Osher Doctorow,
I was following you right up until the last
paragraph, where you seem to have some misinformation on Perfect Numbers and
Mersenne Primes.
... Also, any even perfect number has form
2^^(r-1)(2^^r - 2)...
Nope, perfect numbers have the form 2^^(r - 1)(2^^r
- 1), examples :-
"If you are not well founded in the calculus there is precious little
available in the literature."(Quote from the book UNDERSTANDING THE FFT by
Anders E. Zonst)
I totallt agree. I bought this book because it states on the cover "A
tutorial on the algorithm Software for Laymen, Students,
