Polytopia II: Honeycombs and Polytopes

Synopsis: This CD-ROM continues the theme of TESSALATIONS AND POLYHEDRA (POLYTOPIA I) to space-filling arrangements of polyhedra and the 4D equivalents of the Platonic Solids. Topics include Face Centred Cubic and Body Centred Cubic Lattices, Linus Pauling and Crystals of Compounds, Kepler’s ‘Six-Cornered Snowflake’ and the Fourth Dimension.

Designed to enhance the understanding of 2D and 3D geometry through ten fully interactive modules. In addition to the Polytopia software, the package includes a booklet of the text and a Teachers’ Guide containing information about the software, and suggestions for project work. Modules on the Polytopia II CD include: 3D Tessellations; Crystal Lattices; Crystals of Compounds; Perspective; The Fourth Dimension; The nD Generalisation; Duality in 4D; Stellated Polytopes; Vertex Figures; 4D Honeycombs.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 1997
Year of production: 1996
Documentation: Includes a booklet of the text and a Teachers’ Guide containing information about the software, and suggestions for project work.
Uses: GCSE upwards
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: computer graphics; geometry; three-dimensional geometry; polytopes; honeycombs

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