![]() ![]() I cut a triangle out of the left side of the square and added it to the right side. Here are some tessellations I have made to illustrate various possibilities. There are many variations on this, and I suggest you get some index cards and just go for it. ![]() The links above go to places that allow you to print various dot or triangle papers, but full disclosure: I haven’t tried them, since I have the book!Īnother common way to make tessellations is to start with a piece of paper, cut a hunk out of it, and move the hunk to another edge. If you check the internet, you can find places to print any of these, or there are samples in the back of the book for you to reproduce. Options include regular graph paper with squares, dot paper, and triangle paper, as well as paper pre-printed with hexagons. The take-home from this book is that tessellations are easier to design if you use graph paper of various kinds to guide your drawing. It’s an old book, but math doesn’t change much and it should be available second hand. The book I used most in learning about tessellations is Introduction to Tessellations by Dale Seymour and Jill Britton. ![]() With regard to the printed material, I have great luck finding used books to order online, mostly through AbeBooks. Rather, here are just a couple of examples and then some references you can use on the internet or get at a book store. Now that most of us have access to the internet, there’s a ton of good information out there about tessellations, so I’m not going to repeat it here. ![]()
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