{"product_id":"conjuring-with-computation-paperback","title":"Conjuring with Computation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurzon Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eSelf-working card tricksMagical jigsaws, boxes and other objectsFalse shuffles and cutsFalse choicesMagic with books and picturesMentalism, clairvoyance and tricks with ghostsMagic built on technologyFind out your friends' superpowers!\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will also learn how computation underpins conjuring, answering questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eWhat is computation?Why are the skills of a computational thinker, such as decomposition, abstraction and generalisation, so important?Why is data represented in different ways?How is easy-to-use software created?How does maths underpin programming?What are the basics of cyber security and privacy?Why must we all understand how computing technology affects society?\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes profiles of computer scientists, alongside magicians with links to technology, through history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster conjuring and thinking computationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44490684727431,"sku":"9789811299308","price":55.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ugG8PQcdsl9789811299308.webp?v=1776411995","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/conjuring-with-computation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}