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How to fold it : the mathematics of linkages, origami, and polyhedra / Joseph O'Rourke.

By: O'Rourke, Joseph.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2011Description: xii, 177 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780521145473 (pbk.); 9780521767354 (hbk.).Subject(s): Liaison theory (Mathematics) | Origami -- Mathematics | Polyhedra | Protein foldingDDC classification: 516.35
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Part I. Linkages: 1. Robot arms; 2. Straight-line linkages and the pantograph; 3. Protein folding and pop-up cards; Part II. Origami: 4. Flat vertex folds; 5. Fold and one-cut; 6. The shopping bag theorem; Part III. Polyhedra: 7. Durer's problem: edge unfolding; 8. Unfolding orthogonal polyhedra; 9. Folding polygons to convex polyhedra; 10. Further reading; 11. Glossary; 12. Answers to exercises; 13. Permissions and acknowledgments.
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Floor 4, Shelf 15 , Side 2, TierNo 1, BayNo 1

 516.35 ORU 2011 (Browse shelf) 1 Available GRADS,GRADS,03,GR 5000116845

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I. Linkages: 1. Robot arms; 2. Straight-line linkages and the pantograph; 3. Protein folding and pop-up cards; Part II. Origami: 4. Flat vertex folds; 5. Fold and one-cut; 6. The shopping bag theorem; Part III. Polyhedra: 7. Durer's problem: edge unfolding; 8. Unfolding orthogonal polyhedra; 9. Folding polygons to convex polyhedra; 10. Further reading; 11. Glossary; 12. Answers to exercises; 13. Permissions and acknowledgments.