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Flexagons and the Math Behind Twisted Paper 

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Flexagons and the Math Behind Twisted Paper
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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

1,814

Mode of learning

Online

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Flexagons and the Math Behind Twisted Paper
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Flexagons and the Math Behind Twisted Paper
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Course details

More about this course
  • Flexagons are twisted strips of folded paper, which reveal their properties when flexed.
  • This online course will explain what flexagons are, their history and their naming conventions. You'll find out how to create your own flexagons and be able to share them with our global community of learners.
  • You'll also explore mathematical fields that provide tools to analyze flexagons, including topology and graph theory and learn about Mobius strips, Tuckermann diagrams and more.

Flexagons and the Math Behind Twisted Paper
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Welcome to the world of flexagons!

Who are we and what do we want?

The tri-hexa-flexagon

Non-cyclic flexagons

Exploring flexagons

More flexagons

More cyclic flexagons

The Magic square flexagon

The math behind flexagons

The Mobius strip

Flexagon Nomenclature revisited

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