MSC: Primary 00; 97;
Print ISBN: 978-1-4704-4866-0
Product Code: MBK/122
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The Math Behind the Magic: Fascinating Card and Number Tricks and How They Work
Share this pageEhrhard Behrends
Translated by David Kramer
A magician appears able to banish chaos at will: a deck of cards arranged in order is shuffled—apparently randomly—by a member of the audience. Then, hey presto! The deck is suddenly put back in its original order! Magic tricks like this are easy to perform and have an interesting mathematical foundation. In this rich, colorfully illustrated volume, Ehrhard Behrends presents around 30 card tricks and number games that are easy to learn, with no prior knowledge required. This is math as you've never experienced it before: entertaining and fun!
Readership
Undergraduate and graduate students, math teachers, researchers, professional and amateur magicians, as well as middle- and high-school students interested in magic and mathematics.
Reviews & Endorsements
The 'Math Behind the Magic' is a fun little book that leads the reader through a series of number and card tricks that are advanced enough so as not to be too obvious to the audience and yet simple enough for a novice magician to be able to master with practice. The book is clearly written for an audience with no assumed level of mathematical understanding.
-- Michael Caulfield, MAA Reviews
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The Math Behind the Magic: Fascinating Card and Number Tricks and How They Work