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Colm Mulcahy


Professor of Mathematics at Spelman College. Occasional blogger (MAA, Aperiodical, Huffington Post, Scientific American). Currently on research leave in DC area. One of the organizers of Math Awareness Month 2014 and the Martin Gardner Centennial. On Twitter at https://twitter.com/CardColm

Subjects: Mathematics

Biography

Colm Mulcahy is a professor of mathematics at Spelman College currently on research leave in the DC area. He's one of the organizers of both Math Awareness Month 2014 and the Martin Gardner Centennial.

Over the last decade, he has been at the forefront of publishing new "mathemagical" principles and effects for cards, particularly in his long-running bi-monthly Card Colm for the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). He has also blogged at the Aperiodical, the Huffington Post, and Scientific American.

Dr. Mulcahy has been a recipient of the MAA’s Allendoerfer Award for excellence in expository writing. His interests are broad, ranging from algebra and number theory to geometry.

He earned a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in mathematical science from University College Dublin and a PhD from Cornell University for research in the algebraic theory of quadratic forms.

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Books

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 Featured Title - Mathematical Card Magic Fifty-Two New Effects - 1st Edition book cover

News

Dicey Cards: Jun 2014 MAA blog on mathemagic with a deck of cards

By: Colm Mulcahy

Dicey Cards: Jun 2014 MAA blog on mathemagic with a deck of cards http://cardcolm-maa.blogspot.com/2014/06/dicey-cards.html

Trim Hex Anagrams: Aug 2014 MAA blog on mathemagic with a deck of cards

By: Colm Mulcahy

Trim Hex Anagrams: Aug 2014 MAA blog on mathemagic with a deck of cards http://cardcolm-maa.blogspot.com/2014/08/trim-hex-anagrams.html

The Sequence I Desire. Magic: When Divided, No Remainder: Oct 2013 MAA blog on m

By: Colm Mulcahy

The Sequence I Desire. Magic: When Divided, No Remainder: Oct 2013 MAA blog on mathemagic with a deck of cards  http://cardcolm-maa.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-sequence-i-desire-magic-when.html

Oct 2013 Scientific American blog

By: Colm Mulcahy

Oct 2013 Scientific American blog on Martin Gardner at  http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/10/29/celebrations-of-mind-honor-maths-best-friend-martin-gardner/