          SUGGESTED BOOKS, VIDEOS, etc and MODEL BUILDING KITS
                             30 June 1997

  This list was made by 'Fortran Friends' who welcome additional
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  World Wide Web URL

  The WEB page of the book 'Polyhedra' has contents and errata at

    http://www.liv.ac.uk/~spmr02/book/index.html

 and links to other sites at

    http://www.liv.ac.uk/~spmr02/maths/sites.html

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 BOOKS
     These may be bought from any bookseller, and also from specialist
 suppliers like Tarquin Publications. (See Address list at the end of
 the file.) They are ordered by the first main word in the title, first 
 general books for anyone's amusement, then ones for schools.

1.'The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure' A source book of design
  by Robert Williams, publisher Dover 1972, reprinted 1979 
  ISBN 0 486 23729 X. A general description of information on geometric form
  in 2 and 3 dimensions including packing of spheres, polyhedra packing and
  space filling

2.'Mathematical Models' H.M.Cundy, A.P.Rollett, 1st edition 1951 Oxford
  University Press, 3rd edition 1981 reprinted by Tarquin Publications 
  ISBN 0 906212 20 0.  A practical guide to making models in plane geometry,
  including tessellations, and polyhedra. This book was born in a classroom 
  and arose from the interest of a Mathematical Sixth form in the 
  construction of simple models.

3.'Mathematical Origami', David Mitchell, publisher Tarquin 1997
   ISBN  1 899618 18 X.  A paperback of instructions on how to fold models
   from A4 paper, including all the Platonic solids.

4.'Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions' Martin Gardner, publisher Penguin
  ISBN 01402 0748 1. Sections on hexaflexagons, polyominoes,  and
 'More mathematical Puzzles and Diversions' sections on tetraflexagons,
  and the Platonic solids reprinted from his monthly column in 
   'Scientific American' 

5.'Order in Space' Keith Critchlow publisher Thames and Hudson 1969
  reprinted 1976 ISBN 0 500 34033 1. Includes descriptions of some
  partially-regular space filling solids, an intuitive rather than
  a rigorous approach.

6.'Polyhedra', P.R.Cromwell, Cambridge University Press 1997
   ISBN 9-521-55432-2. An historical approach and a series of essays on
   topics associated with polyhedra. No advice on making models, but a useful
   bibliography, many line diagrams of polyhedra, and 8 colour pages with
   photographs of models.

7.'Polyhedron Models', 'Dual Models', and 'Spherical Models', M.J.Wenninger, 
  Cambridge University Press. A series of books with detailed instructions
  on how to make 3 dimensional models of uniform polyhedra and some
  stellated forms from card, each illustrated with photographs of the
  models made by the author. 

8. 'Shapes, Space, and Symmetry', A.H.Holden, reprinted Dover 1991.
   Includes many photographs of models.
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 BOOKS WITH ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS (mainly primary)

1.'Mathematics with Polydron' Bob Ansell, Lyndon baker, Ian Harris,
      publisher Polydron UK Ltd ISBN 0 9523815 0 8.

 A spiral bound A4 sized booklet with 36 activities which use the Polydron
 pieces to learn about tessellations and polyhedra.  Each activity has a
 teacher page on the left, and a student page on the right, which may be 
 freely copied for a class of many students. 

2. 'Mathematical Activity Tiles Handbook' A.Pinel, publisher ATM 1986.
   Introduction to using MATS, pre-cut polygons made from beer mat like
   material, which can easily be glued together to make polyhedra.

3. 'Mathematical Activity Tiles - the next generation
   GEOMETRY WITH CUT MATS' P. Gailiunas and A. Pinel, publisher ATM 1996
   Suggestions for 2D and 3D geometrical activities using regular polygonal
   tiles, partially 'pre-cut'.

4. 'A world of mathematics' G.Marshall published by Nelson                      
5. 'Quicksilver Maths' A series for the enthusiastic, 'Follow the Shapes' 
   published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford 

6.'Towards mathematics Set 3' J.A.Glenn. D.A.Sturgess published by Schofield
     and Sims                                       
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 3D Polyhedron Model Building Kits

Solid plastic shapes
  products: Galt 'Jovo' and 'Multilink', Polydron, Taskmaster

Outline plastic shapes
  products: Multipoly, Model '8' Taskmaster, Polydron 'Framework'
        
Card cut out shapes
  Mathematical Activity Tiles (MATS) make many types of polyhedra from ATM 

Particular Polyhedra
 paper cutout books from Tarquin publications, 'Make shapes'. etc....

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Films/videos:

   'The five platonic solids' narration by Geoffrey Palmer sold by Polydron 
     may be appreciated by 10 year olds, not suitable for adults
  
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             ADDRESSES of SUPPLIERS

ATM, The Association of Teachers of Mathematic, 7 Shaftesbury Street, DERBY, 
    DE23 8YN Tel: (01332) 346 599  fax: (01332) 204 357

Galt Toys, James Galt and Company Ltd, Brookfield Road, CHEADLE, Cheshire 
SK8 2PN tel: (0161) 428 8511  fax: (0161) 428 4320  They supply,
 Super Octons (5 flat shapes in 6 bright colours),   Multilink (2 cm cubes
and prisms, which can be made into various shapes),     Jovo, sets of multi
coloured triangles, squares, pentagons which snap  together to make 3D
solids, Tessellations, with assorted shapes, a sorting board, templates for
making patterns, in 2 sizes, for play on a table or large ones for play on
the floor. 

Multipoly Construction sets, 6 Priory Terrace, TOTNES, Devon, TQ9 5QE    
 tel (01803) 864998  The basic set contains 36 triangles, 12 squares, 12
 pentagons, 12 'half hexagons'  300 clips and an instruction manual


Polydron International, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6BA, England
 tel: (01285) 770055 fax: (01285) 770171 email info@polydron.com
 http://www.polydron.com/ 
 'Polydron' supply multi coloured solid or outline plastic shapes, sold either 
 individually or packaged into a series of 'resource kits' for work groups  
 in the classroom environment, including parts to make 'The Platonic Solids',
 the 'Archimedean Solids', simpler kits for nursery schools, and larger
 'Schools geometry' kits.  They also supply teacher booklets and work cards
 with maths activities for the National Curriculum Maths activities for key
 stage 2 levels 2-6.
  also Polydron USA Inc, California 1-800-452-9978 (toll free)

System "8" (UK) Ltd, 20 Shirley Close, MALVERN, Worcestershire WR14 2NH   
tel:  and fax: (01684) 562040  Sets of outline squares and triangles in 6
colours which can be used to   make fixed or hinged 3D models

Tarquin publications, Stradbroke, DISS, Norfolk, IP21 5JP    tel: (01379)
384218  fax: (01379) 384289  Supply many types of paper cut out books,
posters, sets of blocks, and books associated with mathematics including,
'Make Shapes' 3 sets of mathematical models, 
'Mathematical Curiosities' 3 more books each with 9 models, 
'Nets and Solids' with the associated
'polyhedra stencils', Tarquin polyhedra more complex models,
 Polysymmetrics, Kaleidometrics, 
 Symmetry patterns (designs made from lines), 
 Tessellation teaching masters

Taskmaster Ltd, Morris Road, Leicester LE2 6BR
   tel: 0116 2704286    fax: 0116 2706992
 Their 'Book of resources' for Mathematics shows shapes for tessellations
  and 3D solid building, 