Geometric Magic Squares: A Challenging New Twist Using Colored Shapes Instead of Numbers
| AUTHOR | Sallows, Lee C. F. |
| PUBLISHER | Dover Publications (04/17/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Traditional magic squares are squares of numbers in which the rows, columns, and diagonals all add up to the same total. With a voluminous literature going back some 2,500 years, the universal assumption has ever been that magic squares are inherently arithmetical objects. In this innovative work by a British engineer, the author initiates a Copernican revolution in our understanding by replacing numbers with two-dimensional forms. The result is not merely a novel kind of geometrical magic square but a revelation that traditional magic squares are now better seen as the one-dimensional instance of this self-same geometrical activity.
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ISBN-13:
9780486489094
ISBN-10:
0486489094
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
144
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
8.21 x 0.37 x 10.97 inches
Weight:
1.13 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Mathematics | Geometry - General
Mathematics | Puzzles
Mathematics | Recreations & Games
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
516
Library of Congress Control Number:
2013444982
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Traditional magic squares are squares of numbers in which the rows, columns, and diagonals all add up to the same total. With a voluminous literature going back some 2,500 years, the universal assumption has ever been that magic squares are inherently arithmetical objects. In this innovative work by a British engineer, the author initiates a Copernican revolution in our understanding by replacing numbers with two-dimensional forms. The result is not merely a novel kind of geometrical magic square but a revelation that traditional magic squares are now better seen as the one-dimensional instance of this self-same geometrical activity.
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