Serious Fun with Flexagons : A Compendium and Guide
A flexagon is a motion structure that has the appearance of a ring of hinged polygons. It can be flexed to display different pairs of faces, usually in cyclic order. Flexagons can be appreciated as toys or puzzles, as a recreational mathematics topic, and as the subject of serious mathematical study...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edició: | 1st ed. 2009. |
| Col·lecció: | Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Serious Fun with Flexagons, Texte imprimé, 9789048125029 • Serious Fun with Flexagons, Texte imprimé, 9789048125654 • Serious Fun with Flexagons, Texte imprimé, 9789048125029 • Serious Fun with Flexagons, Texte imprimé, 9789400736801 |
| Sumari: | A flexagon is a motion structure that has the appearance of a ring of hinged polygons. It can be flexed to display different pairs of faces, usually in cyclic order. Flexagons can be appreciated as toys or puzzles, as a recreational mathematics topic, and as the subject of serious mathematical study. Workable paper models of flexagons are easy to make and entertaining to manipulate. The mathematics of flexagons is complex, and how a flexagon works is not immediately obvious on examination of a paper model. Recent geometric analysis, included in the book, has improved theoretical understanding of flexagons, especially relationships between different types. This profusely illustrated book is arranged in a logical order appropriate for a textbook on the geometry of flexagons. It is written so that it can be enjoyed at both the recreational mathematics level, and at the serious mathematics level. The only prerequisite is some knowledge of elementary geometry, including properties of polygons. A feature of the book is a compendium of over 100 nets for making paper models of some of the more interesting flexagons, chosen to complement the text. These are accurately drawn and reproduced at half full size. Many of the nets have not previously been published. Instructions for assembling and manipulating the flexagons are included |
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| Descripció de l’ítem: | Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| ISBN: | 9789048125036 |
| ISSN: | 2214-7764 |
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