It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than… - George Pólya

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It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.

George Pólya

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About George Pólya

George Pólya (December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian mathematician and professor of mathematics at ETH Zürich and at Stanford University. His work on heuristics and pedagogy has had substantial and lasting influence on mathematical education, and has also been influential in artificial intelligence.

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Native Name: Pólya György

Alternative Names: George Polya • Georg Polya • Georg Pólya

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The advanced reader who skips parts that appear too elementary may miss more than the less advanced reader who skips parts that appear too complex.

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The result of the mathematician's creative work is demonstrative reasoning, a proof; but the proof is discovered by plausible reasoning, by guessing. If the learning of mathematics reflects to any degree the invention of mathematics, it must have a place for guessing, for plausible inference.

It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way. - George Pólya

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