Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
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The mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricks
Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn takes readers to the very threshold of today's mathematical knowledge. Diaconis and Graham tell the stories--and reveal the best tricks--of the eccentric and brilliant inventors of mathematical magic. The book exposes old gambling secrets through the mathematics of shuffling cards, explains the classic street-gambling scam of three-card Monte, traces the history of mathematical magic back to the oldest mathematical trick--and much more.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691151644
ISBN13:9780691151649
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.7" x 9.7"
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Great item.
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