TY - BOOK AU - Lang,Robert J. TI - Origami design secrets: mathematical methods for an ancient art SN - 9781439867747 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2012/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Origami KW - Design KW - Mathematics KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "An A.K. Peters book."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Building blocks -- 3. Elephant design -- 4. Traditional bases -- 5. Splitting points -- 6. Grafting -- 7. Pattern grafting -- 8. Tiling -- 9. Circle packing -- 10. Molecules -- 11. Tree theory -- 12. Box pleating -- 13. Uniaxial box pleating -- 14. Polygon packing -- 15. Hybrid bases; Also available in print edition N2 - "This book is an opus of world-famous origamist Robert J. Lang that presents the mathematical and design principles he uses to create original origami. The techniques are accompanied by folding instructions that illustrate them, building up to very advanced models at the end of the book. The second edition includes three new/highly revised chapters on box pleating, uniaxial box pleating, and polygon packing as well as smaller revisions throughout and improved illustrations"-- UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781439867747 ER -