Between mathematics and magic: Josephus legend and the down-under shuffle

There are many links between mathematics and magic: on the one hand, it is usual to see how mathematical principles apply in order to create magic tricks and, on the other hand, several specific techniques in magic give rise to mathematical models providing interesting properties in recreational mat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alegría Ezquerra, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Cádiz 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10498/14868