Mathematical Magic for Muggles
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Mathematical Games, Mathematical Modeling, Number Theory, Parity / Invariants, Problem Solving / General
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Presented are several easy-to-perform feats that suggest supernatural powers such as telepathy, “seeing fingers,” predicting the future, photographic memory, etc. Each trick uses simple mathematical ideas that allow information to flow effortlessly and sneakily, among them simple, efficient “coding” parity and other invariants symmetry probability One can approach these activities...