Origami Tessellations

Wow. yesterday something funky and not-so-good happened to my webserver, and things just stopped working there for a while.

I’m in the process of relocating it to a different server, but there’s some additional cost involved, so I’m putting a small google adbar on my page. (the horrors! the indignity! etc.)

I hope you can forgive me for this obtrusive little item, but hopefully it will defray the cost a bit over time.

Also, yesterday there was more traffic on this site than I have ever seen to date. Traffic good, broken-down-server bad. So if it’s being pokey at some point in the future try again later on. (But, of course, don’t stay away forever! We’d miss you.)

I’m looking forward to making 2006 a wonderful folding year; I hope you are too!

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• The Convex Hull
  Tom Hull’s LiveJournal Page.
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• A K Peters, Ltd. – Project Origami
  Tom Hull’s new book on Origami Mathematics, for use in teaching college or high school math concepts. Due out in Spring 2006
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Digging around always seems to pay off- I found the LiveJournal page of Thomas Hull, origami mathematician extraordinaire.

He mentions that he has a new book coming out in the spring of 2006, called Project Origami : Activities for Exploring Mathematics.

Here’s a draft version of the cover (thanks, Tom!)

Looking forward to this one!

The summary, via the A K Peters website:

When it comes to mathematics, paper isn’t just for pen and pencil any more! Origami, the art and science of paper folding, can be used to explain concepts and solve problems in mathematics-and not just in the field of geometry. The origami activities collected here also relate to topics in calculus, abstract algebra, discrete mathematics, topology, and more.

Using origami, learn about:

• Solving Cubic Equations
• Bucky Balls and PHiZZ units
• Matrix models for folds
• Gaussian Curvature and much more!

These activities, which can enhance the classroom experience, also make great independent student projects and are perfect for math clubs or math circles.

and, if you’re a book geek…

ISBN: 1-56881-258-2

242 pages, no less!

Variação pétala

Originally uploaded by Melisande*.

Mélisande doing a remix on one of Jane’s origami designs.

I really like the white unryu paper when it is backlit… fantastic stuff.

and a strong reminder that I need to get back to folding, and use up some of the MC paper I made over a month ago already.

Mask tessellation

Originally uploaded by Owesen.

Taking mask tessellations in the other direction, here’s a recent work in progress from Fredrik Owesen.

Masks made of tessellations, Tessellations made out of masks- anyone else have something to contribute?