The Resource Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares, Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares, Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
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The item Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares, Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "Sudoku has become a vastly popular and even addictive game. But fans may not know that Sudoku is a recent offshoot of the venerable magic square, which dates back over 4,000 years to ancient China, where it was considered literally magical. Indeed, magic squares have fascinated centuries of mystics, astrologers, and some of the world's most brilliant thinkers. In Before Sudoku, Seymour Block and Santiago Tavares offer a crystal clear and engaging tour of these puzzles, not only tracing their footsteps through ancient and medieval history but also illuminating their uses in art, design, music, statistics, and electronics. Filled with lots of original puzzles for gamers to solve, this entertaining book will delight anyone who loves a challenge, including all fans of Sudoku."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- p. cm.
- Contents
-
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Magic Squares and Sudoku
- 3. History of Sudoku
- 4. Some Techniques for Solving Sudoku Puzzles
- 5. History of Magic Squares
- 6. When a Magic Square Is Not Square
- 7. Magic Squares and Arithmetic
- 8. Exotic Magic Squares
- 9. Other Magic Squares
- 10. Magic Squares in Art, Design, and Music
- 11. The Fourth Dimension
- 12. Practical Applications of Magic Squares
- 13. Some Puzzles for You
- 14. Further Reading
- 15. Magic Squares Terminology
- 16. Solutions to the Puzzles
- Isbn
- 9780195367904
- Label
- Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares
- Title
- Before Sudoku
- Title remainder
- the world of magic squares
- Statement of responsibility
- Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Sudoku has become a vastly popular and even addictive game. But fans may not know that Sudoku is a recent offshoot of the venerable magic square, which dates back over 4,000 years to ancient China, where it was considered literally magical. Indeed, magic squares have fascinated centuries of mystics, astrologers, and some of the world's most brilliant thinkers. In Before Sudoku, Seymour Block and Santiago Tavares offer a crystal clear and engaging tour of these puzzles, not only tracing their footsteps through ancient and medieval history but also illuminating their uses in art, design, music, statistics, and electronics. Filled with lots of original puzzles for gamers to solve, this entertaining book will delight anyone who loves a challenge, including all fans of Sudoku."--BOOK JACKET
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Block, Seymour S
- Dewey number
- 793.74
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Tavares, Santiago Alves
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sudoku
- Magic squares
- Mathematical recreations
- Label
- Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares, Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Magic Squares and Sudoku -- 3. History of Sudoku -- 4. Some Techniques for Solving Sudoku Puzzles -- 5. History of Magic Squares -- 6. When a Magic Square Is Not Square -- 7. Magic Squares and Arithmetic -- 8. Exotic Magic Squares -- 9. Other Magic Squares -- 10. Magic Squares in Art, Design, and Music -- 11. The Fourth Dimension -- 12. Practical Applications of Magic Squares -- 13. Some Puzzles for You -- 14. Further Reading -- 15. Magic Squares Terminology -- 16. Solutions to the Puzzles
- Control code
- 000043839339
- Extent
- p. cm.
- Isbn
- 9780195367904
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Label
- Before Sudoku : the world of magic squares, Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Magic Squares and Sudoku -- 3. History of Sudoku -- 4. Some Techniques for Solving Sudoku Puzzles -- 5. History of Magic Squares -- 6. When a Magic Square Is Not Square -- 7. Magic Squares and Arithmetic -- 8. Exotic Magic Squares -- 9. Other Magic Squares -- 10. Magic Squares in Art, Design, and Music -- 11. The Fourth Dimension -- 12. Practical Applications of Magic Squares -- 13. Some Puzzles for You -- 14. Further Reading -- 15. Magic Squares Terminology -- 16. Solutions to the Puzzles
- Control code
- 000043839339
- Extent
- p. cm.
- Isbn
- 9780195367904
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
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