Magical Mathematics : The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks EPUB
by Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham
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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.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:264 pages
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:03/10/2011
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- ISBN:9781400839384
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:264 pages
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:03/10/2011
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- ISBN:9781400839384