Solving Magic Squares: Generic Solutions to Solving Magic Squares [Paperback]

Donald C. Simpson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: 1st Book Library (March 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759604282
• ISBN-13: 978-0759604285
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,856,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars I was disappointed, May 3, 2007

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Erewhon in Arlington (Arlington, Va USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solving Magic Squares: Generic Solutions to Solving Magic Squares (Hardcover)

After waiting a year while the paperback version was backordered/unavailable, I decided to get the hardcover. For me, this was a waste of $20. I was hoping to find some mathematical insights into the phenomenon of magic squares, but Mr. Simpson's self-published book is just a rehashing of well-known paper-and-pencil techniques of construction. While I was waiting for the book, I was able to search the Internet and find free algorithms developed by others that more elegantly describe construction principles, and in such a way that one could program them fairly easily (which I did). I'm hoping a competing title, "The Zen of Magic Squares..." etc. by Clifford Pickover, will have more meat to it.