Author: F. Latoon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
On Common and "perfect" Magic Squares with Examples Constructed
Author: F. Latoon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Most-perfect Pandiagonal Magic Squares
Author: Kathleen Ollerenshaw
Publisher:
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Category : Magic squares
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Magic squares
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars
Author: Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400841518
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. As Clifford Pickover briefly recounts in this enthralling book, the most comprehensive in decades on magic squares, Emperor Yu was supposedly strolling along the Yellow River one day around 2200 B.C. when he spotted the creature: its shell had a series of dots within squares. To Yu's amazement, each row of squares contained fifteen dots, as did the columns and diagonals. When he added any two cells opposite along a line through the center square, like 2 and 8, he always arrived at 10. The turtle, unwitting inspirer of the ''Yu'' square, went on to a life of courtly comfort and fame. Pickover explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares--arrays filled with numbers or letters in certain arrangements--held the secret of the universe. Since the dawn of civilization, he writes, humans have invoked such patterns to ward off evil and bring good fortune. Yet who would have guessed that in the twenty-first century, mathematicians would be studying magic squares so immense and in so many dimensions that the objects defy ordinary human contemplation and visualization? Readers are treated to a colorful history of magic squares and similar structures, their construction, and classification along with a remarkable variety of newly discovered objects ranging from ornate inlaid magic cubes to hypercubes. Illustrated examples occur throughout, with some patterns from the author's own experiments. The tesseracts, circles, spheres, and stars that he presents perfectly convey the age-old devotion of the math-minded to this Zenlike quest. Number lovers, puzzle aficionados, and math enthusiasts will treasure this rich and lively encyclopedia of one of the few areas of mathematics where the contributions of even nonspecialists count.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400841518
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. As Clifford Pickover briefly recounts in this enthralling book, the most comprehensive in decades on magic squares, Emperor Yu was supposedly strolling along the Yellow River one day around 2200 B.C. when he spotted the creature: its shell had a series of dots within squares. To Yu's amazement, each row of squares contained fifteen dots, as did the columns and diagonals. When he added any two cells opposite along a line through the center square, like 2 and 8, he always arrived at 10. The turtle, unwitting inspirer of the ''Yu'' square, went on to a life of courtly comfort and fame. Pickover explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares--arrays filled with numbers or letters in certain arrangements--held the secret of the universe. Since the dawn of civilization, he writes, humans have invoked such patterns to ward off evil and bring good fortune. Yet who would have guessed that in the twenty-first century, mathematicians would be studying magic squares so immense and in so many dimensions that the objects defy ordinary human contemplation and visualization? Readers are treated to a colorful history of magic squares and similar structures, their construction, and classification along with a remarkable variety of newly discovered objects ranging from ornate inlaid magic cubes to hypercubes. Illustrated examples occur throughout, with some patterns from the author's own experiments. The tesseracts, circles, spheres, and stars that he presents perfectly convey the age-old devotion of the math-minded to this Zenlike quest. Number lovers, puzzle aficionados, and math enthusiasts will treasure this rich and lively encyclopedia of one of the few areas of mathematics where the contributions of even nonspecialists count.
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
Author: Frank Murphy
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385374615
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of nine numbers arranged so that any line of three numbers adds up to the same number, including on the diagonal! Teachers and kids will love finding out about this popular teaching tool that is still used in elementary schools today!
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385374615
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of nine numbers arranged so that any line of three numbers adds up to the same number, including on the diagonal! Teachers and kids will love finding out about this popular teaching tool that is still used in elementary schools today!
The Zen Of Magic Squares,Circles And Stars
Author: M K Joseph
Publisher: Universities Press
ISBN: 9788173714665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher: Universities Press
ISBN: 9788173714665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Plane Geometry
Author: Matilda Auerbach
Publisher:
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Category : Geometry, Plane
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
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Category : Geometry, Plane
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary and the Secondary School
Author: Jacob William Albert Young
Publisher:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Math Book
Author: Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
ISBN: 1402797494
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
The Neumann Prize–winning, illustrated exploration of mathematics—from its timeless mysteries to its history of mind-boggling discoveries. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, The Math Book covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares from centuries ago, the discovery of pi and calculus, and the butterfly effect. Each topic is lavishly illustrated with colorful art, along with formulas and concepts, fascinating facts about scientists’ lives, and real-world applications of the theorems.
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
ISBN: 1402797494
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
The Neumann Prize–winning, illustrated exploration of mathematics—from its timeless mysteries to its history of mind-boggling discoveries. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, The Math Book covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares from centuries ago, the discovery of pi and calculus, and the butterfly effect. Each topic is lavishly illustrated with colorful art, along with formulas and concepts, fascinating facts about scientists’ lives, and real-world applications of the theorems.
Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
Book Description
Magic Squares in the Tenth Century
Author: Jacques Sesiano
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319521144
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319521144
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century.