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Star Origami

The Starrygami(TM) Galaxy of Modular Origami Stars, Rings and Wreaths

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-032-02233-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Erscheinungstermin: 22.09.2021
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"Star Origami is a festival of folding fun that is sure to inspire. Tung Ken's stellar designs are rich with invention, and as always, his works are beautifully illustrated and written by him. Those eager for the math behind the designs will not be disappointed."
— Michael LaFosse (Origamido® Studio), author of over 50 origami books including Geometric Origami: The Art of Modular Paper Sculpture

"Tung Ken Lam is one of the world’s leading exponents of modular origami design. His books never disappoint."
— David Mitchell, author of Mathematical Origami and founder of origamiheaven.com

"Perfect for teachers to guide students to explore the relationships between the properties of rectangles and the folded stars. The curious and motivated student will find hours of mathematical buried treasure through folding."
– Charlene Morrow, Director, SummerMath, Mount Holyoke College and Past Board Chair, OrigamiUSA

"Star Origami provides a treasure trove of relevant math foundations, and suggestive pathways for the creative journey. It has already stimulated new directions for my own star structures."
— Arnold Tubis, author of Unfolding Mathematics with Origami Boxes and Tessellation Inspired Origami Box Designs

Star Origami: The Starrygami™ Galaxy of Modular Origami Stars, Rings and Wreaths is an exciting collection of origami rings, stars and wreaths made using the modular technique, including clear instructions for making them.

Features

- Over sixty paper stars, all made without cutting, gluing or decorating using the modular origami technique

- Hundreds of clear step-by-step instructions show you how, based on the technique of folding a small number of simple units and joining them together as a satisfying puzzle

- Secret tips to make new shapes just by varying a few lengths and angles

- Suitable for teaching and learning art, geometry and mathematics. Teachers will appreciate the practical advice to succeed in using origami for education.

Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781032022338
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-032-02233-8
  • Verlag: CRC Press
  • Erscheinungstermin: 22.09.2021
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2021
  • Serie: AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 340 g
  • Seiten: 152
  • Format (B x H x T): 184 x 241 x 11 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt

Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Lam, Tung Ken

1 Introduction. 1.1. Stars. 1.2. Origami stars and how this book is organised. 1.3. How to use this book. 1.4. The models. 1.5. Difficulty. 2. Stars. 2.1. Regular polygons. 2.2. Overlapping regular polygons. 2.3. Stellating a regular polygon. 2.4. Joining the diagonals of a regular polygon to make a star polygon. 2.5. Moving midpoints of the edges towards or away from the centre. 2.6. Rosette. 2.7. Kaleidoscope mirrors. 2.8. Taking a shape and rotating it around a centre of rotation. 3. Special Rectangles. 3.1. The square. 3.2. The silver rectangle. 3.3. The leftover rectangle. 3.4. The bronze rectangle. 3.5. The double bronze or half bronze rectangle. 3.6. The golden rectangle. 3.7. The double square or half square. 3.8. The 1:3 rectangle. 3.9. The 4:5 rectangle. 3.10. Landscape-portrait (LP) rectangles. 3.11. Other rectangles. 4. Folding and Generalising Stars. 4.1. Variation and creation. 4.2. Varying and generalising a flat star. 4.3. Varying and generalising a single model. 4.4. Summary. 5. Tips on Paper and Folding. 5.1. Paper. 5.2. Paper colour and patterns. 5.3. Paper size. 5.4. Preparing paper. 5.5. Folding the modules. 5.6. Assembling the modules. 5.7. Following the instructions. 6. Symbols and Procedures. 7. Ring Stars. 7.1. Star 4, Square from Silver Rectangle* *7.2. Star 6, Square from Silver Rectangle * * 7.3. Star 7, Square from Silver Rectangle* * 7.4. Star 5, 3 by 4 from Square ** ** 7.5. Star 5, 5 by 6 from Square Blintz ** **. 7.6. Poly Diag Star 6 ** **. 7.7. Poly Diag Star 5 ** ** 7.8. Poly Diag Star 8 ** ** 7.9. Boat Unit 5 Pentagram ** ** 7.10. Boat Unit 6 Hexagram ** ** 7.11. Boat Unit 7 Heptagram ** ** 8. Wreaths. 8.1. Swirl 10, Square from Silver Rectangle* * 8.2. Octagram Wreath * * 8.3. Octagram Paper Cup - Kite Wheel ** ** 8.4. Kite Wheel 10