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Latin square matrices and their inverses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

K. Robin McLean
K. Robin McLean*
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Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZL e-mail: [email protected]
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Magic squares have long been popular in recreational mathematics. Their potential for introducing students to ideas in linear algebra was recognised over forty years ago in [1] and later in [2]. More recently they have proved to be a fascinating topic for undergraduate exploration, especially when students have access to a computer algebra package [3]. Some results on powers of magic square matrices can be found in [4], [5] and [6]. (Readers who google the title ‘Odd magic powers’ of Thompson’s paper [5] will be treated to a wide variety of non-mathematical exotica!)

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 103 , Issue 557 , July 2019 , pp. 265 - 276
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© Mathematical Association 2019 

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