The Math Behind the Magic: Fascinating Card and Number Tricks and How They Work

by Ehrhard Behrends

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470448661
• ISBN13: 9781470448660
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Length: 208 Pages