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A guide to George Polya's "How to Solve It"

Introduction

George Polya (1887-1985) was a Hungarian mathematician and educator who revolutionized our understanding of problem-solving and teaching. While he made significant contributions to mathematics, his most enduring legacy is his insights into how people learn and solve problems. His 1945 book "How to Solve It" has influenced educators across numerous fields, extending far beyond mathematics.

Polya's Teaching Philosophy

Polya's approach centered on three key principles. First, he championed active learning, believing students learn best by discovering solutions themselves rather than being told answers. Second, he emphasized heuristic thinking - the art of guided discovery and learning from experience, viewing problem-solving as a skill that can be developed through practice. Third, he developed sophisticated questionin

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The Surprising Power of Questions

It goes far beyond exchanging information.

by

• Alison Wood Brooks
• Leslie K. John

From Harvard Business Review Magazine (May–June 2018)

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Title: The Smol Training Playbook: The Secrets to Building World-Class LLMs

URL Source: https://huggingfacetb-smol-training-playbook.hf.space/

Published Time: Oct. 30, 2025

Markdown Content: Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Hypermedia Systems: book summary

This is a summary of "Hypermedia Systems" by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, Deniz Akşimşek. Summary created by Jeremy Howard with AI help.

• Website for the book
• The revolutionary ideas that empowered the Web
• A simpler approach to building applications on the Web and beyond with htmx and Hyperview
• Enhancing web applications without using SPA frameworks

1: Hypermedia: A Reintroduction

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# Hello, and welcome to makefile basics.
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# it is actually a highly expressive, efficient, and powerful way to build
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# Once you're done here, go to
# http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html
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Learning Python 3

This gist provides the learning-python3.ipynb notebook file, which can be viewed and edited in a Jupyter Notebook server to learn Python 3.

Once you load the notebook file to your local jupyter server, you can edit any