The random walks of George Pólya

Author(s)

• Alexanderson, Gerald L.

Bibliographic Information

The random walks of George Pólya

Gerald L. Alexanderson ; with essays by Ralph P. Boas, Jr. ... [et al.]

（MAA spectrum）

The Mathematical Association of America, c2000

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• 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.

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Details

• NCID: BA47473972
• ISBN:
  • 0883855283
• LCCN: 99067969
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: [Washington, D.C.]
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 303 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Pólya, George, 1887-1985
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA17084268