TY - JOUR
T1 - Latin and cross Latin squares
AU - Emanouilidis, Emanuel
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Latin squares were first introduced and studied by the famous mathematician Leonhard Euler in the 1700s. Through the years, Latin squares have been used in areas such as statistics, graph theory, coding theory, the generation of random numbers as well as in the design and analysis of experiments. Recently, with the international popularity of Sudoku puzzles, Latin squares are in the spotlight as every solution to a Sudoku puzzle is a Latin square. This article describes Latin, diagonal Latin and cross Latin squares, as well as a method of constructing such squares.
AB - Latin squares were first introduced and studied by the famous mathematician Leonhard Euler in the 1700s. Through the years, Latin squares have been used in areas such as statistics, graph theory, coding theory, the generation of random numbers as well as in the design and analysis of experiments. Recently, with the international popularity of Sudoku puzzles, Latin squares are in the spotlight as every solution to a Sudoku puzzle is a Latin square. This article describes Latin, diagonal Latin and cross Latin squares, as well as a method of constructing such squares.
KW - Cross Latin
KW - Latin
KW - Square
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45949095256&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00207390801935921
DO - 10.1080/00207390801935921
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:45949095256
SN - 0020-739X
VL - 39
SP - 697
EP - 700
JO - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
IS - 5
ER -