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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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PublisherA + K Peter's, The Limited

ISBN-101466509767

ISBN-139781466509764

eBay Product ID (ePID)111435908

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Item Length10.2in

Item Height1.1in

Item Width7.3in

Item Weight35.1 Oz

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Lc Classification NumberGv1549

Reviews"Mathematical Card Magic is filled with many original ideas that will keep mathematicians and magicians busy for a very long time." -Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College, and author of Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks "Colm Mulcahy has produced a stimulating collection of novel card magic tricks that not only form a wonderful introduction to important ideas in combinatorics but also contain some very nifty magic effects as well. By reading this book, the reader will be well rewarded in both disciplines." -Ronald Graham, co-author of Magical Mathematics "This is an amazing volume! Prof. Mulcahy has left one mystery for his readers to solve: Is it a really good math book, using card tricks to explain the math, or is it a really good magic book, using math to explain the magic? Either way, there's not a wrong answer to this question." -S. Brent Morris, PhD, author of Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories "In this delightful book, the author of the bi-monthly online articles Card Colm for the Mathematical Association of America shows just how magical mathematics can be. The mathematics ranges from simple to deep and the magical effects range from subtle to stunning. Most of the mathematical principles underlying the effects are original, and many are appearing in print for the first time in this book. I'm looking forward to using this material to intrigue and inspire young people to learn both mathematics and magic!" -Professor Neil Calkin, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University "This is an amazing book! Like a magician's well-stacked deck of playing cards, the 13 chapters are packed with 52 punchy effects guaranteed to amaze and amuse. Each chapter deals generously with mathematicians and professional magicians alike. Bursting with new effects, the chapters detail the method and Colm's favoured presentation-each is 'pick up and use' perfect-but also provide a springboard for readers' imagination to create their own presentations. Those with a more mathematical interest won't be disappointed either; reading further into each chapter is a fascinating exploration of the mathematical questions underlying the effects. This is a magic book that will get you thinking and entertaining in equal amounts, in essence a perfect shuffle." -Professor Peter W. McOwan, Vice Principal Public Engagement and External Partnerships, Queen Mary, University of London, "This is an amazing book! Like a magician's well-stacked deck of playing cards, the 13 chapters are packed with 52 punchy effects guaranteed to amaze and amuse. Each chapter deals generously with mathematicians and professional magicians alike. Bursting with new effects, the chapters detail the method and Colm's favoured presentation-each is 'pick up and use' perfect-but also provide a springboard for readers' imagination to create their own presentations. Those with a more mathematical interest won't be disappointed either; reading further into each chapter is a fascinating exploration of the mathematical questions underlying the effects. This is a magic book that will get you thinking and entertaining in equal amounts, in essence a perfect shuffle." -Professor Peter W. McOwan, Vice Principal Public Engagement and External Partnerships, Queen Mary, University of London

AuthorColm Mulcahy

Publication NameMathematical Card Magic : Fifty-Two New Effects

Table of ContentColm: Cool and Collected by Max Maven Hit the Deck Running Tips of the Trade The Ratings Game Principles Convention Center Low-Down Triple Dealing Three Scoop Miracle--Done Magic Before? Any Card (and Any Magician) Triple Revelation Ace Combination For Richer or Poorer Alphabetical Triple Addition Subtler Bracelet From Alpha to Omega Volunteer Four Hours Poker Powers Ditch the Dud Worst-Case Scenario Full House Blues Poker with Any Ten Cards More Additional Certainties Little Fibs Consolidating Your Cards Matching Interest Rates Any Two Cards (No Fibbing) Off-Centered COATs Celebrity Selection Never Forget a Face Oddly Enough My Lucky Number Is Seven Gilbreath Variations Easy as Pi Lucky Number between One and Thirteen Unadditional Love Tapped Out Word Row The Biggest Names in Magic Twisting the Knight Away Easy as Tau (I Prefer Pi) Intrinsically Disordered Bligreath and Beyond Matchmaker Instincts The Guessing Game Flushed with Embarrassment Wholesome Threesomes Flipping Miracles I'll Be Lucking Out for You Coprime Twins Royal Flush at the Eleventh Hour Any Mathemagician Red, Black, Silver, and Gold Double Location Top Twenty Hit What's Black and Red and Red All Over? Gold and Silver Slippery Slopes Ten Soldiers Slippery Enough Erdos Numbers No Drama Queen Hamming It Down A Horse of a Different Color Multiple Personality Poker-Faced And Now for Something Completely Different The Hidden Value of Cards Fitch Cheney's Five-Card Twist Eigen's Value Ups and Downs Fitch Four Glory Coda Acknowledgements Bibliography Index

FormatTrade Paperback

LanguageEnglish

Target AudienceCollege Audience

TopicGame Theory, Magic, General, Recreations & Games

Lccn2013-010461

Dewey Decimal510

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

GenreGames & Activities, Mathematics

Number of Pages380 Pages