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polya[e86,jmc]	Notes on Polya's "Mathematical Discovery"

1. The interesting problem is how to formalize Polya's advice
declaratively and make a program that could read it.  The
advice in the first chapter to make the problem into locating
a point and then characterizing the point as being the
intersection of two loci which are either lines or circles.

Aside: While parabolas cannot be constructed with ruler and
compass, perhaps the intersection of a parabola (characterized
by focus and directrix) and line can be constructed in some
easy way.

2. Do Polya's always have answers?  Mine don't.