Pyramid Mysteries

Behrends describes the 3-dimensional version of the phenomenon explored in "Triangle Mysteries." He begins with an n x n-grid of colored cubes. He shows that for suitable n he can predict the color of the top cube easily just by studying the first n x n-grid. He includes the discussion of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Mathematical intelligencer 2014-09, Vol.36 (3), p.14-19
1. Verfasser:	Behrends, Ehrhard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Color Mathematical and Computational Engineering Mathematical and Computational Physics Mathematical Methods in Physics Mathematics Mathematics and Statistics Numerical and Computational Physics Simulation Theoretical
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Zusammenfassung:	Behrends describes the 3-dimensional version of the phenomenon explored in "Triangle Mysteries." He begins with an n x n-grid of colored cubes. He shows that for suitable n he can predict the color of the top cube easily just by studying the first n x n-grid. He includes the discussion of a variant where he starts with a triangle formed by colored cubes that's considered to be the base of a pyramid.
ISSN:	0343-6993 1866-7414
DOI:	10.1007/s00283-014-9455-3