I decided to see what the library might have on Origami. (You'll need to be on campus or using VPN to follow the links) I thought everyone has paper, right? So, in looking for some inspiration for a simple project I typed Origami in several of our databases. To my surprise, origami was used in several different applications in dealing with information on the universe, electronics, math, health etc. Because origami is in fact mathematical folding it can be used to provide visuals for all sorts of ideas and projects. Looking for a project to share I used “ Academic Search Premier ” and found: “ How to Fold It: The Mathematics of Linkages, Origami, and Polyhedra ” Author: O'Rourke, Joseph. There is a PDF of the book so the material can be viewed online or downloaded. As I had not done a lot of origami, I decided that I would go for a simple shape and see How it would go. As it turned out, there were not any simple shapes I could try. However, I am including this as th...
