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The Five Platonic Solids The Thirteen Archimedean Solids Prisms, Antiprisms, and Other Polyhedra The Four Kepler-Poinsot Solids Other Stellations or Compounds Some Other Uniform Polyhedra Conclusion Notes Bibliography Photographs: Stanley Toogood’s International Film Productions, Nassau, Bahamas |
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Polyhedron Models for the Classroom Magnus J. Wenninger St. Augustine’s College Nassau, Bahamas NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS 1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036 Copyright © 1966 by THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS, INC. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America |
Introduction
The study of polyhedra is an ancient one, going back to the dawn of history. It is especially those polyhedra that are called uniform that have evoked the greatest interest and provided the most fascination. It should therefore be of special usefulness for mathematics students and teachers in their classrooms today to see and handle these geometrical solids in aesthetically pleasing models and to be delighted with their beauty and form.
Most students show immediate interest in this kind of work, and teachers are often surprised to see the quality of the results a student obtains in making the models. It is a genuine outlet for the creative instinct; in addition, it calls for care and accuracy, as well as perseverance and pertinacity in models that have many parts and an intricate color arrangement. It is also surprising how the models can stimulate interest in some of the basic theorems of solid geometry. And, when a project is finished, the models will enhance the appearance of the classroom, where they can be put on permanent display.
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Reprinted with permission from Polyhedron Models, copyright 1966 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved. |
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