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The Algebra Behind Magic
Get PDFCard Tricks have long been a staple in the common magician’s repertoire, and while many tricks can be explained through sleight of hand alone, others rely on seemingly random shuffling methods that leave the magician with significant control over the deck. Applied card magic (frequently referred to as ‘cheating’) makes significant use of this ability. Thus, the utility of this topic is clear- anyone with basic mastery of perfect shuffles has complete control over the arrangement of cards in a deck, and with it a fundamental advantage against other players in any game of cards. While most perfect shuffles are easy to identify, our knowledge of Abstract Algebra can help us reduce the suspicion of our fellow players whilst maintaining our relative advantage
Sarah Jarosinski, Tres Coronas
No full textSarah Jarosinski on Tres Coronashttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1115/thumbnail.jp
1987 O.D.A.C. Team
No full text1987 O.D.A.C. Team Ruth Holland on Fits in, Cindy Fuller on Kris Kringle, Heide Bossow on Hyde Park, Brooke Bruder on her Tanqueray. Rider on right is unknown on The Bachelorhttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1125/thumbnail.jp
Jen Adams \u2706, Oyster Pond
No full texthttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1121/thumbnail.jp
Hillary Schrieber \u2700, TKO, Virginia Horse Center
No full textHillary Schrieber on TKO at Virginia Horse Centerhttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1105/thumbnail.jp
Mallory Potock \u2709, Bellagio
No full textMallory Potock \u2709 on Bellagiohttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1104/thumbnail.jp
Lita Alexander \u2739, Walter S. Russel, Sarah Lee Sullivan \u2740, Hollins College Horse Show
No full textHollins College Horse Show. Left to right: Lita Alexander \u2739 of New York City, Winner of Championship Cup; Walter S. Russel, V.M.I. Cadet from Baltimore, and Sarah Lee Sullivan \u2740, last year\u27s Champion.https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1091/thumbnail.jp
Collegiate Cup Champions 1999
No full textCollegiate Cup Champions 1999 Jennie Bershon \u2799 on Higher Power, Addie Middleton on Straight Up, Valerie Zgonc \u2700 on Speakeasy. Lexington, Virginia Horse Centerhttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1133/thumbnail.jp
Madeleine Lohr \u2719, Pimm\u27s Cup
No full textJump photo of Madeleine Lohr \u2719 on Pimm\u27s Cuphttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1137/thumbnail.jp
Caitlyn Sheffer, VDL Couleurs Boy, 2018 Virginia Horse Center
No full textCaitlyn Sheffer on VDL Couleurs Boy, Virginia Horse Center, 2018https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/riding/1157/thumbnail.jp