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The regular hexahedron
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The regular hexahedron is the most common of polyhedra. Its common name is the cube, with its 6 square faces. It is one of the most fundamental polyhedra, and (like all regular polyhedra) has quite a few properties worth looking at.
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Posted on May 26 2007
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Building polyhedra with Magnetix, part 1
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Magnetix, the magnetic construction toy where bars and other shapes have powerful magnets that attract steel balls (and one another). They can be used to build the "skeletons" of some polyhedra, including some that can't be built with more "serious" polyhedra-related toys like Zome. This article has some general information about Magnetix, along with data for the most simple of polyhedra.
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Posted on May 13 2007
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The regular tetrahedron
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The tetrahedron is the simplest of all polyhedra, with 4 faces. The regular tetrahedron is the special tetrahedron where all the edges have the same length. Because of that simplicity, it has many interesting properties.
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Posted on May 3 2007
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About polyhedra
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I find polyhedra fascinating. As far as I can remember, I always did. I like their infinite variety. I like how they have many interesting mathematical properties. I like how they make excellent models for various kinds of arts, crafts and toys.
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Posted on Apr 21 2007
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