the maths & computing magic show peter mcowan queen mary, university of london
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The Maths & Computing Magic The Maths & Computing Magic Show Show
Peter McOwan
Queen Mary, University of London
Tonight....
Maths, Computing &
• Astonishment & classics of magic!
• The magician’s code!
• ‘secret’ + performance
• Principles to create your own
Torn and restored card trick
Mind control...you will allall think of the same
card!
MoreShuffling…
Your card has been torn….
????
Here is how...The princess card trick
Trick dates back to 1905 and is credited to American magician Henry Hardin
What does it have to do with your MP3 player?
Masker
MaskedSounds
Mp3 coding for music
Brain Experiments!
Eyes & seek appwww.qappsonline.com
The Piano Trick(aka the invisable palm)...
The Piano Trick
• Algorithm and user interface
• Secret 7+1 =8
• Simple algorithm hidden in Misdirection!
The importance of understanding humans…
The perfect shuffle
Brett Morris – PhD computer memory patent
Body language experiment...
R0 B0
R2B2
R1B1
Algebra- Lets call them...
R0 B0
R2B2
R1B1
B0 = R2+B2
R0 = R1+B1
(R1+B1)+R1+R2=(R2+B2)+B1+B2
R0+R1+R2(26 reds)B0+B1+B2(26 blks)
2R1+B1+R2=R2+B1+2B2
R1=B2
Classic of magic… Cutting a person in 0.5
First Public sawing-P T Selbit 1921(Stage name of Percy Thomas Tibbles ) Finsbury Park
13 People
12 People
How is it done?
Watch the heights as 12- 13!
Research Questions….Research Questions….
•How big a change can we make for it to still be ‘invisible’ to the audience?•Does it work in 2D?
Apply Artificial Intelligence to solve the problem….
For books, links, videos and the ISSFor books, links, videos and the ISS www.cs4fn.org
http://teachinglondoncomputing.org/resources/