Posts about: origami

Learn how to make a sonobe unit in origami – and unlock a world of mathematical wonder

Learn how to make a sonobe unit in origami – and unlock a world of mathematical wonder

Many of us could happily fold a paper crane, yet few feel confident solving an equation like x³ – 3 x² – x + 3 = 0, to find a value for x. Both activities, however, share similar skills: precision, the ability to follow an algorithm, an intuition for shape, and a search for pattern and symmetry. I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami, and I love […]…