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MathsJam 2016: Letterwise Magic Squares

2016-11-14

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This is my five-minute talk from the MathsJam Conference 2016.

There are monthly Mathsjams as well all around the world, check them out here: http://mathsjam.com/

The seven-colour mug is on Maths Gear: https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/7-colour-torus-mug

All seven Letterwise Magic Squares which I found are below, please do let me know if you find any more!

Two which sum to 45 and have 21 letters in every direction:

8 19 18

25 15 5

12 11 22

5 22 18

28 15 2

12 8 25

(this is the one with unique letter lengths)

Two which sum to 162 and 165 with 27 letters:

44 61 57

67 54 41

51 47 64

45 62 58

68 55 42

52 48 65

Three which sum to 135 with 27 letters:

42 72 21

24 45 66

69 18 48

18 69 48

75 45 15

42 21 72

15 72 48

78 45 12

42 18 75

CORRECTIONS: None yet! Let me know if you spot anything.

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

Website: http://standupmaths.com/

Maths book: http://makeanddo4D.com/

Nerdy maths toys: http://mathsgear.co.uk/