Mathematical Models
by H. M. Cundy and A. P. Rollett.
Buy on AmazonThe new and enlarged edition of this popular book gives detailed instructions for making a wide variety of models illustrating elementary mathematics. Nothing of value in the first edition has been omitted: dissections, paper-folding, curve-stitching, the drawing of loci and envelopes, the construction of plane tesselations, polyhedra, and ruled surfaces are all included. Complete plans and nets are given for all regular, Archimedean, and stellated polyhedra, together with compound solids of various kinds. The section of machines has been considerably enlarged, and now includes details of simple electric adding devices and analogue computers. There is also a completely new chapter on logical devices.…
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"I first came across this book more than fifty years ago when I was still at school. It introduced me to a world of ‘fun’ mathematics, such as the different types of tessellation (tiling), the nets for making polyhedra, the sketching of interesting curves, and much else besides. It proved particularly valuable when I had to organise speech-day mathematical exhibitions for the visiting school parents. Even now, I sometimes go back and re-read it just for fun – and if mathematics isn’t fun, then it’s not worth doing!"
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