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A Mathematical Tapestry: Demonstrating the Beautiful Unity of Mathematics

Jean Pedersen, Sylvie Donmoyer, Peter Hilton

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Hands-on patterns reveal mathematics as one whole

This is a lovely pick if you enjoy seeing big ideas emerge from surprisingly simple tools. The paper-folding approach makes abstract mathematics feel tactile and inviting, and readers often love how geometry opens doors into number theory, polyhedra, and beyond. It has that rare quality of being accessible while still delivering genuine moments of mathematical wonder.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780521128216
Date of Publication: 2010-08-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Goodreads rating: 4.29
(rated by 14 readers)

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This easy-to-read book demonstrates how a simple geometric idea reveals fascinating connections and results in number theory, the mathematics of polyhedra, combinatorial geometry, and group theory. Using a systematic paper-folding procedure it is possible to construct a regular polygon with any number of sides. This remarkable algorithm has led to interesting proofs of certain results in number theory, has been used to answer combinatorial questions involving partitions of space, and has enabled the authors to obtain the formula for the volume of a regular tetrahedron in around three steps, using nothing more complicated than basic arithmetic and the most elementary plane geometry. All of these ideas, and more, reveal the beauty of mathematics and the interconnectedness of its various branches. Detailed instructions, including clear illustrations, enable the reader to gain hands-on experience constructing these models and to discover for themselves the patterns and relationships they unearth.
 

Hands-on patterns reveal mathematics as one whole

This is a lovely pick if you enjoy seeing big ideas emerge from surprisingly simple tools. The paper-folding approach makes abstract mathematics feel tactile and inviting, and readers often love how geometry opens doors into number theory, polyhedra, and beyond. It has that rare quality of being accessible while still delivering genuine moments of mathematical wonder.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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