Download or read book Mathemagics A Magical Journey Through Advanced Mathematics Connecting More Than 60 Magic Tricks To High level Math written by Ricardo V Teixeira and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This delightful book connects mathematical concepts in a dozen areas to magic tricks. Expositions of the mathematics precede description and analysis of the tricks. The expositions are too short for in-depth learning; the intent is to give sophomores a taste of the content and ideas of later mathematics courses. Each chapter features exercises on the mathematics, and students can have fun practicing the tricks.'Mathematics MagazineTeixeira and Park present over 60 different magic tricks while introducing students to high-level math areas. Readers will learn really interesting ideas that will better prepare them for future courses and help them finding areas they might want to study deeper. And as a 'side effect' students will learn amazing magic tricks, century-old secrets, and details from famous magicians and mathematicians.The material was written to quickly present key concepts in several mathematical areas in direct way. Little or no proficiency in math is assumed. In fact, students do not require any Calculus knowledge. And since chapters are almost independent from each other, this book also work as introduction to several other courses.Topics covered include mathematical proofs, probability, abstract algebra, linear algebra, mathematical computing, number theory, coding theory, geometry, topology, real analysis, numerical analysis and history of math.
Download or read book Mathemagics a Magical Journey Through Advanced Mathematics Connecting More Than 60 Magic Tricks to High Level Math written by Ricardo V. Teixeira and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teixeira and Park present over 60 different magic tricks while introducing students to high-level math areas. Readers will learn really interesting ideas that will better prepare them for future courses and help them finding areas they might want to study deeper. And as a "side effect" students will learn amazing magic tricks, century-old secrets, and details from famous magicians and mathematicians. The material was written to quickly present key concepts in several mathematical areas in direct way. Little or no proficiency in math is assumed. In fact, students do not require any Calculus knowledge. And since chapters are almost independent from each other, this book also work as introduction to several other courses. Topics covered include mathematical proofs, probability, abstract algebra, linear algebra, mathematical computing, number theory, coding theory, geometry, topology, real analysis, numerical analysis and history of math.
Download or read book Mathemagic written by Ricardo Teixeira and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter is written to quickly show an important feature related to different areas, and with direct applications in magic tricks. For instance, students will study Group Theory with definitions and some key results, then they will see them as explanation for a classic magician secret: Si Stebbin's card system. The application to magic tricks has proven very inspiring, and students would be less intimidated with advanced topics.Some highlights from the chapters are:- Chapter 1, Mathematical Proofs: We use this chapter to set a base for the book; it covers proofs by construction, contradiction, induction, and string induction. It offers a variety of definitions that will be used throughout the book. We relate the material with a generalization of one simple trick, and the generalization of a famous Penn and Teller magic trick.- Chapter 2, Probability: we introduce counting principles, probability trees, hypothesis testing, and some very interesting relation to magic tricks.- Chapter 3, Abstract Algebra: finite groups, permutation group, orbit, and a classic magicians' secret (Si Stebbins). We have included twelve tricks to exemplify the material.- Chapter 4, Linear Algebra: inverse matrix, rank, linearly independence, vector spaces, eigenvalue and eigenvector, and their relation to magic squares.- Chapter 5, Elementary Number Theory: positional systems, binary, octal, hexadecimal, arithmetic with other bases. There are several magic tricks to illustrate the material, from card tricks, calendar trick, mentalism, etc.- Chapter 6, Advanced Number Theory: divisibility, prime number, primitive roots, and their relation to magic tricks through tricks performed by famous mental-math expert Arthur Benjamin, and Fields Medal recipient Manjul Bhargava.- Chapter 7, Coding Theory: parity check, Hamming code, expanding Hamming code, Double error correction, Reed-Solomon decoding, Fast Fourier Transform, and their relation to magic tricks though some original tricks.- Chapter 8, Geometry: Euclidean and Non-euclidean geometry, symmetries, rotations, and some tricks.- Chapter 9, Topology and Knot Theory: winding numbers, Euler characteristic, Konigsburg Bridges, Eulerian tours, graph invariants, and their relation to magic tricks with examples from Martin Gardner, Criss Angel, and others.- Chapter 10, Real Analysis: sequences, series, epsilon proofs, and their relation to magic tricks. We reveal the basis for a magician secret prop that can be related to series.- Chapter 11, Numerical Analysis: Computer arithmetic, Bisection Method, other methods for finding solutions numerically, and magic tricks where readers will learn how to make a ``gimmick'' to find cards.- Chapter 12, History of Math: Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Europeans, and their relation to magic tricks.Each chapter starts with a presentation of a key concept in the area, followed by a section on the relationship of the concepts with magic tricks. Then some magic tricks are presented and explained. Chapter ends with exercises section.
