Martin Gardner's Table Magic
Title | Martin Gardner's Table Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 048640403X |
Excellent guide to dozens of mystifying acts of deception provides aspiring magicians with all the information they need to perform professional-quality tricks. Step-by-step instructions and nearly 200 easy-to-follow diagrams show how to make cards vanish and reappear, get coins to pass through solid objects, make articles mysteriously travel from one location to another, more.
Martin Gardner's Table Magic
Title | Martin Gardner's Table Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2013-04-09 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 0486318923 |
Step-by-step instructions and nearly 200 simple diagrams show beginners how to make cards vanish and reappear, get coins to pass through solid objects, make articles mysteriously travel from one location to another, and more.
Mathematical Magic Show
Title | Mathematical Magic Show PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | American Mathematical Soc. |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2020-10-06 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 147046358X |
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1977, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1968. This 1990 MAA edition contains a foreword by Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.
Martin Gardner's Science Magic
Title | Martin Gardner's Science Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2012-09-19 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0486152901 |
Fun and fascinating, 89 simple magic tricks will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Only basic everyday items are needed. Includes 89 black-and-white illustrations.
Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
Title | Mathematics, Magic and Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2014-12-02 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 0486801179 |
Famed puzzle expert explains math behind a multitude of mystifying tricks: card tricks, stage "mind reading," coin and match tricks, counting out games, geometric dissections, etc. More than 400 tricks. 135 illustrations.
Mental Magic
Title | Mental Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2010-01-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 048647495X |
Offers a collection of math tricks using the magic of numbers in which the marvelous Professor Picanumba can seemingly predict random events in dozens of numerical exercises, along with answers at the end
Mathematical Carnival
Title | Mathematical Carnival PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Gardner |
Publisher | American Mathematical Soc. |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2020-10-06 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 1470463571 |
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1975, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1967. This 1989 MAA edition contains a foreword by John H. Conway and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.