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GEORGE POLYA

NOLAN, EDDIE, AND FRANK: 6A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Childhood
  • Education
  • Interesting Fact
  • Teaching
  • 4 Simple Steps
  • Development
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CHILDHOOD

  • He was born in Budapest
  • His father died the same year that he was born
  • Born into a Hungarian Jewish family
  • Born in December 13, 1887
  • Died in September 7, 1985 in California
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EDUCATION

  • He went to Stanford
  • Also he went to Eötvös Loránd University
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • He went to Eötvös Loránd University
  • Wrote books
  • Immigrated to the United States in 1940
  • Hungarian
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TEACHING

  • contributions to combinatorics, number theory, numerical analysis and probability theory
  • Taught in Switzerland
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4 STEPS

  • Understand the Problem
  • Devise a plan
  • Carry out the plan
  • Look back
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DEVELOPMENT

  • Did not enjoy math at first
  • First went to college to study law
  • Changed to biology
  • Then to language and literature
  • Then studied philosophy
  • Finally, he chose math
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ACTIVITY

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