01647cam a22002414a 4500008004100000020001800041020001500059020001800074020001500092040000800107050002200115100002200137245009400159260006400253300002000317500002000337505001700357520093600374650003301310650002601343650001501369650002101384110111s2011    enka          001 0 eng    a9780521767354  a0521767350  a9780521145473  a0521145473  aSDU00aQA564bO11 H 20111 aO'Rourke, Joseph.10aHow to fold it :bthe mathematics of linkages, origami, and polyhedra /cJoseph O'Rourke.  aCambridge ;aNew York :bCambridge University Press,c2011.  a177 p. :bill.   aIncludes index.  aHKBU Library  a"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? With the help of 200 colour figures, author Joseph O'Rourke explains these fascinating folding problems starting from high school algebra and geometry and introducing more advanced concepts in tangible contexts as they arise. He shows how variations on these basic problems lead directly to the frontiers of current mathematical research and offers ten accessible unsolved problems for the enterprising reader. Before tackling these, you can test your skills on fifty exercises with complete solutions. The book's website, http://www.howtofoldit.org, has dynamic animations of many of the foldings and downloadable templates for readers to fold or cut out"--Provided by publisher. 0aLiaison theory (Mathematics) 0aOrigamixMathematics. 0aPolyhedra. 0aProtein folding.