The advanced reader who skips parts that appear too element… - George 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.

George Pólya

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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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We need heuristic reasoning when we construct a strict proof as we need scaffolding when we erect a building.

If you cannot solve the proposed problem, try to solve first a simpler related problem.

Such neglect of the obvious does not show necessarily stupidity but rather indifference toward artificial problems.

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. - George Pólya

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