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MAGICAL MATHEMATICS
THE MATHEMATICAL IDEAS THAT ANIMATE GREAT MAGIC TRICKS |
| By: |
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Martin Gardner (Foreword) |
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Paperback |
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691169772 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691169774 |
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| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
13 October, 2015 |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
133 color illus. 14 halftones. 56 line illus. 10 tables. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Winner, 2013 Euler Book Prize, Mathematical Association of
Commended for Honorable Mention, 2012 PROSE Award, Popular Science & |
| Returns: |
Returnable |