--- product_id: 60793571 title: "How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method" price: "€ 28.36" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/60793571-how-to-solve-it-a-new-aspect-of-mathematical-method store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Top 10 in Mathematical Games 1,539 reviews with 4.4⭐ avg Timeless problem-solving strategies How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method **Price:** € 28.36 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧩 Crack the code of every problem with the ultimate math mindset guide! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method - **How much does it cost?** € 28.36 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/60793571-how-to-solve-it-a-new-aspect-of-mathematical-method) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Boost Your Analytical Thinking:** Learn how to dissect problems, identify weak points, and develop winning strategies that transcend math. - • **Endorsed by Mathematical Legends:** Praised by experts like Marvin Minsky and Ian Stewart, this book is a must-have for serious thinkers. - • **A Timeless Classic for All Levels:** Whether you’re a student or a seasoned mathematician, this bestseller sharpens your problem-solving toolkit. - • **Master the Art of Problem Solving:** Unlock George Pólya’s proven strategies to tackle any mathematical challenge with confidence. - • **Join a Global Community of Thinkers:** With over 1,500 reviews and counting, be part of the worldwide movement inspired by Pólya’s genius. ## Overview How to Solve It by George Pólya is a perennial bestseller ranked top 10 in Mathematical Games, boasting 1,539 reviews with a 4.4-star average. This classic guide offers timeless, expert-endorsed strategies to enhance problem-solving skills, making it essential for professionals and math enthusiasts aiming to think clearer and solve smarter. ## Description The definitive guide to mathematical problem solving, from one of the great teachers of the twentieth century George Pólya's perennial bestseller has inspired generations around the world to think more clearly. Brilliantly showing how 'there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem', his strategies for mathematical problem-solving - from finding weak points to squeezing the data - will help get to the bottom of any puzzle. 'A superb book on how to think fresh thoughts ... A walk inside Pólya's mind as he builds up maxims on how to comprehend a problem, how to build up a strategy, and then how to test it' David Bodanis, Guardian 'Everyone should know the work of George Polya on how to solve problems' Marvin Minsky 'A classic ... It is the outcome of careful and informed deliberation by one of the great teachers among the ranks of research mathematicians' Ian Stewart, author of Does God Play Dice? 'Every prospective teacher should read it' E. T. Bell Review: How to solve it ? - I thought I would buy this book after seeing it reviewed on a Japanese mathmatics program on TV . I found the contents difficult to read not being a higher maths candidate myself. How ever after trying to digest the words of wisdom in the theory of solving problems I had to admit it is only suitable for those amongst us who have a higher maths certificae than myself.very much higher ! The authur G.Polya was an aclaimed world wide mathematician, so if you are in his league then the book is worth reading ..TR Review: Great Book for any level of mathematician - Very interesting read and will be rereading in future to remind myself of its great ideas. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 3,801 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 10 in Mathematical Games 206 in Scientific, Technical & Medical | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,539 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tx9ma4vBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How to solve it ? *by T***; on 3 September 2011* I thought I would buy this book after seeing it reviewed on a Japanese mathmatics program on TV . I found the contents difficult to read not being a higher maths candidate myself. How ever after trying to digest the words of wisdom in the theory of solving problems I had to admit it is only suitable for those amongst us who have a higher maths certificae than myself.very much higher ! The authur G.Polya was an aclaimed world wide mathematician, so if you are in his league then the book is worth reading ..TR ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book for any level of mathematician *by M***N on 28 April 2024* Very interesting read and will be rereading in future to remind myself of its great ideas. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A thoughtful discussion of fruitful questions to ask yourself when you get stuck *by A***R on 15 December 2016* This is a very good book that takes a lot of time to digest. So, get it well before your exam or you start your job as a trainee mathematical modeller! What I mean by that is, I read it, cover to cover, then returned to my university studies with renewed excitement and found I still got stuck. Par for the course in mathematics, but disappointing nonetheless. However, once I had solved the problem (or given up and checked the solution), then reflected on why I got stuck, a heuristic from this book often jumped out at me. Ah... if only I'd thought to try this it would've made the way forward so obvious! And that is essentially what the book is. You will not get a list of algorithms to take the creativity and hard work out of mathematical problem solving (frankly, that'd no more be a good thing than taking the creativity and hard work out of sport). What you will get is a discussion of thought processes that professional mathematicians use, probably unconsciously at that stage of education, that may help you make headway on your problem. Essentially, 'What are fruitful questions to ask when I don't know how to proceed or even begin?' (Hint: don't just sit there and stare at it waiting for the muse to strike you.) In fact, you probably use some of these already but don't even realise you're using the same strategy over and over again. In this way, Polya has done what mathematicians do: he has abstracted, generalised and systematised a hitherto hodgepodge of problem-solving recipes used implicitly in particular situations. A simple example for when you get stuck: 'Can you rewrite the equation?' I cannot count how many times I have fallen into this trap, realising after I've given up on a problem that the way to proceed would've jumped out at me had I only thought to rewrite it in a different form. On one level, it might simply be that you, personally, are really quite uncomfortable with a particular form of notation. Rewriting things might well put you at psychological ease with more familiar forms, or forms you're much better practised at manipulating. Hate Leibniz notation for your calculus? Why not rewrite it as Newtonian to solve your problem, then translate back into Leibniz? This strategy, in fact, is what we do all the time - when you learn trig identities or to move between forms of vectors, say, you are implicitly learning the strategy: 'Rewrite the equation to make it easier to deal with.' The other reason might simply be that by rewriting it, the solution jumps out at you. This is what happens whenever you multiply out, factor, substitute into equations etc. Just because your question doesn't specify you need to do something, doesn't mean you aren't allowed to try it! But it has to occur to you first to rewrite your problem into an equivalent form, in order for the light at the end of the tunnel to reach you. And really this is something you do already: whenever you look up a word in a dictionary, you're essentially seeing the term which you don't understand rewritten as something you do understand. Then you can proceed with your paragraph, just like you can then proceed with your mathematical problem. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Solve It : A New Aspect of Mathematical Method - How to Prove It: A Structured Approach - Proofs: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook (The Long-Form Math Textbook Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/60793571-how-to-solve-it-a-new-aspect-of-mathematical-method](https://www.desertcart.be/products/60793571-how-to-solve-it-a-new-aspect-of-mathematical-method) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-08-09*