Modular Origami

These articles deal with modular origami, that is, folding things, usually geometrical objects, with more than one sheet of paper. (But usually no scissors or glue!) Some of these articles do little more than present a nice modular fold. Others get more into the underlying polyhedral geometry. Several are presented in the context of molecular chemistry.

Beaton, J.M., A paper-pattern system for the construction of fullerene molecular models, Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 69 (1992), 610-612.
Cuccia, Louis A., Bruce Lennox, and Francis M.Y. Ow, Molecular modeling of fullerenes with modular origami, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Origami in Education and Therapy (COET95), V. Cornelius ed., Origami USA (1995), 21-30.
Gerdes, Paulus, Molecular modeling of fullerenes with hexastrips, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 21, No. 1 (1999), pp. 6-13.
Gurkewitz, Rona, Modular origami polyhedra and math education, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Origami in Education and Therapy (COET95), V. Cornelius ed., Origami USA (1995), 149-150.
Hull, Thomas, Unit origami as graph theory, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Origami in Education and Therapy (COET95), V. Cornelius ed., Origami USA, New York (1995), 39-48.
Kajikawa, Yasushi, Complimentary unit origami: maximum volume with minimal material, more with less, Proceedings of the First International Meeting of Origami Science and Technology, H. Huzita ed. (1989), 165-183.
Kawasaki, Toshikazu, Modular origamis for molecular models, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Origami in Education and Therapy (COET91), J. Smith ed., British Origami Society (1992), 24-29.
Lulli, H., Constructing the cube, Mathematics in School, Vol. 6, No. 5 (Nov. 1977).
Lulli, H., Constructing the dodecahedron, School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Feb. 1976), 130-131.
Lulli, H., The cubeoctahedron, Mathematics in School, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1977), 23.
Lulli, H., The icosahedron and tangled tetrahedron, Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (1979-80), 170-176.
Lulli, H., Nested hexahedrons, School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 76, No. 3 (March 1976), 246-247.
Lulli, H., Nested tetrahedrons, School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 78, No. 5, (May-June 1978), 408-409.
Lulli, H., The regular dodecahedron, Mathematics in School, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1978), 31.
Lulli, H., The rhombic dodecahedron, Mathematics in School, Vol. 7, No. 3 (May 1978), 15-16.
Lulli, H., The truncated cube, Mathematics in School, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Sept. 1978), 10-11.
Lulli, H., The truncated tetrahedron, Mathematics in School, Vol. 5, No. 2 (March 1976), 33.
Vittal, J.J., A simple paper model for buckminsterfullerene, Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 66. (1989), 282.
Yamada, Shukichi, [dozens of short notes on modular origami from business envelopes], Journal of Chemical Education, (1968, 1980, 1982-1985, 1987-1992).
Yamada, Shukchi, Outline of envelope-folding to make polyhedra models, Research Journal of the Department of Teacher Education, Kinki University, Vol. 7, No. 1 (July 1995), 81-91.

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