Mathematical Magic

Jul 27 2012 454
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Mathematics and magic may seem a strange combination, but many of the most powerful magical effects performed today have mathematics at their core, just as mathematics lies behind almost all technologies we use, products we buy and the jobs we do. This series features mathematicians and magicians Matt Parker, Peter McOwan and Jason Davison. For more information on amazing maths, science and engineering powered magic, you might like to explore www.mathematicalmagic.com , www.illusioneering.org and www.cs4fn.org/magic . This video was produced by the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London and wideangles.tv, with support from the UK HE STEM project and additional support from cs4fn

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Mathematical Magic Trailer

Jul 27 2012
A sneak peak into the world of Magic and Maths

Introduction

Jul 27 2012 2 mins  
Meet the magicians and find out what mathematical magic they have in store...Peter McOwan is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London and a lifelong amateur magician. Matt Parker is Mathematics Outreach Coordinator for the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, a full

Body Language

Jul 27 2012 13 mins  
Using the magic of algebra Professor McOwan shows us how we can predict what cards a person may be holding. This may come in useful to poker fans!

The Chatty Jokers

Jul 27 2012 2 mins  
How are these Jokers able to predict a punters choices? Jason Davison issues a challenge in this demonstration of a card classic.

Dicing with Destiny

Jul 27 2012 3 mins  
How can we influence the roll of a die? Matt Parker demonstrates and explains how to win using Non-Transitive Dice.

Die Hard

Jul 27 2012 2 mins  
How can you count something you can't see? Matt Parker performs this trick to show how hidden information can influence our decisions

The Faro Shuffle

Jul 27 2012 4 mins  
Want to manipulate a card deck to place cards in any position? Here the Mathematical Magic team demonstrate the Faro shuffle and explain its applications in the world of Computer Science.

The Mindmatch Experiment

Jul 27 2012 5 mins  
Can we influence people's decisions thought the power of the mind? Peter McOwan uses his "ESP cards" to control a subject's thoughts using clock arithmetic.

The Not 21 but 27 Card Trick

Jul 27 2012 8 mins  
But why 27 cards? Matt Parker shows us how to astound an audience by using base 3 numbers. A similar method can also be used to efficiently move data in computer memory.

Numbers Divided

Jul 27 2012 5 mins  
How can you cheat a calculator? Matt Parker demonstrates and explains how to predict a random number using this simple factoring trick.