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 of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Polya's deft--indeed, brilliant--instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.
The book details the way to proceed to solve Mathematics problems. If one wants to know how the problems are solved or the way a "solution is invented", this book will really be helpful. Its actually the outcome of "long and serious study of methods of solution" often called heuristics. The book asks teachers not to interfere much with the students' thinking, but "to help them naturally" to boost their confidence. It is strict in the steps to be taken to solve a problem: understanding the pro...
Problem solving heuristics comes naturally to few people. This book is an bold attempt to change that status by means of codifying the methods through a framework. The methods of investigation suggested in this makes problem solving an interesting indulgence rather than of a troublesome burden. Though the examples quoted here are of mathematical nature, the recommended methods has universal appeal.