Shuffling cards

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I really enjoyed this article concerning the mathematics of shuffling a deck of playing cards, justifying the claim that no two properly shuffled decks of cards have ever been the same: http://www.matthewweathers.com/year2006/shuffling_cards.htm

Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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