Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inference
Author | : G. Polya |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1990-08-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 069102510X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691025100 |
Rating | : 4/5 (100 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inference written by G. Polya and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1990-08-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here the author of How to Solve It explains how to become a "good guesser." Marked by G. Polya's simple, energetic prose and use of clever examples from a wide range of human activities, this two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines."--Book cover.