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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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/