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Mathematics and plausible reasoning. 2 : Patterns of plausible inference

Paperback • 1968 • Norwegian Bokmål

Mathematics and plausible reasoning. 2 : Patterns of plausible inference

By George Polya

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About the book

A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and guesses play an important part in even the most rigorously deductive science. He explains how solutions to problems can be guessed at; good guessing is often more important than rigorous deduction in finding correct solutions. Vol. II, on Patterns of Plausible Inferenc...Show more

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ISBN

9780691025100

Publisher

Princeton, N.J : Princeton University Press

Published year

1968

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Mathematics and plausible reasoning. 2 : Patterns of plausible inference

Format

Paperback

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