How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

'I will tel! you' the hermit said to Lancelot 'the right of the matter.' Anonymous, The Quest of the Holy Grail Gyorgy Polya's How to Solve It [287] stands as one of the most important contributions to the problem-solving literatme in the twentieth century. Even now, as we move into the new millennium, the book continues tobe a favorite among teachers and students for its instructive heuristics. The first edition of the book appeared in 1945, near the end of the Second World War and a few years