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Easy Card Tricks Free Card Magician Secrets (569 words) |
 | Professional card magicians get there by putting in plenty of practice with sleight of hand, card fans and polishing their glide and card forcing moves know how. |
 | After giving the cards a thorough shuffle the magician attempts to guess the spectators card and appears to be unsuccessful. |
 | Then after a few attempts he throws the cards at a window in a fit of rage and upon closer inspection the spectators card is now stuck to the other side of the window! |
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Mathematical Card Tricks (1153 words) |
 | A four-hour MAA minicourse on "An Introduction to Mathematical Card Tricks" was given (jointly with Jeffrey Ehme) at the joint winter meetings, January 2004, in Phoenix. |
 | A three-hour MAA short course on "An Introduction to Mathematical Card Tricks" was given (jointly with Jeffrey Ehme) on 10th March 2000, at the 79th Annual Southeastern Section Meeting, in Charlotte, NC. |
 | Of course, card tricks have proved to be a popular form of diversion outside of the classroom for hundred of years, and armed with a good card trick one and relatives and highly-trained professional mathematicians. |