ERIC Number: EJ970046
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 5
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The V-Flex, Triangle Orientation, and Catalan Numbers in Hexaflexagons
Iacob, Ionut E.; McLean, T. Bruce; Wang, Hua
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n1 p6-10 Jan 2012
Regular hexaflexagons mysteriously change faces as you pinch flex them. This paper describes a different flex, the V-flex, which allows the hexahexaflexagon (with only 9 faces under the pinch flex) to have 3420 faces. The article goes on to explain the classification of triangle orientations in a hexaflexagon and gives an example of the combinatorics of flexagons.
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Manipulative Materials, Creative Teaching
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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