Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
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Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

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Persi Diaconis (Author) Ron Graham (Author) Martin Gardner (Contributor)  

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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. 133 color illus. 14 halftones. 56 line illus. 10 tables.
Persi Diaconis is professor of mathematics and statistics at Stanford University, and a former professional magician. Ron Graham is professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of California, San Diego, and a former professional juggler.
  • Contributor: Persi Diaconis
  • Imprint: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780691169774
  • Number of Pages: 264
  • Packaged Dimensions: 216x241mm
  • Packaged Weight: 624
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Release Date: 2015-10-30
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Persi Diaconis is professor of mathematics and statistics at Stanford University, and a former professional magician. Ron Graham is professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of California, San Diego, and a former professional juggler.

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