Origami Hyperbolic Paraboloid
Supplement for 2012 csu symposium on univers.
Origami hyperbolic paraboloid. How to fold an origami hyperbolic parabola from paper a design exercise from josef albers and the bauhaus school. The more folds the smoother the final piece of origami but also the more acurately you need to fold. I learned about this model ages ago but the great research work of erik and marty demaine clued me in to the real history behind this piece as well as numerous other tessellated geometrical folding patterns.
It s an easy model to fold. For the photo at the top you actually have to fold 16 concentric squares which is done in a similar way. Before gathering the physical supplies you first need to gather the knowledge.
This project is a riff on those experiments using a folding pattern of my own design. Hyperbolic paraboloid mathematics origami saddle shape. These show versions of the hyperbolic parabola with 4 concentric squares and 8 concentric squares which is the case described above.
To accompany second year calculus lecture on quadric surfaces. This is an easy and fast way to make this mo. Gathering knowledge and supplies.
Paper cube made of hyperbolic paraboloids modular math origami step 1. Fold a hyperbolic paraboloid. Here s a short video i knocked together on how to fold a hyperbolic paraboloid which is a folding exercise from the bauhaus school notably from josef albers.
If you can fold the parabola for 4 and 8 concentric squares you should also be able to manage 16. Hyperbolic paraboloid mathematics origami saddle shape. This is the origami hyperbolic paraboloid.
The name is much more complex then the folding sequence. Instructions on how fold a hyperbolic paraboloid. As mentioned i highly suggest going here to learn how to make a.
This video show how to make a simple geometric shape from origami. Folding a hyperbolic paraboloid. Some of you may be familiar with the paper folding exercises that were once taught at the bauhaus including the design for a simple hyperbolic paraboloid.
