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Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects (AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series) - Hardcover

Mulcahy, Colm

 
9781466509764: Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects (AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1466509767 ISBN 13: 9781466509764
Publisher: CRC Press, 2013

Synopsis

Mathematical card effects offer both beginning and experienced magicians an opportunity to entertain with a minimum of props. Featuring mostly original creations, Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects presents an entertaining look at new mathematically based card tricks.

Each chapter contains four card effects, generally starting with simple applications of a particular mathematical principle and ending with more complex ones. Practice a handful of the introductory effects and, in no time, you’ll establish your reputation as a "mathemagician." Delve a little deeper into each chapter and the mathematics gets more interesting. The author explains the mathematics as needed in an easy-to-follow way. He also provides additional details, background, and suggestions for further explorations.

Suitable for recreational math buffs and amateur card lovers or as a text in a first-year seminar, this color book offers a diverse collection of new mathemagic principles and effects.

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About the Author

Colm Mulcahy is a professor of mathematics at Spelman College. Over the last decade, he has been at the forefront of publishing new "mathemagical" principles and effects for cards, particularly in his long-running bi-monthly Card Colm for the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). He also blogs at the Aperiodical and the Huffington Post. Dr. Mulcahy has been a recipient of the MAA’s Allendoerfer Award for excellence in expository writing. His interests are broad, ranging from algebra and number theory to geometry. He earned a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in mathematical science from University College Dublin and a PhD from Cornell University for research in the algebraic theory of quadratic forms.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1466509767
ISBN 13 
9781466509764
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
380