ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc.] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc. 2003-03-28] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Paperback. Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule, we simply accept these tricks and "magic" without recognising that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, number theory, topology, and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book-length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of the foremost experts on mathematical magic, it employs considerable historical data to summarize all previous work in this field. It is also a creative examination of laws and their exemplification, with scores of new tricks, insights, and demonstrations. Dozens of topological tricks are explained, and dozens of manipulation tricks are aligned with mathematical law. Nontechnical, detailed, and clear, this volume contains 115 sections discussing tricks with cards, dice, coins, etc.; topological tricks with handkerchiefs, cards, etc.; geometrical vanishing effects; demonstrations with pure numbers; and dozens of other topics. You will learn how a Moebius strip works and how a Curry square can "prove" that the whole is not equal to the sum of its parts. No skill at sleight of hand is needed to perform the more than 500 tricks described because mathematics guarantees their success. ...

ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Pubns] Softcover 176 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1956]

ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Pubns] Softcover 176 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1956]

Dover Pubns, Date: 1956. Paperback. New. 176 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. Dover Pubns ISBN 0486203352 9780486203355 [GB]

ISBN10: 0486203352, ISBN13: 9780486203355, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Paperback. Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule, we simply accept these tricks and "magic" without recognising that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, number theory, topology, and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book-length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of the foremost experts on mathematical magic, it employs considerable historical data to summarize all previous work in this field. It is also a creative examination of laws and their exemplification, with scores of new tricks, insights, and demonstrations. Dozens of topological tricks are explained, and dozens of manipulation tricks are aligned with mathematical law. Nontechnical, detailed, and clear, this volume contains 115 sections discussing tricks with cards, dice, coins, etc.; topological tricks with handkerchiefs, cards, etc.; geometrical vanishing effects; demonstrations with pure numbers; and dozens of other topics. You will learn how a Moebius strip works and how a Curry square can "prove" that the whole is not equal to the sum of its parts. No skill at sleight of hand is needed to perform the more than 500 tricks described because mathematics guarantees their success. ...

Dover Publications, June 1956. Trade Paperback. Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Dover Publications ISBN 0486203352 9780486203355 [US]