Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Volume 2: Logic, Symbolic and mathematical by G. Polya (Paperback, 1990)

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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 Inference, attempts to develop a logic of plausibility. What makes some evidence stronger and some weaker? How does one seek evidence that will make a suspected truth more probable? These questions involve philosophy and psychology as well as mathematics.

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PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691025100
eBay Product ID (ePID)90841285

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Volume 2: Logic, Symbolic and Mathematical
Publication Year1990
SubjectMathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorG. Polya
FormatPaperback

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Item Height235 mm
Item Weight312 g
Item Width152 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorG. Polya
TopicGames
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