Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Martin GardnerPublish date:10/13/15Pages:264
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691169774ISBN-10:691169772UPC:9780691169774Book Category:Mathematics, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:Recreations & Games, MagicSize:9.40 x 8.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCY5MZEGKR
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.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691169774ISBN-10:691169772UPC:9780691169774Book Category:Mathematics, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:Recreations & Games, MagicSize:9.40 x 8.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCY5MZEGKR
Persi Diaconis is professor of mathematics and statistics at Stanford University, and a former professional magician. Ron Graham (1935-2020) was professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of California, San Diego, and a former professional juggler.
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