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

O'Rourke, Joseph

ISBN 10: 1009098403 / ISBN 13: 9781009098403

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2022

About this Item

Hardback book in nearly new condition: firm and square with strong joints. Just a few hardly noticeable rubs or very mild bumps. Hence a non-text page shows a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book looks and feels unread. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. And so a very nice book in great condition, now offered for sale at a reasonable price.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pop-Up Geometry: The Mathematics Behind Pop-Up Cards
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009098403
• ISBN 13: 9781009098403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New

About this title

Synopsis

Explores the beautifully intricate dynamics of pop-up cards using high school mathematics, making tangible what is often dry and abstract.

About the Author

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.