Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inference
Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inferenceG. Polya
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Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inference

Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Patterns of plausible inference

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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.