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• Consequences of a virtual encounter with George Pólya

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  John Mason

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  The consequences of a virtual encounter with George Pólya as a teacher are recorded. An instance of his influence on my mathematical thinking is recounted through work on one of the problems in one of his books.

  Subject Classification: 01A99, 11A05, 97-03, 97D50

• Pólya’s influence on (my) research

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  Benjamin Rott

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  In this article, I outline the influence of George Pólya's work on research in different areas and especially on mathematics education, namely heuristics and models of the problem-solving process. On a more personal note, I will go into some details regarding Pólya's influence on my own work in mathematical problem solving with a focus on the research project for my PhD thesis.

  Subject Classification: 97xxx