Icosahedron and a paper dragon
Abstract
We report on a mathematical video experiment involving the icosahedron.The animation created for this experiment was originally designed for the " Živa matematika" (Math Alive) project sponsored by the Mathematical Institute SASA (Belgrade) and the Belgrade Center for Promotion of Science.One of the motivations for the experiment was to create a simple, combinatorial geometric environment, involving a sequential blueprint that generates an icosahedron, in hope that this may eventually shed some new light on the mathematics behind the morphogenesis of icosahedral shapes in nature.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
Mathematics and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Teaching of Mathematics
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026