30 x 30 Magic Squares inside a Magic Square

The above is a 30 x 30 Magic Squares inside a Magic Square This is a special construction of a Magic Square wherein we start with a small Magic Square (centermost one in the figure) and added rows and columns around it, ensuring that we have a Magic Square at each stage. This Magic Square … Continue reading 30 x 30 Magic Squares inside a Magic Square

9×54 Ramanujan sudoku

This is a variation of the popular puzzle Sudoku. The word “RAMANUJAN” occupied 89 cells and numbers 1 to 9 are used 9 times each and the balance filled with 1 to 8. 8 along with the properties of NORMAL SUDOKU. 1) The entire word “RAMANUJAN” is first written using 119 squares (or cells). 2) … Continue reading 9×54 Ramanujan sudoku

Srinivasa Ramanujan – 100-by-100 Biography Magic Square

Ramanujan and Magic Squares Srinivasa Ramanujan had a special affinity toward numbers. His taxi-cab number (1729) incident is popular. A Mathematician without parallel, he made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. His works have been collected and analyzed throughout the world Incidentally, in the opening page of the first Ramanujan’s … Continue reading Srinivasa Ramanujan – 100-by-100 Biography Magic Square