2011College Mathematics JournalRequires access

Folding Polyominoes from One Level to Two

Greg N. Frederickson

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SummaryFor any given polyomino, is it possible to cut it into pieces and then hinge the pieces, so that the polyomino folds up into a similar version of itself but two levels thick? While we don't know how to do this for every polyomino, the article does show how to cut, hinge, and fold polyominoes from several infinite classes, providing an inexhaustible supply of puzzles that are both fun to solve and beautiful to fold.

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SummaryFor any given polyomino, is it possible to cut it into pieces and then hinge the pieces, so that the polyomino folds up into a similar version of itself but two levels thick? While we don't know how to do this for every polyomino, the article does show how to cut, hinge, and fold polyominoes from several infinite classes, providing an inexhaustible supply of puzzles that are both fun to solve and beautiful to fold.

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SummaryFor any given polyomino, is it possible to cut it into pieces and then hinge the pieces, so that the polyomino folds up into a similar version of itself but two levels thick? While we don't know how to do this for every polyomino, the article does show how to cut, hinge, and fold polyominoes from several infinite classes, providing an inexhaustible supply of puzzles that are both fun to solve and beautiful to fold.

Key concepts: Polyomino, Mathematics, Combinatorics, Hinge, Folding (DSP implementation), Discrete mathematics, Geometry, Regular polygon

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