The Secret World of Flexagons

Scott Sherman, Yossi Elran, Ann Schwartz

The Secret World of Flexagons
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
20 March 2025
Pages
256
ISBN
9781032560472

The Secret World of Flexagons

Scott Sherman, Yossi Elran, Ann Schwartz

The hexaflexagon is a folded paper strip of colored triangles that has long delighted people with how it "magically" changes its appearance when "flexed". This hands-on, comprehensive book goes beyond the hexaflexagon, the standard version of this folded puzzle, exponentially expanding this barely explored field as it brings new options and fresh insights to light.

Learn over a dozen different flexes, make dozens of different flexagons with the aid of step-by-step illustrated directions and templates to copy and print. Delve into the internal structure of flexagons and discover a universal way to describe and predict their behavior. Learn how to create your own custom flexagons with a special computer program. Understand how flexagons are connected to group theory, computer science, and topology. Have fun decorating flexagons and make flexagon books, puzzles, pop-ups, mazes, and more.

Written in a clear, easy-to-understand, and conversational style; and enhanced with challenges and tips to broaden your flexagon skills and spark creativity, The Secret World of Flexagons: Fascinating Folded Paper Puzzles is a must for flexagon enthusiasts, teachers, students, libraries, mathematicians and everyone who loves to solve a good puzzle.

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