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"-
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
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 209 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.
Download or read book MAGIC OF MATHS IND ED written by Arthur Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Mathematical Card Magic written by Colm Mulcahy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Maths Behind the Magic written by Adam Boddison and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you enjoy magic? Do you enjoy mathematics? If the answer to either (or both) of these questions is yes, then this is a book for you. Inside the book you will find a collection of twenty magic tricks that are all based on some mathematics. For each trick there is a step-by-step routine to ensure that the performance you give looks both polished and professional. This book is particularly well-suited to mathematics teachers who are looking for interesting and original starter activities to use in their lessons. Mathematics students from age nine up to university level should also find the book entertaining as the mathematical skills required to appreciate the maths behind the magic are wide ranging.
Download or read book Math a magic written by Laurence B. White and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for twenty magic tricks using numbers, with explanations of the mathematics behind each trick.
Download or read book Math Magic written by Sunil Tanna and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Math Magic: Amazing Tricks With Numbers, Arithmetic & Geometry! is a guide to 40 math-based magical tricks. The instructions for each trick explain what props or accessories are needed (for example playing cards or calculator), how the trick appears to the audience, how to perform the trick, and in many cases, the mathematical secrets behind the trick. This book is ideal for magicians looking for something new and different to add to their acts, those who simply want to amaze their friends, and for mathematics teachers and educators who wish to inspire their students with fun and interesting mathematical ideas.
Download or read book Maths Tricks and Number Magic written by Chris Wardle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can this book really read your mind? Here is a collection of 60 of the best number magic tricks. You will amaze yourself as you try out these great tricks, which you can then perform on your friends. The tricks could help you to revise key Mathematical concepts. Magicians will love this useful collection of varied number principles gathered together in one volume. Read this book and you will soon become a mathemagician! It could boost your confidence in Maths as you learn to manipulate numbers in a magical way and entertain your friends at the same time. Use these baffling tricks over the phone, in an email or text, in your publicity material or on the radio. They have many uses for the creative magician, too! This book is written by an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle who also has many years' experience in Primary age Education. Anyone from the age of seven upwards can become a Maths Wizard! Paperback. 95 pages.
Download or read book Big Book of Magic Tricks written by Karl Fulves and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair
Download or read book Magical Math Book written by Bob Longe and published by Orient Paperbacks. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems like magic...but it's really math! Become a mathematical magician and pull some numerical tricks out of your hat! With just a pencil, paper, and sometimes a calculator, you can do the most amazing things. Imagine the excitement if you could... Guess a person's age correctly Read someone's mind Make accurate predictions Show off an amazing memory This book will show you how to do all that and lots more. Besides theses 'sleights of mind', you'll get tips on how to set up your audience for the show. Best if all, you'll learn the secrets behind every amazing maneuver
Download or read book Abracadabra written by Norm Barnhart and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abracadabra! Beginning magicians will amaze their family and friends with their magical abilities! The easy step-by-step instructions in this book teach beginning magicians easy tricks like the Amazing Appearing Ball, Fast Rabbit and the Ace, and more -- while entertaining an audience at the same time. And with free video tutorials on the Capstone 4D augmented reality app, readers can watch the tricks performed in real time and learn the secrets to making them work. Aspiring magicians will be showing off their magical skills in no time!
Download or read book Mental Magic written by Martin Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of math tricks using the magic of numbers in which the marvelous Professor Picanumba can seemingly predict random events in dozens of numerical exercises. Includes answers at the end.
