Pop-Up Geometry: The Mathematics Behind Pop-Up Cards

Author:   Joseph O'Rourke (Smith College, Massachusetts)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781009096263


Pages:   175
Publication Date:   24 March 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Anyone browsing at the stationery store will see an incredible array of pop-up cards available for any occasion. The workings of pop-up cards and pop-up books can be remarkably intricate. Behind such designs lies beautiful geometry involving the intersection of circles, cones, and spheres, the movements of linkages, and other constructions. The geometry can be modelled by algebraic equations, whose solutions explain the dynamics. For example, several pop-up motions rely on the intersection of three spheres, a computation made every second for GPS location. Connecting the motions of the card structures with the algebra and geometry reveals abstract mathematics performing tangible calculations. Beginning with the nephroid in the 19th-century, the mathematics of pop-up design is now at the frontiers of rigid origami and algorithmic computational complexity. All topics are accessible to those familiar with high-school mathematics; no calculus required. Explanations are supplemented by 140+ figures and 20 animations.

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Author:   Joseph O'Rourke (Smith College, Massachusetts)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781009096263


ISBN 10:   1009096265
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   24 March 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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'What a delight! Finally, a book that explains the geometry behind pop-up cards in a simple and straight-forward way with loads of illustrations and web animations to help. I look forward to sharing this gem with my own students.' Thomas Hull, Western New England University 'Pop-Up Geometry is a beautifully written book. This book focuses on the aspect of pop-up structures of computational origami, a recent trend in computational geometry. Once you flip the pages, you will find various colorful figures. These figures nicely give you inspirations of paper art and ideas of the mathematical background of pop-up paper sculptures.' Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 'There are many books about pop-ups, but only one about the mathematics of how they work. From analyzing standard pop-up mechanisms to advanced computational design, geometry master O'Rourke gives an excellent tour of this wonderful world.' Erik Demaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'This text can readily be used as a supplement to a geometry course. I also see this book serving as a foundation for a multi-disciplined extracurricular activity called 'Pop-Up Card Design'. This activity would encourage students interested in enhancing their skills in English, Mathematics, and Art as they work together in a cooperative effort to produce Pop-Up cards or Pop-Up books.' Tom French, MAA Reviews 'Complete with vibrantly colored graphics, companion animations that depict the motion described in the book, and templates for the reader to make the pop-up creations the book is analyzing, this book makes it easy for the reader to engage with the material they are learning.' Katelynn Kochalski, Notices of the American Mathematical Society


'What a delight! Finally a book that explains the geometry behind pop-up cards in a simple and straight-forward way with loads of illustrations and web animations to help. I look forward to sharing this gem with my own students.' Thomas Hull, Western New England University 'Pop-Up Geometry is a beautifully written book. This book focuses on the aspect of pop-up structures of computational origami, a recent trend in computational geometry. Once you flip the pages, you will find various colorful figures. These figures nicely give you inspirations of paper art and ideas of the mathematical background of pop-up paper sculptures.' Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology


Author Information

Joseph O'Rourke is Olin Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Mathematics at Smith College. His research is in discrete and computational geometry, developing algorithms for geometric computations. He has won several awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1987 and the NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars in 2001. He was named an ACM Fellow in 2012. He has published more than 165 papers, more than 30 of which were coauthored with undergraduates. He has taught folding and unfolding to students in grade school, middle school, high school, college and graduate school, and to teachers at all educational levels, as well as to researchers in mathematics and computer science. This is his seventh book.

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