Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas that Animate Great Magic TricksPrinceton University Press, 2012 - 244 páginas "Magical Mathematics" reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. |
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1 MATHEMATICS IN THE AIR | 1 |
2 IN CYCLES | 17 |
3 IS THIS STUFF ACTUALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING? | 30 |
4 UNIVERSAL CYCLES | 47 |
5 FROM THE GILBREATH PRINCIPLE TO THE MANDELBROT SET | 61 |
6 NEAT SHUFFLES | 84 |
7 THE OLDEST MATHEMATICAL ENTERTAINMENT? | 103 |
8 MAGIC IN THE BOOK OF CHANGES | 119 |
9 WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN | 137 |
10 STARS OF MATHEMATICAL MAGIC AND SOME OF THE BEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK | 153 |
11 GOING FURTHER | 220 |
12 ON SECRETS | 225 |
Notes | 231 |
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Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks Persi Diaconis,Ron Graham Vista previa restringida - 2011 |
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks Persi Diaconis,Ron Graham Vista previa restringida - 2015 |
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