Topic > The Mathematics of Origami - 923

Origami is so interesting because it can be used to create any polyhedron from a flat piece of paper just through folding. A polyhedron is a 3D surface composed of polygons, which are flat 2D surfaces with edges that are straight lines. To create a polyhedron with paper you must first fold a piece of paper into a rectangle. Once this is done, triangulation must occur. Through this triangulation a zigzag pattern is created, parallel to the edge shared with the next triangle and starting from the opposite corner. A mountain or valley fold is then used to fold the strip back on itself. The path is created using this fold and folding the back layer as needed