Math and Magic

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Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, solutions, timeline, glossary, and bibliography.
Originally produced in 2018.
"12 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Part 1: Disc 1. Lecture 1. Mathematical card tricks -- Lecture 2. What's your deal? -- Lecture 3. Look like a card shark -- Lecture 4. The deck is stacked -- Lecture 5. Perfect shuffles -- Lecture 6. Riffle shuffles.
Part 2: Disc 2. Lecture 7. Magic with numbers -- Lecture 8. Look like a genius -- Lecture 9. Magic of nine -- Lecture 10. Look like a psychic -- Lecture 11. Geometric and topological magic -- Lecture 12. Magic squares.
Twelve lectures of thirty minutes each by Arthur T. Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College.
Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath’s principle—named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you discover in these 12 illuminating half-hour lessons presented by one of The Great Course’s most popular lecturers: award-winning Professor of Mathematics Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College, who is himself a professional magician.
Renowned in TED Talks, The Colbert Report, and other popular media as a “mathemagician,” Professor Benjamin teaches you the techniques and secrets behind dozens of great math-based tricks. Even if you are a numerical novice, you will look like a prodigy after mastering these math-inspired showpieces, which require no skills beyond basic algebra—and a bit of showmanship.
In Math and Magic, Professor Benjamin introduces you to magic, using tools like playing cards, numbers, and geometric figures. For each trick, he first runs through a demonstration. Then, he pulls back the curtain to show how the trick is done, explaining in detail the mathematical ideas underpinning the illusion.
DVD format.

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Math and Magic submitted by lstorc on July 22, 2019, 8:53pm Math and Magic is interesting and revealing.