George Polya 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 Polya'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 Polya himself which focus on how to learn to solve problems, a subject with which he was fascinated throughout his life.
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Höhe: 230 mm
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978-0-88385-528-7 (9780883855287)
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Santa Clara University, California
1. Childhood; 2. Polya's education; 3. Vienna, Goettingen and Paris; 4. Zurich; 5. Collaboration with Szegoe?; 6. Oxford and Cambridge; 7. The United States - the first visit; 8. Swiss citizenship; 9. Stanford; 10. 1945; 11. Honors; 12. The later years; Appendix I: Polya's work in probability K. L. Chung; Appendix II: Polya's work in analysis R. P. Boas; Appendix III: Comments on number theory D. H. Lehmer; Appendix IV: Polya's geometry D. Schattschneider; Appendix V: Polya's enumeration theorem R. C. Reed; Appendix VI: Polya's contributions in mathematical physics M. M. Schiffer; Appendix VII: Polya and mathematical education A. H. Schoenfeld; Appendix VIII: Polya's influence; Appendix IX Prizes awards and lecturships; Appendix X: 'On picture writing' G. Polya; Appendix XI: 'On learning, teaching and learning teaching' G. Polya; Appendix XII: Cast of Characters.
