"Beauty in mathematics is seeing the truth without…" — George Polya

"Beauty in mathematics is seeing the truth without effort."

— George Polya

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47 Quotes by George Polya

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Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so…
The world is anxious to admire that apex and culmination of modern mathematics: a theorem so perfectly general that no…
The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the…
The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit…
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for…
When introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
Where should I start? Start from the statement of the problem. ... What can I do? Visualize the problem as…
If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try…
A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem.…
Look around when you have got your first mushroom or made your first discovery: they grow in clusters.
The future mathematician ... should solve problems, choose the problems which are in his line, meditate upon their solution, and…
If the proof starts from axioms, distinguishes several cases, and takes thirteen lines in the text book ... it may…

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