The Top-Bottom Shuffle and Two Related Card Tricks
Stanley Ryan Huddy
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Card tricks are often a combination of mathematics and sleight of hand. For those with a lack of dexterity, I'll explain two self-working tricks that are purely mathematical. Both tricks rely on the Top-Bottom Shuffle. I will develop the mathematics behind the shuffle and prove why each trick works.