Download or read book The Math Behind the Magic written by Ehrhard Behrends and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magician appears able to banish chaos at will: a deck of cards arranged in order is shuffled--apparently randomly--by a member of the audience. Then, hey presto! The deck is suddenly put back in its original order! Magic tricks like this are easy to perform and have an interesting mathematical foundation. In this rich, colorfully illustrated volume, Ehrhard Behrends presents around 30 card tricks and number games that are easy to learn, with no prior knowledge required. This is math as you've never experienced it before: entertaining and fun!