Mathematical Card Magic

Fifty-Two New Effects

Colm Mulcahy

• Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781466509764
• eBook ISBN: 9781466509788
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Mathematics
• Subtopic: Game Theory
• Index: Mathematics

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.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Contents
• Colm: Cool and Collected
• Hit the Deck Running
• Tips of the Trade
• The Ratings Game
• Principles
• Convention Center
• Chapter 1: Low-Down Triple Dealing
• Chapter 2: For Richer or Poorer
• Chapter 3: Poker Powers
• Chapter 4: More AdditionalCertainties
• Chapter 5: Off-Centered COATs
• Chapter 6: Gilbreath Variations
• Chapter 7: Word Row
• Chapter 8: Bligreath and Beyond
• Chapter 9: Flipping Miracles
• Chapter 10: Red, Black, Silver, and Gold
• Chapter 11: Slippery Slopes
• Chapter 12: Hamming It Down
• Chapter 13: The Hidden Value of Cards
• Coda
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Back Cover