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Number Theory

Number Theory is a wonderful topic. It takes a look at arithmetic from a fairly low elevation.  It is not super high math. It mainly works with integers (no fractions!  ;-). Number Theory looks at divisibility (a remainder of 0 is interesting and so is a non-zero remainder!), prime numbers, and how arithmetic works.

Mathematics is the queen of the sciences—and number theory is the queen of mathematics. Carl Friedrich Gauss 

A Few (interesting, I hope) Facts on THE 3 by 3 Magic Square

…and how, ultimately, the Magic Square is related to the Tic-Tac-Toe game Q1: We have the numbers 1,2,3,…,9 and a 3×3 grid. How do you put the numbers into the grid so that each row, each column, and each diagonal have the same sum (to make a Magic Square)? Fact 1: There is really only …