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Magical Mathematics : The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks /
"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. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2011]
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 MATHEMATICS IN THE AIR; 2 IN CYCLES; 3 IS THIS STUFF ACTUALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING?; 4 UNIVERSAL CYCLES; 5 FROM THE GILBREATH PRINCIPLE TO THE MANDELBROT SET; 6 NEAT SHUFFLES; 7 THE OLDEST MATHEMATICAL ENTERTAINMENT?; 8 MAGIC IN THE BOOK OF CHANGES; 9 WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN; 10 STARS OF MATHEMATICAL MAGIC (AND SOME OF THE BEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK); 11 GOING FURTHER; 12 ON SECRETS; Notes; Index.