Math Is Magical

Author : Persi Diaconis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169772
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magical Mathematics written by Persi Diaconis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn takes readers to the very threshold of today's mathematical knowledge. For example, the Gilbreath principle--a fantastic effect where the cards remain in control despite being shuffled--is found to share an intimate connection with the Mandelbrot set. Other card tricks link to the mathematical secrets of combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, topology, the Riemann hypothesis, and even Fermat's last theorem. Diaconis and Graham are mathematicians as well as skilled performers with decades of professional experience between them. In this book they share a wealth of conjuring lore, including some closely guarded secrets of legendary magicians. Magical Mathematics covers the mathematics of juggling and shows how the I Ching connects to the history of probability and magic tricks both old and new. It tells the stories--and reveals the best tricks--of the eccentric and brilliant inventors of mathematical magic. Magical Mathematics exposes old gambling secrets through the mathematics of shuffling cards, explains the classic street-gambling scam of three-card monte, traces the history of mathematical magic back to the thirteenth century and the oldest mathematical trick--and much more"-

Author : William Simon
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486275932
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Magic written by William Simon and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stimulating treasury of entertaining tricks, stunts, and magical effects based on such mathematical principles and ideas as magic squares, the Fibonacci Series, Moebius strips, cycloids, topology, and more. Only simple props required: from playing cards and matches to coins. No magic or mathematical skills needed.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486801179
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics, Magic and Mystery written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.

Author : Scott Flansburg
Publisher : William Morrow & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780688104764
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Magic written by Scott Flansburg and published by William Morrow & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at how numbers actually work, and teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way that makes everyday math simple to understand

Author : Arthur Benjamin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0465054722
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magic of Math written by Arthur Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples--from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares--this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You'll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, but you'll also have fun fooling around with Fibonacci numbers, investigating infinity, and marveling over mathematical magic tricks that will make you look like a math genius!"--

Author : A. Snick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Is Magical written by A. Snick and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-08 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Product DescriptionMath Is Magical! Math Is Fun! was created to engage early math learning opportunities featuring African American characters. This book will give your young learner a simple guide for learning to count up and find the sum of addition problems. Math Is Magical! Math Is Fun! Addition is fun when you start from one. Add on more and see what is in store.The goal of the book is to support and encourage a positive attitude towards young African American readers, their perception of math, and their abilities to do math. Studies show that African American boys are a target of racialized stereotypes and have a negative perception of their ability to do math. Because of the negative association with math, it is important to showcase children who look like them because representation equals motivation. ReviewWithin the pages of this book you will find bright colorful pages filled with math based fun for early learners. The goal is to help develop young learners' number sense, mental math strategies, rhyming words, sight words, and overall love of reading rolled in one! All this while engaging, high quality math connections and reasoning. About the AuthorA. Snick is an early childhood educator who holds a MBA and a Masters of Education with an emphasis in Teacher Leadership-Urban Education. Teacher of the Year Nominee 2018-19 school year. Currently teaches general education students as well as individuals with learning challenges and special needs within a mainstream all inclusive classroom in the urban core. Well, versed in data driven curriculum writing that covers standards across subjects. As well as a wife, mother, and friend.This book is designed to foster young African American children's love of math.

Author : Lynda Colgan
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1554534259
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathemagic! written by Lynda Colgan and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Number tricks for children which includes Digital wizardry, mind games calculator magic and more!

Author : Ehrhard Behrends
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 9781470448660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Math Behind the Magic written by Ehrhard Behrends and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Author : Arthur Benjamin
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465061621
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magic of Math written by Arthur Benjamin and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers (and more) "Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." -- Bill Nye (the science guy) The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares-this book revels in key mathematical fields including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus, plus Fibonacci numbers, infinity, and, of course, mathematical magic tricks. Known throughout the world as the "mathemagician," Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand for math fan and math-phobic alike. "A positively joyful exploration of mathematics." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Each [trick] is more dazzling than the last." -- Physics World

Author : Persi Diaconis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169772
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magical Mathematics written by Persi Diaconis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new mathematical idea, and varying the tricks in turn takes readers to the very threshold of today's mathematical knowledge. For example, the Gilbreath principle--a fantastic effect where the cards remain in control despite being shuffled--is found to share an intimate connection with the Mandelbrot set. Other card tricks link to the mathematical secrets of combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, topology, the Riemann hypothesis, and even Fermat's last theorem. Diaconis and Graham are mathematicians as well as skilled performers with decades of professional experience between them. In this book they share a wealth of conjuring lore, including some closely guarded secrets of legendary magicians. Magical Mathematics covers the mathematics of juggling and shows how the I Ching connects to the history of probability and magic tricks both old and new. It tells the stories--and reveals the best tricks--of the eccentric and brilliant inventors of mathematical magic. Magical Mathematics exposes old gambling secrets through the mathematics of shuffling cards, explains the classic street-gambling scam of three-card monte, traces the history of mathematical magic back to the thirteenth century and the oldest mathematical trick--and much more"-