Re: JSH: Math society against amateurs

From: Will Twentyman (wtwentyman_at_read.my.sig)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:44:46 -0500

jstevh@msn.com wrote:

> My latest research is on factoring integers.
>
> But if you do much of an Internet search you will be told that I am a
> math crank claiming to have proven Fermat's Last Theorem.
>
> Also, consider that as of now I have a paper, and a really basic Java
> program implementing my factoring research showing that it DOES factor,
> though at this point my program doesn't factor everything, and I don't
> know exactly why.
>
> Basic research is needed.
>
> Now what do you think the reaction of math society will be?
>
> My guess is, quiet. While you'll see a few people on sci.math who will
> berate my research or me, and act like it's all just crap.

When your program *always* factors *everything* correctly and quickly,
we'll be impressed. When you admit it doesn't always work, it lacks
something. 

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Will Twentyman
email: wtwentyman at copper dot net