Comments on: Book review: Perfect Rigor http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866 Because it's more fun than getting there in a straight line. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:21:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Croucher http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866&cpage=1#comment-18595 Mike Croucher Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:32:18 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866#comment-18595 Thanks David - I've added it to my Amazon wish list :) Best Wishes, Mike Thanks David – I’ve added it to my Amazon wish list :)

Best Wishes,
Mike

]]> By: David Derbes http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866&cpage=1#comment-18584 David Derbes Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:06:27 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866#comment-18584 The recent review of Gessen's book in the NYT suggested Donal O'Shea's book "The Poincaré Conjecture" for the math of the PC. I was lucky to stumble on to a copy yesterday at the original Powell's (Hyde Park, Chicago), and it looks very good, with strong blurbs from Martin Gardner and Keith Devlin. O'Shea is himself a research mathematician at Mt. Holyoke. The guts of the PC is the branch of math called topology; O'Shea is a topologist who teaches undergraduates. I think this book might be the way to go if you want to learn about the actual mathematics. The recent review of Gessen’s book in the NYT suggested Donal O’Shea’s book “The Poincaré Conjecture” for the math of the PC. I was lucky to stumble on to a copy yesterday at the original Powell’s (Hyde Park, Chicago), and it looks very good, with strong blurbs from Martin Gardner and Keith Devlin. O’Shea is himself a research mathematician at Mt. Holyoke. The guts of the PC is the branch of math called topology; O’Shea is a topologist who teaches undergraduates. I think this book might be the way to go if you want to learn about the actual mathematics.

]]> By: Jason Dyer http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866&cpage=1#comment-17398 Jason Dyer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:09 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=1866#comment-17398 I have heard Perelman quoted in one source as saying he would turn down the money if authored, and in a different source that he would not decide until it was actually offered. It is possible both quotes are correct, but in any case the money has not been offered yet to find out what he'll actually do. I have heard Perelman quoted in one source as saying he would turn down the money if authored, and in a different source that he would not decide until it was actually offered. It is possible both quotes are correct, but in any case the money has not been offered yet to find out what he’ll actually do.

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