• Title: The Manual of Mathematical Magic
• Author(s) Peter McOwan, Matt Parker
• Publisher: Queen Mary, University of London
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• eBook: PDF
• Language: English
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• ISBN-13: 978-0955117978
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Book Description

This book will show you how to perform some magical miracles to impress and entertain your friends. But it will also explain the mathematics behind the tricks and how that same mathematics is used in the real world. It also looks at the varied and exciting sorts of jobs that make use of the mathematics powering your magic.

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