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, ...

SANTA CRUZ – Origami and complex mathematical shapes have one thing in common: both require folding. UC Santa Cruz will host an exhibit on the art and mathematics of origami April 8 at the Eloise ...

At the National Museum of Mathematics, origami helps bridge the gap between art and math and finds the beauty in both. Faye E. Goldman's origami, center, on view at the National Museum of Mathematics ...

When you have eight different shades of paper and fold four differently colored sheets together at a time, how many unique squares can you create? Charlene Morrow poses that question as she stands in ...

Origami splash, by Erik and Martin Demaine Black Man, by Eric Joisel (from the collection of Robert Lang) David Huffman, with one of his paper foldings, in 1978. “Origami: Art + Mathematics,” an ...

SANTA CRUZ – Intricate dragons and poison dart frogs folded from paper join complex sculptures of concentric circles in a new exhibit that looks at the interface of origami and mathematics. Origami: ...

This origami structure, called “Green Cycles,” by Erik Demaine and his father Martin required a week of improvisation to assemble. Credit: Renwick Gallery The shape of a Pringle, mathematically ...

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APPLETON - The rose reaching upward toward a light was born of a single uncut square of paper. Its petals, delicately wrapped into each other, compose a piece that is beautiful in appearance and ...