Conjuring with Computation: A Manual of Magic and Computing for Beginners

The team behind Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN), brings you Conjuring with Computation: A Manual of Magic and Computing for Beginners. Develop your skills as a magician while also learning the basics of computer science by exploring its links to magic. Each chapter explains how to do a simple magic trick, step-by-step, then uses the trick to introduce linked fundamental ideas in computer science in a fun way.By reading the book you will learn to do self-working tricks, be able to hold magic shows, create your own versions of tricks, and with creativity even invent your own. We cover: The book includes profiles of computer scientists, alongside magicians with links to technology, through history.Master conjuring and thinking computationally

Author: Paul Curzon, Peter William McOwan
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 06/28/2023
Pages: 420
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9789811264337
ISBN10: 9811264333
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Programming | General
- Computers | Security | General
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies