Icosahedron and a paper dragon

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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