Tricki

This is a page with background information on Tricki, The Tricks Wiki.

My own posts on the Tricki:

• Tricki salutes Wikipedia (April 6, 2009).

• Tricki goes live (April 18, 2009).

• Math websites falling into disuse? (October 31, 2009) — it may be obsolete by the time you read this.

Here is background information:

Pre-release commentary by Timothy Gowers:

• What might an expository mathematical wiki be like? (September 11, 2007) by Timothy Gowers, long before the Tricki came into existence. Discusses some ideas that may have influenced the idea of the Tricki.

• The forthcoming launch of the Tricki (October 15, 2008) by Gowers, where he describes what the Tricki will be about.

• Very brief Tricki update (December 18, 2008) by Gowers, about when the site would likely be up and running for the public.

• Tricki available for viewing (April 4, 2009) by Gowers, announcing that the Tricki was now available for public viewing.

• Tricki now fully live (April 16, 2009) by Gowers, announcing that the Tricki was now fully live, so anybody could add articles.

• Tricki now live (April 18, 2009) by Terence Tao, relaying Gowers’ post that the Tricki is now live.

Here is the website and important pages on the website:

• The Tricki homepage.

• What Is The Tricki?.

• How to browse the Tricki.

• The different kinds of Tricki article.

• Page classification based on the kind of problem.

• List of subject area front pages.

• List of general problem-solving tips.

• How to use mathematical concepts and statements (list).