3D Sudoku
Imagine instead of a two dimensional grid, we are now filling a 3D grid made up of nxnxn unit cubes with numbers 1 to n such that every row, column, and depth has exactly one of each number.
Mathematics
Triangles in a Square
This problem is inspired by this geometry puzzle on Twitter. The original problem asks to find the ratio between two equilateral triangles fitted into a square. Let’s generalize it.
Variants of Sudoku
Today let’s explore one of the deviations from the standard sudoku rules that every row, column, and subgrid (excluded so we can generalize to non-perfect-square side lengths) must have exactly one of each number from 1 to n, where n is the side length of the sudoku puzzle. Let’s include the new rule that a valid solution to a sudoku puzzle must also have one of each number in each of its two diagonals.
Square Gluing Topology
Now let’s consider the surfaces we obtain by stretching and gluing the sides of a square together.
Mini Sudoku
Sudoku is a one-player game where the player tries to fill the spaces of an nxn grid using numbers 1 to n, where n is a natural number, such that every column and every row contains exactly one of each number.
Numbers of Polycubes
Let’s define polycubes as three dimensional shapes made up of unit cubes connected by shared faces.
Tiling with Polynominoes
Let’s consider tiling square grids using polynominoes of any number of units.
Perimeters of Polynominoes
If we separate all tetrominoes according to their perimeters, we would have two groups.
Symmetry of Polynominoes
Polynominoes are figures made up of square units connected by edges.
Square in Lattice
Consider drawing squares using the lattice points in a grid as vertices.