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ORIGAMICS: MATHEMATICAL EXPLORATIONS THROUGH PAPER FOLDING by Kazuo Haga; edited and translated by Josefina C. Fonacier and Masami Isoda World Scientific, 2008,134 pp. ISBN: 9812834893
Origamics uses the whimsical act of playing with paper to bring the reader to a better understanding of middle and high-school geometry. This book is written for teachers, and contains suggestions on how to present the material to their students. There are ten sections in the book, each exploring geometry through a different activity. The projects are presented with a discovery style approach to learning that emphasizes experimentation and the scientific method. Although proofs are...