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On a Mathematical Model for an Old Card Trick Cover

On a Mathematical Model for an Old Card Trick

By: Roy Quintero  
Open Access
|Jun 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 65 - 77
Published on: Jun 9, 2017
Published by: Ludus Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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