Math Magic X
Cary Polachek
I firmly believe that my background in mathematics was the single greatest contributor to my leveling up from PTQ grinder to someone who makes their living off the game, and there are many other high-level players who rely on a similar educational background, all the way up to Hall of Fame member Frank Karsten.
At its heart, mathematics is an exercise in logical reasoning and problem solving. You make certain assumptions and attempt to deduce conclusions from those assumptions. This definition is necessarily vague, but in that vagueness lies great power. In math, you get to make the rules that define the universe in which you want to live. If you want 3+3 to equal 0, then you can make it so and see what happens. You have total control. But with great power comes great responsibility. That is to say, the trick in doing good math is in making assumptions that are reasonable and drawing conclusions that are useful in solving your problem.
In my experience, many people dismiss the value of mathematical tools because they expect them to do too much rather than accept their limitations and use them for what they are. For these players, math is a rigid construct that stands in opposition to intuition, but in reality mathematics and your personal intuition for Magic are two distinct sets of tools in the same toolbox and are best utilized in concert with the other.
In order to utilize the mathematical tools that we do have, like the hypergeometric distribution, then we have to make simplifying assumptions. Those assumptions are necessarily guided by our Magical intuition.
Okay, so now we have an understanding of both major variables that surround land count. What question can we ask that balances those two forces, thus providing a more accurate approximation of the optimal number?
where represents the binomial coefficient. The first term there represents the number of possible groups of k lands we can have out of the n in the deck. The second term is the number of groups of (7-k) nonlands we can have in the rest of the hand, so the product of the two terms is the number of total hands that have exactly k lands. The denominator is the total number of seven card hands, so the quotient gives us the likelihood of drawing a hand with k lands.
Each simplified question stresses some of the variables that go into the problem while ignoring others, so I find it useful to ask many of them to try to look at as many variables as possible. The goal is to get to a point where you have rough agreement between the answers, which in this case we do. My assumptions about how Temur Energy operates lead to a suggested land count of 25 to 26, so the normal count of 26 is quite good.
Once I have the baseline range, I fine-tune by looking at how well the deck plays when flooded versus how well it plays when land-light. In the case of Temur Energy, the deck has a good deal of card advantage, especially with Vizier of Many Faces after sideboarding, and can play a cycling land or two, so erring on the high side makes sense.
Hello friends! Every teacher should have one or 2 really good jokes, 1 really good card trick (mine is pretty amazing) and 1 or 2 math magic tricks for their students. This trick is one of my favorite and I thought I would share it with you.
I am Sara Van Der Werf, a 24-year mathematics teacher in Minneapolis Public Schools. I have taught math in grades 7-12 as well as spent several years leading mathematics at the district office. I currently teach Advanced Algebra at South High School and I'm also the current President of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). I am passionate about encouraging and connecting with mathematics teachers.I'd love to connect via twitter. Join the community. Tweet me @saravdwerf.
Math magic tricks can engage even the most distracted group of students and stimulate their senses to create a sense of wonder in their curious brains. Using such tricks sets up a strong foundation for students to strengthen their mathematical reasoning and go beyond just the routine textbook questions and answers.
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Ask them to reveal the final answer -
The hundreds are the age and the remaining digits are the shoe size. If for instance, somebody shows you 1206, there are 12 hundred - the age, and the remaining digits 06 (or 6) denote their shoe size.
Even if a child considers themselves to be math-phobic, by performing such tricks, they can remove their fear of math and enhance their understanding of the subject. Students particularly enjoy such tricks as it gives them tips on how to investigate and apply complex mathematical concepts in a fun way.
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Start by thinking of a number, any number. Now, multiply that number by 9. If the result is a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with a new number. If that new number is still a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with yet another new number.
The mystery is this: first, take any three digit number, where the first and last digits differ by two or more and reverse the number to produce a new one. Then subtract the smaller from the larger producing another new number. If you reverse this number and this time add the two, the result will always be 1089.
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