Mason, John2024-07-302024-07-302022-12-07Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol. 20 No. 2 (2022) , 173-1821589-7389https://hdl.handle.net/2437/378561The 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, 97D50application/pdfproblem solvingmathematical powersspecializing and generalizingconjecturing and convincingMoessner's processlooking back and reflectionPólyafolyóiratcikkOpen AccessJohn Masonhttps://doi.org/10.5485/TMCS.2022.0531Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science220Teach. Math. Comp. Sci.2676-8364