Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning: Volume I Induction and Analogy in Mathematics by Polya, G - 1954

Princeton NJ. Princeton NJ: Princeton U Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A little rubbing to extremities of maroon cloth cover, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner of this book was mathematician and economist John F. Muth, the man behind the original idea of rational expectations. The theory eventually led to the Nobel Prize for Muth's colleague Robert Lucas, who built on Muth's ideas while Muth himself moved in other directions. The first endpaper bears Muth's ownership signature. A unique association copy. . Classic treatment of "plausible reasoning" in mathematics that I would think is still an absolute must for any aspiring mathematician. Extremely readable. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 280 pages. E4 .