Hinged Dissections

Using this book, you can explore ways to create hinged collections of pieces that swing together to form a figure. Swing them another way and, like magic, they form another figure! Here you will learn ingenious new techniques for finding a wealth of hinged dissections: polygons, stars, crosses, curved and even three-dimensional figures. For an added challenge, try your hand at the puzzles scattered through the book or make up your own hinged dissections. The book's profuse...
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Using this book, you can explore ways to create hinged collections of pieces that swing together to form a figure. Swing them another way and, like magic, they form another figure! Here you will learn ingenious new techniques for finding a wealth of hinged dissections: polygons, stars, crosses, curved and even three-dimensional figures. For an added challenge, try your hand at the puzzles scattered through the book or make up your own hinged dissections. The book's profuse illustrations and lively text will be accessible to anyone who remembers high school geometry.