Appendix 9. Prizes, Awards and Lectureships Honoring George Pólya
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Appendix 10. “On Picture Writing”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 11. “Generalization, Specialization Analogy”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 12. “Heuristic Reasoning in the Theory of Numbers”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 13. “Probabilities in Proofreading”–by George Pólya
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Appendix 14. Cast of Characters—A Glossary of Names