How to Fold It

by Joseph O'Rourke

Book Overview

What do proteins and pop-up cards have in common? How is opening a grocery bag different from opening a gift box? How can you cut out the letters for a whole word all at once with one straight scissors cut? How many ways are there to flatten a cube? You can answer these questions and more through the mathematics of folding and unfolding. From this book, you will discover new and old mathematical theorems by folding paper and find out how to reason...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YZY5NM
• ISBN13: 9780521145473
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"