Magic Square – Geeks out of the box

By Geeks out of the Box June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

Math Fun

Simon finds the explanation on Brilliant.org incomplete, so he started a discussion about it on the Brilliant community page: https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/games-of-chance-course-marble-problem/?ref_id=1570424

By Geeks out of the Box April 6, 2018April 13, 2018

Special Magic Square

Simon shows a very special kind of magic square in which not only the rows, the columns and the diagonals add up to the magic number but also “plus signs”, … Continue reading Special Magic Square

By Geeks out of the Box January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

More Numberphile-inspired stuff!

More Numberphile-inspired stuff! Simon has been studying Mersenne Primes (2^n – 1) and their relation to perfect numbers via the Numberphile channel and heard Matt Parker say no one has proved … Continue reading More Numberphile-inspired stuff!