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Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
By (author) Persi Diaconis, By (author) Ron Graham, Foreword by Martin Gardner
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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.
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Publisher | Princeton University Press
Published date | 13 Oct 2015
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 258
Dimensions | 241 x 216 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 635g
ISBN | 978-0-6911-6977-4
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BISAC | mathematics / recreations & games
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