George Pólya (1887 - 1985)

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  1. 2. Pólya's ___ died when he was 10.
  2. 5. Discipline Pólya first studied in Budapest, which bored him.
  3. 6. Pólya received a second Rockefeller ___ that allowed him to study in the US.
  4. 8. Pólya earned his ___ degree at the University of Budapest in 1912.
  5. 9. Field of study Pólya took interest in in addition to math.
  6. 11. Pólya earned a certificate to teach Hungarian & ___ after studying language for 2 years.
  7. 12. Pólya was asked to leave the University of Gottingen after a ___ altercation with a prominent figure's son.
  8. 13. Where Pólya was born.
  9. 14. Well-known British university Pólya conducted research at with his first Rockefeller Fellowship.
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  1. 1. US university Pólya worked at for many years.
  2. 3. Pólya's work in math education was heavily founded in mathematical ___ as opposed to memorization.
  3. 4. Pólya did not return to Hungary for 54 years after refusing to join the ___.
  4. 7. Pólya's Enumeration Theorem is a method for counting the number of distinct arrangements in a group when ___ is considered.
  5. 10. Pólya's most famous book, "How to ___ it", that serves as a guide to mathematical problem-solving.
  6. 12. After returning to Zurich, Pólya had to leave for the US in 1940 due to Europe's ___ climate.