This book is about constructing number arrangements
in a two dimensional space. It illustrates many ways to
place numbers on matrices of different shapes, so that
their sum can be represented by mathematical equations.
The use of color enhances the visibility of the number
partitions according to the recurrence level or just the
different classes. Many of the arrangements based on
equations can be extended to larger size without the
need to change existing number placements, resulting in
a truly scalable number arrangement. The book starts
with number arrangements based on least common
multiples, Cartesian products, averages, and recursive
product arrangements. The LCM based arrangements result
in the total value for all cells of each color to be
equal. The Cartesian product arrangements illustrate a
way to generate a two dimensional matrix from linear
number series representing any equation. So it is
possible to create (1+3+5+…) crossed with (1+2+3+4+5+…)
to get a value for f(n) = n^2 × n(n+1)/2. The
arrangements based on average are meant to generate
additional matrices using simple average generation
rules. The book then illustrates numerous ways to
construct matrices of different shapes for a total sum
of n^3 or n^4. They include different types of matrices
such as rectangular, square, hexagonal, pentagonal,
triangular, among others. In addition, a few regular
matrices have also been generated with help from the
computer to identify increasing levels for square
matrices such that they have interesting number patterns
for the different levels. Number arrangements based on
factorials, exponentials, permutations, combinations,
and Pascal’s triangle are also presented. Finally, a
step by step method is provided to generate a matrix
representation based on any arbitrary number. The
topographical charts shown for many of the arrangements
clearly illustrate that the number placements are
orderly and quite varied even for different arrangements
for the same function. Two such arrangements can be
compared at a glance by comparing their 3-dimensional
charts. The book also shows that there exist exact
equations to represent number arrangements in two
dimensional space, i.e., the equation defines each
number in the matrix. Such equations are based on
multiple variables and helped create arrangements for
n^3, n^4, and other summations.
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