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Geometry Center: Triangle Tilings and Polyhedra: Discussion of triangle tilings and how they give rise to the 5 Platonic solids, and 11 of the 13 Archimedean solids.
Introduction to Isometries: Whenever you move something like a teapot from the cupboard to the table, you have just unwittingly performed a mathematical operation called an isometry. In this collection of 5 Minute Seminars, you can find out more about isometries, their connection to geometry, and their application to computer animation.
Introduction to Tilings: Pages on tilings, with illustrations and fun webware.
Tetrahedral Puzzles: Do you feel like breaking things apart? Explore the techniques used to decompose or dissect the solid volumes of convex polyhedra into tetrahedra.