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02201aam a2200337 i 4500 001 90E329D672D911EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221203010154 008 211024t20222022enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1009096265 020 $a 9781009096263 020 $a 1009098403 020 $a 9781009098403 035 $a (OCoLC)1280275506 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SNN $d OCLCO $d OCL $d YDX $d SILO 050 4 $a QA445 O76 2022 050 4 $a QA491 O78 2022 100 1 $a O'Rourke, Joseph, $e author. 245 10 $a Pop-up geometry : $b the mathematics behind pop-up cards / $c Joseph O'Rourke. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xi, 129 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a Geometry. 650 0 $a Polyhedra. 650 0 $a Three-dimensional greeting cards. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781009093095 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230405011107.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=90E329D672D911EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search