Origami with Explanations: Fun with Folding and Math - Hardcover

Meyer Jeanine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811220077 ISBN 13: 9789811220074

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2020

Synopsis

Origami, paper folding, originated hundreds of years ago in China and Japan, with independent discovery and activity across the world. The most familiar origami models are the crane and the flapping bird. This book will introduce you to origami, starting with a jumping frog and including traditional and modern models. Carefully written instructions, using photos and diagrams, will show you the main origami bases, turn you into a successful folder and stimulate your own creativity. Explanations will include attention to spatial relations, geometry, algebra, and pattern finding. The explanations provide insight into the origami while the folding will help your understanding of mathematics.

1. Magazine Cover Box and Business Card Frog
2. Fluttering Butterfly and Star Basket
3. Waterbomb, Tulip with Stem, Stellated Octahedron
4. Drinking Cup
5. Waterbomb Base Ornament and King David Crown
6. Traditional Flapping Bird and Crane
7. Traditional Frog and Lily Pad

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811220077
• ISBN 13: 9789811220074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252