A Confused Electrician Uses Smith Normal Form. Issue 1 (1st February 2016)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- A Confused Electrician Uses Smith Normal Form. Issue 1 (1st February 2016)
- Main Title:
- A Confused Electrician Uses Smith Normal Form
- Authors:
- Edgar, Tom
Sklar, Jessica K. - Abstract:
- Summary: In this paper we define "confused electrician games, " which generalize "Lights Out, " a game popular in mathematical literature. In addition to "Lights Out, " many more recent computer game puzzles can be modeled as confused electrician games.We provide examples of this, and explain how to solve such games using the Smith normal form of a matrix. We note that in many cases, this method is very efficient compared to another, more obvious, method.
- Is Part Of:
- Mathematics magazine. Volume 89:Issue 1(2016)
- Journal:
- Mathematics magazine
- Issue:
- Volume 89:Issue 1(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 89, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0089-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 3
- Page End:
- 13
- Publication Date:
- 2016-02-01
- Subjects:
- Mathematics -- Periodicals
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http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.4169/math.mag.89.1.3 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0025-570X
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