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The random walks of George Pólya
- Title
- The random walks of George Pólya / Gerald L. Alexanderson ; with essays by Ralph P. Boas, Jr. [and others].
- Author
- Alexanderson, Gerald L.
- Publication
- [Washington, DC] : Mathematical Association of America, ©2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QA29.P775 A65 2000 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 303 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- George Polya enjoyed the esteem of the mathematical community for his influential contributions in a variety of mathematical fields and for his groundbreaking work in the teaching of mathematics. This biography highlights the versatility and variety of his work and tells entertaining stories about mathematics and mathematicians. Includes b & w personal photos. The author teaches science and chairs the department of mathematics and computer science at Santa Clara University. As a student he worked with Polya and remained his friend for 30 years. Member price $23.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- "Pólya's bibliography": p. 171-192.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Childhood -- Polya's Education -- Vienna, Gottingen, and Paris -- Zurich -- Collaboration with Szego -- Oxford and Cambridge -- The United States -- The First Visit -- Swiss Citizenship -- Stanford -- 1945 -- Honors -- The Later Years -- Polya's Work in Probability / K.L. Chung -- Polya's Work in Analysis / R.P. Boas -- Comments on Number Theory / D.H. Lehmer -- Polya's Geometry / Doris Schattschneider -- Polya's Enumeration Theorem / R.C. Read -- Polya's Contributions in Mathematical Physics / M.M. Schiffer -- George Polya and Mathematics Education / Alan H. Schoenfeld -- Polya's Influence -- References to His Work -- Prizes, Awards and Lectureships Honoring / George Polya -- "On Picture Writing" / George Polya -- "Generalization, Specialization, Analogy" / George Polya -- "Heuristic Reasoning in the Theory of Numbers" / George Polya -- "Probabilities in Proofreading" / George Polya.
- ISBN
- 0883855283
- 9780883855287
- LCCN
- 99067969
- OCLC
- ocm43814484
- 43814484
- SCSB-1258057
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library