# Map over multidimensional matrix [closed]

Suppose I have a 8by6by4by2by2 matrix called m. There is in total 8*6*4 2by2 matrices. I want to map a function over these 2by2 matrices. Each dimension in m contains a 2by2 matrix for some specific parameters. My example code and solution is:

m = RandomReal[{0, 1}, {8, 6, 4, 2, 2}];
m2 = Flatten[m, 2];(* 8*6*4 matrices of size 2by2*)
f[m_] := Total@Eigenvalues[m]
Map[f, m2]


However, then I cannot reconstitute the result in the original order of m. Is there some other way to map over multidimensional matrices?

I have to reconstitute the result of map in order to first average the result over first dimension, 8 here, and then plot the 6by4 matrix in a contour plot.

## closed as off-topic by MarcoB, user9660, m_goldberg, Edmund, Karsten 7.May 25 '16 at 12:41

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• Use the third argument of Map[]: Map[f, m2, {3}]. – J. M. is away May 23 '16 at 16:49
• @J.M. I got confused about this level thing in Map , Total ... . Is there any source about that. – MOON May 23 '16 at 18:09
• Apart from the docs, how about this question? – J. M. is away May 23 '16 at 18:13